Nobody’s watching your comeback as closely as you think. That’s good news. Take your time.

The audience in your head is much larger and far more attentive than the real one. People noticed what happened, thought about it briefly, and went back to their own week. Your return does not have to be impressive or well timed, because no crowd is waiting to grade it. Most of that pressure was issued by you.

Set the schedule on what your body or your situation can take rather than on how it will look. Come back quietly and in stages if that is what works. If someone does comment, a short answer is plenty and you owe no account beyond it.