Thanks basicgoodness. I already take a lot of sick days for other medical issues. It is hard for me to justify there, almost as if I'm staying home for no reason. That's not exactly true, because I do know this is an illness that is out of my control, it's more a case of, right now I'm feeling bad every day, so why can I go in some days and not others, it feels very arbitrary, and of more concern, if it is OK to stay home why don't I just stay home every day.

Ten years ago I was unable to go to work for a whole year, I lost my job, my car was repossessed, I almost lost my home. And yet staying home from work, even through all of those stressors, was the easiest and most comfortable thing that I ever did. Coming home today was easy. I don't like that it is so easy.