Back to work

Eloflan

Hello! I am almost 4yrs post liver transplant, I waited 6 months before going back to work full time as server. I live in small town Alaska that’s very busy in the summer so I averaged about 7 miles a shift( steps). After this season I’m exhausted! I’m having trouble excepting I might be doing too much and explaining my exhaustion (without sounding lazy) to my husband. I’ve always worked more than full time, but I can feel my body telling me to knock it off. How many of you work full time? Also is full time work common after transplant? Thanks for any feedback!

AliEm14

I don’t know about common but I don’t work full time. I probably average around part time hours, and am incredibly lucky to work in fields that let me have a lot of control over my schedule (I teach yoga, am a somatic embodiment coach and work virtually with different companies in community building)

I know I could never go back to a full time/in person role. My body wouldn’t let me. A huge part of life post transplant has been learning my new body, my limits and accepting where I’m at.

the laziness hurdle is a big one to get over, especially in a culture where we associate doing and productivity with worth, but I promise not working from illness doesn’t equal laziness. If you were lazy, you wouldn’t feel bad about not working or reducing your hours! at the end of the day, you have to listen to your body. If you run yourself into the ground, you won’t be able to work at all which is probably worse.

i’m 5 years post liver transplant, and I can say it’s definitely not easy but it is possible