I’ve been on a medical LOA since last year and tomorrow I go back to work and I keep thinking about how almost all my coworkers I knew are gone and processes have changed. Also that if I do something wrong I might injure myself again and be right back where I was a year ago (I have been cleared for full job duties by my doctor).

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    /OCD intensifies

    I was given a bunch of medication for muscle spasms this week and my brain keeps having the intrusive thought of “you know, all of your organs are going to shut down because of this stuff.” Fortunately, I’m self aware enough to tell my brain to stfu and relax. As far as medication goes, it’s all pretty mild stuff like naproxen lol.

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      As someone who has been taking a cocktail of all sorts of shit for the past three years after a spinal injury, just don’t take any other NSAID (voltaren/ibuprofen) with Naproxen. Codeine and paracetamol are okay, just no two NSAIDS if you can because it will will probably make your tummy a very sad place. (Bleeding etc)

      But also, don’t listen to a strangers medical advice on a website… but keep telling your brain to STFU… you got this fellow broken buddy! Hope you have a really fast recovery

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      Similar… I’ve been getting some very likely nerve twinges from an injured neck, then injured by back trying to fix the neck, but my brain is enjoying going AAAAAH ITS A MYSTERIOUS NERVE DISEASE U DEAD MELPOMENE!

      Health anxiety sucks.

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        That’s how mine was actually. I just lost the ability to run one day and it progressed from there to my hands going numb. Now I’m terrified when I turn my head to check the blind spot in my rear view. I fortunately had a great neurologist so I’m back to 95ish%

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          So far, I’ve gotten bullshit advice like “stretch” and “come back in three months if it still bothers you.” I’m like “I paid you for that advice?” Have a concierge doc tomorrow, hope they give me some real insight. I just want to get back to running and stuff.

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      Yes! All throughout my hospital stay my brain would go off on a “what if there’s a contradiction?” and I’d have to re-convince it that I’m in a professional hospital and my situation happens all the time.