i can't get out of my head something i saw the other day on NHS scotland's website while researching something health related:
"It’s recommended you stay at or return to work as quickly as possible during your recovery. You don’t need to be pain and symptom-free to return to work."
i just can't stop thinking about this and all it means.
It really depends on what condition the patient is suffering from. Right now, I'm recovering from #chickenpox, which is no fun in your sixties, and (at least in my case) has left me breathless and damaged my nerves in similar ways to #shingles. I can't do a normal day's work because my cognition and sleep cycle are muddled up by #pregabalin, a powerful drug prescribed to me to combat nerve pain so that I can sleep at night. But participating in work meetings and writing what code I can, when I can, is therapeutic in a way that sitting at home and concentrating on all my symptoms just wouldn't be.
@CppGuy
if people *want* to work and can do so safely, then of course they should be allowed to. but i'm fairly sure that's not what was being implied in that wording.
i hope things get easier for you and that you get the relief and recovery you need. take care.
Thank you! My boss is being really understanding about it, because the same thing happened to him some years ago. And support from the NHS has been phenomenal.
laen🪻
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