Well actually, it's been healing reasonably well - at least after the infection was dealt with. I guess the only real problem is that it was healing too well, in that there was an excess of granulation tissue (I looked that up on Wikipedia and found it's all part of the healing process) which might lead to a really puffy scar, like my brother, Noddy, once got after a bicycle accident as a teen.

As for work, well I only work casual, so there's no such thing as official medical leave, I just have to get doctor's certificates and take into them, plus the job I have is one that has to get done, every day, and if there's not enough people in to do it, it may not be completed and they simply may not be able to afford to keep my position in reserve for so long, while I'm still healing - I mean it's already been two months that I've been off.

I don't see them firing me at this point as a punishment, just them trying to cope in current conditions, and it's not work that would punish me for leaving, it's Centrelink - Social Security. If you quit a job for "no good reason" (and I don't know what counts as a "good reason" to them) they won't pay unemployment benefits for 13 weeks. If Coles (my workplace) fired me because they really need to have my spot filled, given that I've been off on medical grounds, Centrelink won't pull that 13 weeks non-payment.

but as it is, my employment adviser has been doing her best to keep the job there for me to go back to.