When to go back to work?

[cjsmith]

If you have a cold and you feel not-100%-rotten but not-100%-healthy, when do you decide it's time to go back to work?

I'd been thinking that as soon as I don't have a fever any more, it's reasonable to go back. 99.6 this morning, so by that standard I'm still home.

Rob saw his doctor this morning & randomly asked about "the cold with a lot of coughing" that's going around. The doctor said "Yeah, I've had that for two months."

Comments

[lisa-marli.livejournal.com]

Fever and coughing you lungs out are pretty good reasons for staying at home. You are still going to be passing the germ off to your co-workers, and you don't want to be known as the Plague Carrier. :)
Once your fever clears up and you are down to just coughing your lungs out, going back to work is acceptible if you can keep from coughing in people's faces. You probably are no longer the Plague Carrier.
I suggest keeping a few masks around for if just in case the cough gets bad at the wrong time. But other than that, you should be ok.

[lisa-marli.livejournal.com]

And Hope you feel better soon.
*hugs*

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

So you'd go by the fever too, then? I guess it's as good a measure as any. (And thanks! *hugsback*)