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Posted 2019-01-21T03:31:19Z

Physician, wheel thyself.

As hoped, I succeeded in returning to full time work as of mid-December. The gradual ramp up over the preceding month helped me in building up my physical and mental stamina, but I was still unprepared for the sense of fulfillment I experienced at the end of the first compete week of work. It truly felt like a homecoming (but without the part where you don't recognize half of your old classmates) thanks to my patients and co-workers. I have a fair number of patients who have completed treatment and now come back for a checkup every six months. Many of the patients I saw in June just prior to the three week vacation that started with my mother's unexpected death and ended with my accident, were the very patients I saw again during the first month of my return. Almost all of them knew of my accident, and their concern for my wellbeing and pleasure at seeing me back at work was touching beyond words. It was almost as though they had come to check up on me rather than to be checked on. All expressed that they'd been praying for me or thinking about me, were proud of me, and wished me well in my ongoing recovery. To say that I've gotten more out of these encounters than my patients have would embarrass even Dr. Obvious, so I'll just say that it's been very gratifying. [...]

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