Bet you didn't see that reference coming.
This week was my first real week back. Last week I did a swedish practical on Lauren to see where I was. This week I did two prenatal practicals to see where I was, a real prenatal, faked a leg and foot treatment, and worked front desk.
And damn did it feel good. I haven't been at work for 59 days total, 44 days since I've been discharged. I missed work. I missed it a lot. I missed prenatals. I missed couple massages. I missed leg and foot treatments. I missed stamping and labeling postcards. I missed Lauren. I missed Cher. I missed Kim. I missed Sarah. I missed Ashley. I missed Cheryl. I sorta missed working the front desk, but not that much.
Ok, so I really missed work. But that says a lot about the employees of Bellies & Babies. We all get along. We all have our quirks and we love each other for these quirks. We're a family. You don't see that in a working environment that much anymore. I haven't felt this way about any place I've worked at since SpaClarity.
While I was in the hospital I pitched Bellies & Babies to everyone. My nurses and physical therapist would ask me what I did for a living and I couldn't stop talking about how great my job is. Don't get me wrong, I love being a massage therapist but I REALLY REALLY LOVE it now.
The goal is to slowly bring me back. After I did my test runs, the consensus was, it was good but not as strong as it used to be. Which is to be expected. Luckily I can work the front desk when needed for extra hours. Also, Sarah came up with the fabulous idea of having me do the massage work for the pedis. This is really a win-win situation for everyone because it allows us to do two pedis at the same time and it allows me to sit down and work. I think I could do about 3 leg and foot treatments and still be fine. Of course there's a difference between what my mind thinks I can do and what my body can actually do.
Yesterday, I decided to over assert myself just to see where I'm at physically. I did two prenatal massages 7 hours apart. The theory was that I could do two prenatals as long as I had time to relax in between. Needless to say, it's stll in its theoretical state. Half way through my second prenatal my whole back started hurting and by the time I got home my feet felt like they were on fire. It was like the day after being discharged all over again. On a scale of 1 - 10, ten being insane amount of pain, I was at a 9 last night and an 8 when I woke up today. And this is despite taking the muscle relaxer last night so I could sleep. Of course, I couldn't take the muscle relaxer this morning before work because I turn to goo and pretty much can't do anything for a few hours. So I went to work in pain for training with Sarah and everyone could tell. But on the brightside, the pain went down to a 6.5 by the time I left about 3 hours later.
I'm so fortunate to have such amazing co-workers and a boss who cares about my overall wellbeing. Even though I want to be thrown back into the thick of it, I appreciate the allowance for me to take my time. We want me to be 100% and honestly, I couldn't ask for more. The fact that they found ways to utilize me and help me gain my strength, stamina and endurance back is astounding and I am grateful and appreciative of them.
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