Not trained in 3 weeks. Sold all my powerlifting gear, music equipment and BJJ gear to clear a load of debts. I have a gym bag and some Adipowers, a lacrosse ball, voodoo floss, resistance band, foam roller and some cheap dumbbells and that's it. Quit my band, split up with the gf (she was the singer in the band) and am now back at work. Pain is pretty bad, tricep is weak, numbness in arm and hand but have full ROM. MRI results are with the doctor and first physio is on Friday. I found someone who does Graston and ART who thinks it can be easily fixed, I am hoping it's not disc related. Chin Tucks and McKenzie methods hurt it, and they are supposed to relieve disc symptoms. Hoping it's muscular and therefore can be cured with rehab, I have zero neck pain so that's suggests it's not a disc.
My boss took me in the office on my first day back, Tuesday 5th, said my sick note wasn't good enough and that everyone in the office didn't like me because of all the extra work I had caused them. Said I could have come in and done something despite the note. While I was off someone had logged onto my PC and seen that I had sent myself a copy of my CV a few days before going off, printed it off and gave it to my boss. I am getting a written warning on the 21st from him and HR, I have gotten my trade union official involved to accompany me.
While I was off sick I was talking to a girl I know who is a support worker your kids with mental problems, she ended up calling the police due to my mental state as she said I seemed in a bad way (she has a duty of care). They came to my flat but couldn't remove me legally, so they asked me to go to hospital. I didn't at the time but on Friday after work we had really cold weather here, and I ended up in a supermarket with a bottle of Jager in my hand - I was going to go and buy it, find somewhere quiet, drink it all and take my coat off and just go to sleep and hopefully freeze. Not sure what happened but I somehow made my way to A&E, and was referred to a clinical psychologist. I think self preservation must have kicked in as I don't remember getting there.
Suffice to say it's not been a good time.