Do you ever feel like a waaaanie?

According to my knees and fingers, I'm headed in to a flare. Since they tend to be the authorities on all things flarish, I choose to believe them.

On top of that, I now have a cough that is an exact replica of the one I had with the kick butt and take names flu I had a few weeks ago that used up the last FIVE sick days I have for this year.

Here is my dilemma. Do I give away my overtime for tomorrow (which we could really use what with medical bills and all) to rest just in case I'm relapsing with the flu? Or do I push through 'cuz I'm being a waaaanie?

Sounds stupid now that it's down on paper 'cuz I know I need to rest, but these are the questions I struggle with as I stumble around searching for my elusive "new normal".

Help me out here, Veterans. This rookie Lupatic needs some reassurance.