Update
Hi all,
Here is a bit of an update about what has been happening with me lately.
I've been having a bad time medically. My arthritis has flared horribly, we think due to work stress, and as a consequence I was nearly admitted to hospital at the weekend. I managed to avoid that, but now I'm on a drug regime at home that makes me drowsy a lot of the time. They nearly took me in because I can't have any stronger drugs at home than I already have. They wanted to take me in and put me on morphine.
So my rheumatologist suggested taking the drugs I have in a different way - sort of staggering the different types, as sometimes this gives an added benefit and it seems to be better for me so thats what I'm doing.
Also, I've resigned from my job. The amount of stress I was under was too much and not just usual work stress, but I was also getting grief about my performance at work which was an added burden. At the moment my GP has signed me off for two weeks so I would be due to go back on the 20th/21st if I'm well enough but I don't know. She also said that if I need another two weeks after that I shouldn't have any problems getting it. The only bad thing about it is that I'm probably going to be very broke for a while until I can get another job and actually do it. At least I don't have to worry about the roof over my head and my mum will help me pay my bills until I can get it sorted it out. In the meantime I'm also going to apply for disability because apparently my condition qualifies, so that might help a bit with the finances if I get it.
On a brighter note, the sun is shining today and I don't have to go to work for the next two weeks. So maybe there is a bit of silver lining in this big black cloud.
Fi
Here is a bit of an update about what has been happening with me lately.
I've been having a bad time medically. My arthritis has flared horribly, we think due to work stress, and as a consequence I was nearly admitted to hospital at the weekend. I managed to avoid that, but now I'm on a drug regime at home that makes me drowsy a lot of the time. They nearly took me in because I can't have any stronger drugs at home than I already have. They wanted to take me in and put me on morphine.
So my rheumatologist suggested taking the drugs I have in a different way - sort of staggering the different types, as sometimes this gives an added benefit and it seems to be better for me so thats what I'm doing.
Also, I've resigned from my job. The amount of stress I was under was too much and not just usual work stress, but I was also getting grief about my performance at work which was an added burden. At the moment my GP has signed me off for two weeks so I would be due to go back on the 20th/21st if I'm well enough but I don't know. She also said that if I need another two weeks after that I shouldn't have any problems getting it. The only bad thing about it is that I'm probably going to be very broke for a while until I can get another job and actually do it. At least I don't have to worry about the roof over my head and my mum will help me pay my bills until I can get it sorted it out. In the meantime I'm also going to apply for disability because apparently my condition qualifies, so that might help a bit with the finances if I get it.
On a brighter note, the sun is shining today and I don't have to go to work for the next two weeks. So maybe there is a bit of silver lining in this big black cloud.
Fi