There is nothing so annoying as being off work with an injury. When you can’t get to work – especially as a casual worker – there is a chance you lose money just trying to get well. It doesn’t matter why you got injured, the point is you know you have to recover from the injury so that you can get back to work and get back to your life. The best thing that you can do is be at home and listen to the doctor's orders when it comes to recovery – although we understand, that’s not always easy.
One of the best things that you can do is learn to keep busy while you recover. You may have already called the injury lawyers, and they should be working on your case to keep you solvent with an income while you are at home - depending how long you are home for. You should also have called your boss, to make sure that you are still receiving sick pay and an income to keep your bills paid as you get well. It can be very boring to recover at home, so you need to figure out how you can keep as busy as possible when you’re not supposed to be moving around.
It’s important for your mental health and well-being to occupy your mind, especially when you are told you have to stay at home and recover after an injury. If you can’t move around as much, get some help to help you to get things done and keep you busy and keep you company. Here are some things you can do while you are in recovery.
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- Sell some stuff. If you are stuck in bed looking at the same four walls, you’re going to notice furniture, clothing trinkets and more that are no longer. useful. Now is the time to open an online eBay account and start listing your things for sale. Put those things out there and ask somebody to take the pictures for you so that you can list things at the right price. Your body may be broken but your mind is still strong.
- Plan to redecorate. If you’ve broken your leg, or you’ve had major surgery, you’ll be stuck in bed with only a pen and paper and not much else. Well, you may have your phone, and if that’s the case use Pinterest and other websites to plan to re-decorate your home. If you spend a lot of time at work, you might not notice the cracks in the ceiling or the faded paint on the walls, so now is your chance to give each room a real look and see what you can change.
- Plan a trip. You might have access to the Internet and your notes app on your phone. While you recover, Google all the places you would like to travel and plan a budget and how much it will cost you to travel to those places. Get online and speak to your friends and see whether or not they would like to come with you too. It’s nice to have something to look forward to after recovery and this could be at.
- Keep up with your therapies. Physical therapy is important for your recovery whether you have had surgery or you just injured your soft tissues. Speak to a physiotherapist to see whether or not they can come to you for home visits while you are recovering. The more you move the better you’ll feel you are - just make sure that you follow what the doctor has told you to do so you don’t injure yourself even further.
