This morning I took things steady, resting after each major operation of the morning. I am whipping through my latest book because I read when I rest, unless I really am pooped, in which case its nap. I didn’t need a nap by spacing things out a bit.

I decided to turn my laptop on and see the team – they are nice guys and I do miss them. My boss had suggested that they might like to see me.

So I started the morning stand-up thirty minutes earlier to see who join me.

It didn’t take long for a couple of them to join the call, including my lovely boss. Of course, they wanted to know a bit about what had happened and how I was feeling. It was nice to see them and tell them a bit about it. They avoided telling me too much about what was going on, which I was glad of because I have strict instructions not to get stressed or too excited. The Polish member is taking the stand-ups, which is good because he used to be a team lead while he was in the UK and before he returned to Poland. He is also very cute and funny and I absolutely adore him!

I was on the call for around twenty minutes when I said that I needed to go: I was feeling a little breathless and had to lie down for a bit.

Their good wishes were much appreciated.

It seems that the hospital was right about taking my time going to work – although it has only been one week since the actual heart attack.

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Later in the day, I was feeling horny. It had been over a week since I’d “relieved” myself.

For those who don’t know, eunuchs on hormones get horny like everybody else. Tis eunuch is no exception!

I figured that I would go for an afternoon nap and see how I was feeling.

After dozing for nearly an hour I thought I’d give it a go. I got the vibrator out and gave myself a very gentle “systems test”. Yep! Fully functional!

That’s when I realised that my heart was racing like I’d just run a sprint. And I was breathless. Both things I have been told in strictest terms to avoid.

There’s the cardiologist saying “take it easy”, which I have interpreted as use a vibrator benchmark test.

It took quite some time for everything to calm back down again.

There are thoughts that my body, which I have taken pains to take care of, has let me down. That hurts not physically. I must remember that I have paid into, what is hopefully, a quicker recovery by looking after myself beforehand.

Perhaps I shall leave it a little longer before the next “systems test”!