So I'm on an unpaid medical leave for a month from work. I am worried about recovery and being able to return. I am worried about getting fired too. I am worried about everything right now, to be honest. My illness is impacting my marriage badly. My husband is being supportive, but he's also frustrated and doesn't know what to do. We are trying to avoid a hospitalization right now. He is worried sick, but is also kind of snapping at me sometimes too. It's his frustration coming out, I know. I tell him to please watch his tone.

This is just awful - I start a new challenging job and almost immediately, became ill enough that I cannot work. I am sick to my stomach over it. I had to leave projects mid-stream because of this.

I wonder how this is all going to pan out? I have to find a pdoc, and I am told it's nearly impossible due to covid. I am stuck between a rock and a hard place.