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[quote=Anonymous]How do people with chronic health problems hold down full time jobs? I've been freelance or part time for about 8 years now, but interested in going back full time now that my kid is in elementary school. However, I have some chronic health issues that I am worried will make it hard, especially coming in as a new employee and needing to prove myself.

The main issue I have is migraines, for which I am under treatment by a neurologist and take regular medication. However I still sometimes get hit with one that can take a day or two to resolve, and then I don't feel 100% for a day or two after that. My current part time schedule is flexible so I can usually work around this without missing any work. But I worry that if I had a 40-hr/wk schedule with just normal sick leave, it would be very difficult. I also currently benefit from working from home, which enables me to do things that can alleviate my symptoms for short periods of times and still be able to work even before the migraine is totally gone. It is not ideal but it's workable.

Is it crazy to try to go to a regular FT job with these issues? Does anyone else do this and have ideas for how to make it work?[/quote]

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