So I've been unwell for about 2 weeks now, and I'm trying to figure out how to get myself better.
I recently started a new job that is fairly demanding. I'm also finishing graduate school soon (I hope!) so I have been running around a lot. I have chronic myofascial pain or borderline fibromyalgia, but it doesn't interfere with my life much.
Two weeks ago, I caught a cold. Normal cold, sniffles, a little achy and tired. 6 days after that, I caught another cold. Evil cold, fever, exhaustion, sore throat. Spent the entire weekend in bed feeling too lousy to do anything at all. Went back to work Monday even though I still wasn't doing well. (Calling in sick at my job creates enormous problems for everyone else and is strongly discouraged.)
My job involves some talking to groups of people. Here's a free tip: Don't ever talk loudly for 5 hours in one day on an already sore throat. By Wednesday night, my voice was totally gone, and I started feeling feverish again.
Stayed home Thursday. Was duly punished for doing so when the person I spoke to when I called in neglected to pass the message along to those who needed to know. Friday, my voice was about half there and I was able to get up without feeling dizzy, so I went to work. Felt completely exhausted and ill by the end of the day, of course.
If I stay home any more, I might lose my job. (No, they can't do that legally, but if they really want to fire you they'll find a legal reason.) In one more month, this stressful time will be over and I will be working fewer hours, but I'm obviously not going to last a month at this rate.
How do I get my strength back? And how will I know when I'm ready to get back to exercising?
I recently started a new job that is fairly demanding. I'm also finishing graduate school soon (I hope!) so I have been running around a lot. I have chronic myofascial pain or borderline fibromyalgia, but it doesn't interfere with my life much.
Two weeks ago, I caught a cold. Normal cold, sniffles, a little achy and tired. 6 days after that, I caught another cold. Evil cold, fever, exhaustion, sore throat. Spent the entire weekend in bed feeling too lousy to do anything at all. Went back to work Monday even though I still wasn't doing well. (Calling in sick at my job creates enormous problems for everyone else and is strongly discouraged.)
My job involves some talking to groups of people. Here's a free tip: Don't ever talk loudly for 5 hours in one day on an already sore throat. By Wednesday night, my voice was totally gone, and I started feeling feverish again.
Stayed home Thursday. Was duly punished for doing so when the person I spoke to when I called in neglected to pass the message along to those who needed to know. Friday, my voice was about half there and I was able to get up without feeling dizzy, so I went to work. Felt completely exhausted and ill by the end of the day, of course.
If I stay home any more, I might lose my job. (No, they can't do that legally, but if they really want to fire you they'll find a legal reason.) In one more month, this stressful time will be over and I will be working fewer hours, but I'm obviously not going to last a month at this rate.
How do I get my strength back? And how will I know when I'm ready to get back to exercising?