sick

I'm sick today. Caught off my roomie I think. She on the other hand must have caught it from the kids hospital. Darn patients! :) So there I was yesterday stuck doing call, while I wasn't feeling too hot, and I couldn't leave. What's worse was trying to go to bed, when my whole body felt funny, like discomfort, yet not really in pain. An ache I guess or in med terms, myalgia. I turned and tossed and tossed and turned. Woke up this morning with still more pains and aches. Thankfully the doc said, to go home and not to infect everyone else on the ward. Haha.

Well, my thoughts when I left the hospital (nearly skipping), I was thinking about the sick role. I was definately sick no doubt, but was I keying my sick role up so that everyone would take pity on me. Like "Poor you! You need rest, sleep and lots of water". Of course, my intentions were also to get home, and get rest, cause I felt that I couldn't carry on throughout the day in that condition. Leaky nose, achey muscles, and a slight cough. My question is, was I overplaying my sick role to get a chance to go home? When things like this happen, I feel extremely guilty for trying to 'skip' a days work.

Console me anyone ? :D