My surgery was on May 3… I still haven’t managed a real return to work… This is about 12 work days that I have missed (though I have put in some hours)… James reminds me that even though it was outpatient, I had *surgery* and that isn’t something to underestimate, but if I have a hard time accepting how difficult this has been (its only a nose, after all, not like I had an organ removed) then what must my coworkers think?