All ready and waiting....

Hmmm this blip has a bit of a back story to it so bare with me for a moment.

Last year was one od the worst year's for my family and my self.
I won't go into detail but it was pretty tough for all concerned and which affected me both emotionally and physically. Now I work for the NHS which has one of the worst sickness rates in this country and in the past I've had some sickness which I felt needed me to be off (chest infections, novo virus) and each time I've been off my manager has done a return to work interview with me and told me I have to improve on this sickness as it is beginning to get a bit of an issue with me, so I did. I turned up to work with coughs, colds, stomach upsets etc to improve this trend.
Then last year happened which I had 2 periods of sickness off which where both deemed long term sickness the second of which was an admission into the hospital which I work in for a freaking operation!!!!
Now the powers are not happy and to have a formal meeting with me to discuss my sickness absence and to see if anything can be done (basically a disciplinary)
But I'm not going in alone not this time, this time I have a union representation for a bit of back up!
I'm feeling quite a few emotions at the moment, anger nervous confusion more anger. But I must stay calm and state my case! What was I supposed to do. Leave the ward and and the extention for the doctor/nurse to ring me when they need me!
Sorry for the rant folks. I'll let you know what happens tomorrow. Night all