Head Trauma Extravaganza!
Well, things have been REALLY interesting lately. Last week I called in Monday and Tuesday because I felt like shit, then I went to work on Wednesday. 2 1/2 hours after I got there, I smacked the back of my head REALLY hard on the corner of an electrical box. OMG it was such a shock. It was my own fault too...I was bending over to get some supplies, then I stood up really fast like there was nothing behind me. My hand immediately went to the wound and I started jumping up and down and quietly yelling (school was still in session and kids were passing by the open door to the room I was in). Then the pain got worse and I cried and stomped my feet to the room in the back. I closed the door to that room and just started bawling. I had to let it out or the pressure would build up in my head; but I also tried to stop myself as soon as I could because crying doesn't make it feel better - like the blood is flowing faster and it hurts more.
Anyway. I tried to pull myself together and finish what I was doing so I could continue with my day. I just thought "Well, I bumped my head. I've done that before. People do it all the time. Oh well. Suck it up and move on."
But I couldn't. I HAD to get ice for this. A big bump formed immediately. So I went to the office and got ice. Before I left though, I felt the corner I hit. Damn it was sharp! But surprisingly, there was no great river of blood.
So I told them what happened and they got me some ice. I figured, well if I'm going to be sitting here with ice on my head, I might as well take my break. So I went into the staff lounge and every person who walked in there asked me about my head. "Is that ice on your head?" "Oh, did you hurt your head?" "Oh what happened Jade??" To each person I explained the same thing. "Oh, you should go fill out an accident report thingy." So I did.
While I was filling it out, the principal was asking me about it. I told her I didn't want to go to the doctor because I didn't want to do that to Carlos (my co-worker; he'd have to do the rest of my work for me (which was pretty much everything)). She said she appreciated that I thought of him etc. I also thought it would be really flakey of me to call in sick, go to work and hit my head, then be out of work cuz I 'hurt myself', then go on a 2 week vacation. LOL
BUT, I was seriously having trouble filling out the accident paper, even though it only asks me, like, 5 things (like WHAT'S MY NAME, where do I work, what happened, etc) it took about 10 minutes to finish it! I was also having trouble spelling. I kept writing the wrong letters or starting the wrong words. I was dizzy, my legs felt light, all sorts of things. But I still worked the rest of the day.
Then I drove home. That was weird.
Then I went to work the next day! lol What an idiot! I was thinking about telling someone I should go to the doctor. I was constantly dizzy, and had a non-stop headache for 24 hours. Luckily, I didn't need to go to someone, the assistant principal was passing by and asked how my head was. I said "......Well, my head hasn't stopped hurting since yesterday." 'Really?' "And I'm still dizzy." 'Well, you know you have the right to go to a doctor, right? I mean, if you still feel that way, then you should go.' "Well, you know, I didn't want to because I called in sick and I didn't want Rick (my boss) to get mad for being out, if that's what the doctor suggests...you know? But I was going to talk to someone today. I didn't tell anyone, but I was having trouble with words yesterday." 'Well, that can be something serious. Go ahead and fill out the papers in the office.'
I was honestly surprised how understanding she was about it. So I eventually made my way to the office, where the asst principal had just finished talking to Rick. Then he, she, and the principal all talked about me going to the doctor. I told them I wanted to finish out the day, because tonight is back to school night, and I didn't want to do that to the teachers. They said ok, but make sure you go.
Anyway. I tried to pull myself together and finish what I was doing so I could continue with my day. I just thought "Well, I bumped my head. I've done that before. People do it all the time. Oh well. Suck it up and move on."
But I couldn't. I HAD to get ice for this. A big bump formed immediately. So I went to the office and got ice. Before I left though, I felt the corner I hit. Damn it was sharp! But surprisingly, there was no great river of blood.
So I told them what happened and they got me some ice. I figured, well if I'm going to be sitting here with ice on my head, I might as well take my break. So I went into the staff lounge and every person who walked in there asked me about my head. "Is that ice on your head?" "Oh, did you hurt your head?" "Oh what happened Jade??" To each person I explained the same thing. "Oh, you should go fill out an accident report thingy." So I did.
While I was filling it out, the principal was asking me about it. I told her I didn't want to go to the doctor because I didn't want to do that to Carlos (my co-worker; he'd have to do the rest of my work for me (which was pretty much everything)). She said she appreciated that I thought of him etc. I also thought it would be really flakey of me to call in sick, go to work and hit my head, then be out of work cuz I 'hurt myself', then go on a 2 week vacation. LOL
BUT, I was seriously having trouble filling out the accident paper, even though it only asks me, like, 5 things (like WHAT'S MY NAME, where do I work, what happened, etc) it took about 10 minutes to finish it! I was also having trouble spelling. I kept writing the wrong letters or starting the wrong words. I was dizzy, my legs felt light, all sorts of things. But I still worked the rest of the day.
Then I drove home. That was weird.
Then I went to work the next day! lol What an idiot! I was thinking about telling someone I should go to the doctor. I was constantly dizzy, and had a non-stop headache for 24 hours. Luckily, I didn't need to go to someone, the assistant principal was passing by and asked how my head was. I said "......Well, my head hasn't stopped hurting since yesterday." 'Really?' "And I'm still dizzy." 'Well, you know you have the right to go to a doctor, right? I mean, if you still feel that way, then you should go.' "Well, you know, I didn't want to because I called in sick and I didn't want Rick (my boss) to get mad for being out, if that's what the doctor suggests...you know? But I was going to talk to someone today. I didn't tell anyone, but I was having trouble with words yesterday." 'Well, that can be something serious. Go ahead and fill out the papers in the office.'
I was honestly surprised how understanding she was about it. So I eventually made my way to the office, where the asst principal had just finished talking to Rick. Then he, she, and the principal all talked about me going to the doctor. I told them I wanted to finish out the day, because tonight is back to school night, and I didn't want to do that to the teachers. They said ok, but make sure you go.