I had my first post-surgery follow-up yesterday, and I'm happy to report that the doctor said I'm doing much better than expected. He's given me the go-ahead to return to work next week, but cautioned me to take it slow at first because my energy level and tolerance for stress will remain lower than usual for a few weeks. Given that, I plan to start working half days next week, and focus my efforts on coding rather than multi-tasking between coding, support, email, etc.
I want to publicly thank NewsGator for making this down-time easier for me. When I first told them about the surgery and how much recuperation it would require, they basically said "forget all about us and take whatever time you need to get well." I've worked at companies that wouldn't have been so understanding about an unexpected health problem - especially one requiring so much leave - and I'm sure that's one reason I've recovered quicker than anticipated. So, thank you :)
Update: Almost forgot - the doctor also gave me the go-ahead to see Green Day in concert next month. It's been a long time since I've enjoyed a new album as much as I've enjoyed American Idiot, so I'm pretty excited about seeing it performed live.
Ummmm....did you sufficiently explain to the doc what a GREENDAY concert was?!?! Be careful man... I hope you have your balance back, especially if standing up all night!!
Posted by: alan | Wednesday, September 28, 2005 at 11:59 AM
Hi Nick, glad that you're progressing faster than anticipated. That's excellent news!
Posted by: Josh | Wednesday, September 28, 2005 at 12:21 PM
Glad you are getting better...rock out at the concert! :o)
Posted by: Ben | Wednesday, September 28, 2005 at 01:21 PM
Green Day?!? To quote Napolean Dynamite, "Lucky!"...
Have fun...
Posted by: JB | Wednesday, September 28, 2005 at 01:42 PM
Great. There's a lot of us thinking about you.
Posted by: Mike Gale | Wednesday, September 28, 2005 at 02:05 PM
Green Day rocks! Enjoy :)
Posted by: Daniel M. Hendricks | Wednesday, September 28, 2005 at 04:46 PM
Thank you Nick for such a cool software :) Hope you'll completely regain one's health!
Have a nice time spending at this concert!
/me winamp: 11805. Green Day - American Idiot
Posted by: Funbit | Wednesday, September 28, 2005 at 06:27 PM
yay!
Posted by: Andrew Herron | Wednesday, September 28, 2005 at 06:55 PM
:-)
Posted by: Nicola Ken Barozzi | Thursday, September 29, 2005 at 04:11 AM
Glad to hear you're doing well, Nick. Just be sure you don't overdo things, either back at work or at the Greenday concert! ;-)
Posted by: Alan Palmer | Thursday, September 29, 2005 at 06:45 AM
Good news on your recovery Nick!! Keep up the good (but slowly) work.
Posted by: Sheila Manning | Thursday, September 29, 2005 at 03:11 PM
Excellent report, Nick!! :)
Thanks for the update!
Daf
Posted by: Daf | Friday, September 30, 2005 at 07:28 AM