The last couple of days, I've been home with some physical discomfort that is pretty painful if I if I do a lot of walking, or twist around in certain ways. If I sit down and don't try to do too much, I feel otherwise fine.
On Tuesday I went to the doctors and they made a preliminary diagnosis of the source of the pain. This morning, I will have a CT scan so they can truly see what is going on. I'm pretty confident that it is nothing serious, but my boss and others have pretty much recommended that I take it real easy until finding out what is wrong.
I hate doing nothing. My job mainly involves desk work, and usually it is not physically demanding. My thoughts are, if I have to sit and stay relaxed, I may as well do that at the office while accomplishing something. Why sit at home and accomplish nothing? There are few things that bother me more than being idle. I have to be doing something that is engaging my mind at all times unless I am sleeping.
I'm looking forward to drinking the tasty vanilla barium contrast this morning before my CT scan. Hopefully you can sense the sarcasm. :)
How do you deal with unwanted downtime? Do you find it challenging to get needed rest when home from your job with an ailment?
