To feel guilty for being poorly?!

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...long story cut short! I'm off work due to some virus and I feel annoyed at how guilty I feel! I don't want to be off work, I'd much rather be feeling better and be back to normal. Not only that but I'm so exhausted in the mornings that the dh is usually up before me with the kids. I totally appreciate it and have told him to wake me and I'll get up with them as I do sleep through a lot at the moment cos I'm so shattered. I know dh is annoyed cos hes hardly speaking to me.
Dr thinks it could be potentially slapped cheek or glandular fever, he's also testing for arthritis as my joints are so sore, especially in the morning.
Just feel fed up that I feel so worn out and on top if that feel guilty for it :(

Ooh! Someone where I work thought she had slapped cheek. Nasty.

Don't feel guilty. It wasn't so very long ago people used to be presribed weeks and weeks of convalescence after illness. If you push yourself, it'll take you even longer to get better.

How lovely of your DH to be annoyed and ignoring you. So lovely when your other half has got your back

Oh and theres been a swathe of Scarlet Fever round my way, which has bed bound a few people. Dont feel guilty.

My oh gets annoyed about illness. I've got a long term illness that I've had since I was four. It's well managed most of the time but sometimes not. The other week he retorted there's always something with you! Err yes actually but you knew that when you married me!!! Hope you get well soon btw!

You can't help being ill, if it's any comfort I had to come home from work yesterday and just called in sick today, I feel guilty too but Ive got a horrendous cold and my sinuses are do blocked my eyes look like I've been punched

ah, that sucks. my work makes you feel awful if you call off sick, even though i work with food and it's illegal to go to work if you've been sick with vomiting/diarrhea in the last 48 hours. they don't care about that though -_-

Get some much needed rest and don't feel guilty at all!

Of course we would all prefer to feel better and you can't help it if you're ill. Take all the help you can get from your DH and don't feel guilty, If your DH was ill would you do the same and would he expect it? I'm sure the answer is yes so there is no need for his childish behaviour.

Think it is because I feeling guilty for being off work cos I know they'll not be happy but if it is slapped cheek there is at least 4 pregnant girls in our office at the minute so in another way I don't feel guilty!
And also, feeling guilty as dh is not happy as I know he's tired too. Makes me worry though that if tests do come back and say I do have arthritis how is it going to be in the future if this is how things are when I have a virus :(

Plus dh is hardly ever poorly and if he is he just gets on with it as much as he can. I do try and so that but can't do that all the time.

I'm Ill ATM and I do feel a bit guilty because I booked a childminder to have my youngst dc as I was supposed to be working (normaly a sahp) and I've waved her off and gone back to bed whilst dh is at work.

I think it must be a female/mum guilt thing.
I'm going to take a feminist stance on this one and concede that even women get sick and are no less in need of recuperation time than men.

Your dh is being a dick.
I hope you feel better soon and don't stress about needing a bit of time off.

Thanks ladies, just going to rest up and concentrate on getting better. Positive thinking might help lol! :)