January 2011
1 post
It's January...well for another 7 days 2 hours....
Since I went back to work in December, life has slowly, but surely, started gathering speed again. Which is the way I like it. I mean, leave me with my own thoughts for more than 5 minutes and I’ll start crying like a depressed Paris Hilton forced to wear monochrome slap, or come up with a random scenario for her demise, or suffer the Macarena in my head.
It feels good to actually have...
August 2010
1 post
This is getting slightly ridiculous....
OK, this summer is turning into something I want to forget very quickly, but could potentially have life altering effects.
I’m still off work. My GP recommended a chiropractor for my neck and shoulder problems, so I paid a visit to one in Carleton, and I’ve had 4 sessions so far, with number 5 today. It is strange, but you get used to it. The “adjustments” are an...
June 2010
3 posts
From bad to worse...
OK, so where do I start?
I managed to return to work last week, starting a phased return of 3 hours a day, and catching up with everything, e-mails, people, procedures, changes. But after 5 days I am signed off sick once again. Last Thursday, I had big “click” in my left shoulder, and for the first time in 5 weeks, it felt normal, no pain or stiffness. A false dawn however, as 30...
Fit notes
OK, something topical.
I saw the GP today, and I was given the new “fit note”, basically a reformation of then old “sick note” everybody used to get when unfit for work. The basic premise is, if you are fit for amended work, then this can be recommended to the employer. If they can accomodate the limitations of your condition and the recommendation of the GP, then you...
So here we go....or not...
Hello, after following someboy else’s first tentative steps on this (neily82), I thought I would have a go, to kill time, be a bit cathartic, and basically keep my typing skills on some sort of decent level while I’m on sick leave from work due to a very painful trapezius injury…more on that later.
This will probably take me about an hour to type with a few breaks to ensure I...
