As the title says, I'm in week 5 of my sick leave following a major surgery to remove a tumour. And I'm good. Seriously. I don't miss work at all. My husband suggested that maybe it would be a good distraction, since there have been complications and the status of my unwanted bodily guest is still up in the air. Bless him I know he means well, but no. I firmly believe work would just add to the stress, and I don't need that. I'm shitting bricks, but I can keep myself distracted fine. I'm playing Red Dead Redemption 2, I'm binging RuPaul's Drag Race, I read books, I go for walks. It's so much easier to set up doctor appointments without work in the way. I was working from home before, but now when I need to go to the shops during the day I don't worry about being back in time for a meeting. I'm living life at a much slower pace right now, which is what I need, physically and mentally.
I am also aware and thankful that I live in a country where I don't have to worry about the cost of treatment and where I get as much paid sick leave as my doctors deem it necessary. I just can't imagine going through this and worrying about all that extra crap. I wish everyone had the same when dealing with a major illness, or anything else in their lives that needs extra attention.