# Can't go to work but feel fine - okay to enjoy my sick leave? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 13, 2015, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-go-to-work-but-feel-fine-okay-to-enjoy-my-sick-leave/709751 "2015-01-13T21:43:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2015, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-go-to-work-but-feel-fine-okay-to-enjoy-my-sick-leave/709751/21 "2015-01-14T16:53:16Z")
They don’t want you to work in part, because muddling through and doing what you can will undoubtedly irritate your arm and extend the length of your injury. They have complete faith in you, take that to heart, and enjoy your time off however you can! Just don’t irritate your arm Have fun, and stop worrying already! ---
**Author:** ![susanlinda823](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@susanlinda823](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susanlinda823)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2015, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-go-to-work-but-feel-fine-okay-to-enjoy-my-sick-leave/709751/22 "2015-01-14T16:56:20Z")
Go on a [mini](http://eliquidnicotine.net/electronic-cigarettes/ecig-accessories/juicy-650mah-usb-battery.ejuice) trip! Enjoy your time off instead of concerning yourself of how well you feel despite your obvious handicap. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2015, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-go-to-work-but-feel-fine-okay-to-enjoy-my-sick-leave/709751/23 "2015-01-14T17:14:16Z")
My wife injured her shoulder in September, spend three weeks in a sling, and has been working with physical therapists twice-weekly ever since to recover from “frozen shoulder.” So, OP should probably at least ask the doctor about the advisability of taking steps to prevent that, lest it become necessary to treat it. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2015, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-go-to-work-but-feel-fine-okay-to-enjoy-my-sick-leave/709751/24 "2015-01-14T17:24:54Z")
Go, have fun! Take pictures. (if you can do that with one arm in a sling) ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2015, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-go-to-work-but-feel-fine-okay-to-enjoy-my-sick-leave/709751/25 "2015-01-14T17:40:39Z")
Just to elaborate on **Kopek** ’s point, just because you feel fine doesn’t mean that you are fine. ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2015, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-go-to-work-but-feel-fine-okay-to-enjoy-my-sick-leave/709751/26 "2015-01-14T18:08:13Z")
You have earned the sick leave & you cannot give 100% at the office. Don’t feel guilty. Do keep any activities low key & get plenty of rest. (Somebody upthread suggested "ride your motorcycle. Nope.) I’d be tempted to veg out & use that Netflix account (which\* I \*already have). But you sound like the sort who might get busy “fixing” stuff around the house. Involving tools & ladders. You’d be safer in a nice, quiet museum. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2015, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-go-to-work-but-feel-fine-okay-to-enjoy-my-sick-leave/709751/27 "2015-01-14T18:30:22Z")
Yes, take a trip, but don’t post on Facebook! 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-go-to-work-but-feel-fine-okay-to-enjoy-my-sick-leave/709751.md?page=1)