Glad you told your wife relatively soon. You need to do that no matter what.
When I told my wife about getting broadsided by a Jeep, I immediately started talking about fixing up my old hybrid for a commuter until I could settle with the driver's insurance company. Ceasing to commute never entered the conversation.
She wasn't real sympathetic with my amazing bruise and hematoma, but she accepts my own risk assessment.
Our kids are grown, so it's a different situation, but you've got to be upfront with your partner.