10 one day sickies would give you 1000 points, so could hardly be described as not causing an issue...
Maths obviously isn't my strong point You are right at 1000, that's even worse than me!
starting wages are irrelevant, tis the area under the curve that's important, you're in a good career and dealing with something that could cost thousands in lost earnings - I'd seek out the advice of a solicitor (or at least speak to someone from your union!)
Pending the outcome of this meeting it'll be the first thing I'll do. I just asked on this thread to see if even the basics of sacking due to ill health is legal and how it ties in with the Bradford Factor, sadly the answer was obviously yes.