I've never gone through this, but in May 2009 I got a very bad flu, like nothing I've ever experienced. I was out for two weeks, came back to work and hung in there for a week. I could barely walk to the parking garage and was having trouble breathing, but yep, I was at work, Good Employee Me. We're undergoing layoffs too and I didn't want to be seen as expendable.
I developed a bad case of pneumonia - ambulance, hospital, yucky stuff. I was out for two more weeks. My lungs are now permanently scarred and will never be the same, I am told. If I'd not pushed it, the damage would not have been as severe. In the end, returning to work early caused me to miss lots more work than I would have if I'd simply stayed off that extra week and taken care of myself.
If you wreck your body by pushing yourself, you won't have a job anyway. Let your doctors and your body tell you when you're ready.
My 0.02
I developed a bad case of pneumonia - ambulance, hospital, yucky stuff. I was out for two more weeks. My lungs are now permanently scarred and will never be the same, I am told. If I'd not pushed it, the damage would not have been as severe. In the end, returning to work early caused me to miss lots more work than I would have if I'd simply stayed off that extra week and taken care of myself.
If you wreck your body by pushing yourself, you won't have a job anyway. Let your doctors and your body tell you when you're ready.
*hugs* Please take care of yourself.