Over the last two days Nick has tried going into school for a short time. Yesterday he went in for a 45 minute meeting, and today he sat a 1 hour exam.
Yesterday wasn't a great success. Although he managed to sit through the meeting, he was very stiff afterwards and had a little sciatic pain in his leg. He was also exhausted, and it took him several hours of lying down to return to 'normal'.
He faired slightly better today, possibly because he was able to stand up and stretch after 30 minutes, but he was again stiff with a little sciatic pain. I also noticed that then when he met his friends in the corridor he unintentionally leant forwards and started to stand incorrectly. This was probably because he is so tall (6 ft 3") but possibly also out of habit. I mentioned it to him on the way home, and he agreed and also decided that he needed to focus on standing properly.
After talking to school we have decided that Nick is not ready to return to normal school life. In fact, most of next week will be spent going through the exams, and as Nick hasn't sat them yet we decided it would better for him to stay at home and gradually work his way through the exams. He may need to go in for a few lessons towards the end of the week, but we'll decide on that nearer the time.
Overall, he seems to be doing OK. We just need to be careful not to overdo anything, especially sitting.
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