Whats the right answer?

[samie_boo]

Hi Just wondering if anyone can help! On sunday I woke with really bad back pain (the lower right hand side of my back) Yesterday It was still really bad but I'd started getting shooting pains up towards my shoulder and in my neck (Still on the right side!)

I woke up this Morning and called in work as it was completely uncomfortable and didn't want to go around work making grunting noises everythime I got a pain! I made an appointment with my GP who said its probably just muscle (Although I don't recall doing anything that hurt/pulled it!) but I'm to take it easy for a few days and take painkillers & use heat sprays, hot baths etc!

I was also asked tomorrow to take in a urine sample - just to check its not kidney or water infection!

However this whole 'Take It easy' thing's got me thinking - does that mean - Take it easy - stay off work and relax? Or Go to work and just keep still? I work in an office, so i'm normally sat down all day - and if i'm not doing that i'm sorting heavy files and am bent over with my head in a filing cabinet!

At the moment I find it uncomfortable to be sat down but I also find it uncomfortable to be on my feet for too long?

What on earth do I do tomorrow? If the GP thought It be best I stay off work would he of written me a 'sick note?'

One thing he did ask me to do was some gentle movements - Just sort of bending slightly!

I'm confused are you ment to go to work or actually take it easy?

Please Help!

[THECORBYLOON]

If yir in the UK you don't need a medical certificate for the first seven days so unless the Doctor thought you'd be off for more than a week he'd not write one immediately. If you think yir not fit for work stay off and you can self-certify for the first seven days, any longer than that, you'll need a certificate off the Doctor.