Driving to and from work is about as major a challenge as I can handle. I'm seriously looking at finding another line of work. But hey, after all it's just a job. There's so much more to me than what I do to pick up a paycheck. With my career hitting the skids, I've learned to take time out for me.
Work is pretty darn low on the priority list.
While we may not realize it, every one of us who has been through this awful surgery has developed a very acute sense of compassion for others. I see it over and over again in these posts. You are absolutely right- for all the suffering many of us have been put through, ironically we have been given a sense of concern for others that we otherwise might not have gained in life. Arranged to have it done on a tues-took off the rest of the week and returned on mon. I went on disablity which the company had.