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I spent Monday and Tuesday home sick with the kind of exhaustion that comes with the flu, but no actual flu symptoms. Got a doctor's certificate for the two days off from a fill-in GP who said it sounds like a low-level viral infection, and went into work today. Big mistake. I arrived at the office ready to curl up on Ellie's bed next to her and not get up for a few hours.
Back to see my normal GP, who has confirmed that the blood tests they did yesterday show symptoms she'd expect to see with a virus and has given me a certificate for the rest of the week along with stern instructions not to go in and push myself, no matter how much better I feel. Because that's the thing: it's one of those bugs where you feel really run down when you're Doing Stuff or Being Thinky, but it isn't much of a problem if I'm, say, reading teh interwebz and listening to corny 90's music.
My doctor has also said that if I feel this way again just to give her a call and she'll write out a certificate rather than having me come in and exert myself further. This is the same GP who did an hour-long consultation with me when I first went to see her 'so she could get to know me and my history'. Admittedly, my medical history is a little more complex than most, but still. She totally rocks.
Back to see my normal GP, who has confirmed that the blood tests they did yesterday show symptoms she'd expect to see with a virus and has given me a certificate for the rest of the week along with stern instructions not to go in and push myself, no matter how much better I feel. Because that's the thing: it's one of those bugs where you feel really run down when you're Doing Stuff or Being Thinky, but it isn't much of a problem if I'm, say, reading teh interwebz and listening to corny 90's music.
My doctor has also said that if I feel this way again just to give her a call and she'll write out a certificate rather than having me come in and exert myself further. This is the same GP who did an hour-long consultation with me when I first went to see her 'so she could get to know me and my history'. Admittedly, my medical history is a little more complex than most, but still. She totally rocks.
