| Re: How do pro's deal with illness?
If you can play, you play. If you absolutely can't , you don't.
If you're very sick, you get the best medical help you can. The bigger budget the orchestra has, the better medical plan it will have and the more options you'll have. The key is to know yourself and your body and stay healthy. I don't get sick and I don't miss unless it's pre-arranged. I know that sounds unrealistic and simplistic but it's a mindset. That's what pros do, since that was your question.
You become good at handling small crises and not allowing them to get out of hand. You become good at preventative measures. You get rest, you watch for warning signs of various ailments, and you eat in a healthy way to avoid zits, overweight, stress, and the stuff a bad diet can bring.
You try to keep an even keel in your life to avoid stress. You figure out how much caffeine you can handle. You figure out how much smoke you can handle, how much alcohol.
You get the picture.
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