@Constanze - yes, my daughter has grown up to be a really kind, caring person. She is only 19, but has been such a help to me in my recovery. We have always spent a lot of time together and she is so happy that she has "got her Mum back", since I had my surgery. I have to be careful not to overdo it as I try to keep up with her! I am very impressed that you are able to sit cross-legged - I can't manage that yet, and I am really hoping to get back into yoga before too long. I have a friend who is a yoga teacher and she has promised to put a program together for me, but I don't really feel ready yet. It sounds like you are a really fit, active person and I'm so glad you have been able to get back to your activities.
In terms of my teaching, I teach Business Information Systems (basically Business IT). I ran my own IT consultancy business for many years, before starting to teach in the University three years ago, so I am not a traditional academic. Sometimes I find the pace of university life a bit slow, which is frustrating, although I do love my job! Before I started at the University, as part of my IT business, I used to do quite a lot of training for office staff, and I would agree with you that it's a bit of a shock to teach young people after that. I too find them a bit immature - in terms of the IT stuff I do, they are not very confident and are always asking for help. That was so difficult, pre-op when I had to walk around the classroom all the time, trying to help them all individually.
I went into work on Tuesday to pick up some work to do at home. I started off with a walk up two flights of stairs - so proud of myself. Things were very quiet, but I had to do some printing and the printer is in another office. Pre-op I used to find this so difficult, but on Tuesday it was no problem at all. In fact I had problems with the documents and had to go backwards and forwards to the printer several times. I actually quite enjoyed it! As from tomorrow I will be back a work most days, preparing to start teaching on 19th. I'm excited and apprehensive at the same time. I'm expecting to be tired and stiff at the end of the day for a while and won't be making plans to do anything else in the evenings!
My other news is that my poor old dog has been quite ill. The vet thinks she has a bacterial infection or a potential liver problem. She is on some medication for the infection and is a little better, but still not eating well and sleeping more than normal. She is still keen to go out for walks and has times when she seems back to her old self, but I fear things aren't too good. She's 15, which I know is a good age for a dog, but it makes me very sad that our time together may be coming to an end. We go back to the vet tomorrow and I think he plans to do some tests for the liver issue, but I don't want to put her through too many investigations at this stage. I know all pet owners go through this, but it's not easy at all