I Am Sushi

[the_siobhan]

I did it.

I Haf Signed Ze Papers.

I am now due to go into the hospital at some yet undisclosed date and get a portion of my insides taken out.

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Have I mentioned that I Fucking Hate Surgery?

And the doctor told me I'm likely to be off work for Two. Fucking. Months. How the fuck am I going to survive that?

OK, OK, think on the bright side. No more curled up on the floor screaming my throat raw. That's worth a few months of ohmygodI'mgoingtobehomeless stress.

And with luck maybe I can convince the surgeon to install a zipper in my tummy so I can carry stuff in the empty space.

Comments

history in a jar

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

Do you have short-term disability protection through work? If so, it should cover you for up to 6 months. If not, talk to your boss and your union rep and see if you can work something out. If they like you and value your work, they could make provisions so that you get some kind of income while you're off, especially if you stress the fact that you must have this surgery and it cannot be postponed.

Nope. I'm casual. No benefits or coverage at all. None.

I'm going to scope out EI and see if they'll cover me for at least part of the time. And hopefully I can go back earlier than that to the call centre, since there all I'll be doing is sitting on my ass and talking on the phone.

And remember that you have friends. No chance of you being homeless with us around. :)

You may live to regret saying that. ;->

Re: history in a jar

[50-ft-queenie.livejournal.com]

And hopefully I can go back earlier than that to the call centre, since there all I'll be doing is sitting on my ass and talking on the phone.

Do NOT overdo it. This is major surgery and you will need to give your body time to rest and recover. This is not a time to be pushing yourself.

You may live to regret saying that. ;->

Not a chance in hell.