Re: Fired for missing work due to illness? UCONN

[Guest guest]

It is definitely illegal to fire someone who is absent often due to

illness. Celeste, all you have to do is document every absence with

a doctor's note. That would be easy with EN! If you loved your job

and you were good at it, you can fight to get it back. I went

through a wrongful termination myself around the time my EN started,

no less! hmmmmmm! It's quite stressful, but if you've been wronged

and it could kill chances of getting another job . . . it might be

worth it. On the other hand, I also agree that this could be a

blessing. I consider my new part-time job a blessing now that I have

EN. Working full time right now with EN is horrible and I can't wait

to go back to part time.

Saw my UCONN doc today. She confirmed that the achilies tendon and

other tendon pain is all part of the EN, just as some of us are

having joint pain, thus the reason for rheumies. I told her that the

Dapsone seems to work for two days, then my body fights back . . . so

she wants to up me to 100mg/day. We'll do this as soon as my

bloodwork I had done today comes back showing that I'm not dropping

red blood cells. She said we could go as high as 150 mgs/day if we

need to to knock these suckers outta me. She's put her interns on a

fact-finding on EN . . . so maybe they'll find something new! She

also mentioned the drug . . . I can't remember the name, but it's

that old drug that used to be given to pregnant women to help with

morning sickness. Yes, that drug that caused terrible birth

defects!! She said that women who are on it for other reasons have

to have pregnancy tests every month, EVEN IF THEY'RE IN MENOPAUSE!!

Not sure I spelled that correctly, but Wow! huh?

K, I'm exhausted. =) Take care everyone!

M

> Dear Celeste,

>

> At the bottom of my prior email is a good link on your new meds.

>

> I am not an expert here but isn't it illegal to fire someone who

mises

> work due to illness? You recently saw a dr. who can verify you were

> experiencing a flare up. If you want to persue it, I think you have

a

> good case.

>

> Love,

>

[Guest guest]

M,

Absolutely! She needs to file a complaint and I suggest to anyone

that has to take off work, cover thy rear end and file for FMLA

before you do it. It just helps.

I have terrible tendon pain. I complain and complain to my doc all

the time. I never realized that this is caused the same way that the

joint pain is caused. I never connected the two. If you recall, I

have crohns disease and have joint pain too. But I think that is

running close second now to the tendon pain. What do you suggest? I

go see a rheumy? Never been on Dapsone. Can you tell me about it?

What else might your rheumy try do you think? I will research it

also to learn more.

Thanks for helping me make the possible connection for me M!

jeff

> It is definitely illegal to fire someone who is absent often due to

> illness. Celeste, all you have to do is document every absence

with

> a doctor's note. That would be easy with EN! If you loved your

job

> and you were good at it, you can fight to get it back. I went

> through a wrongful termination myself around the time my EN

started,

> no less! hmmmmmm! It's quite stressful, but if you've been

wronged

> and it could kill chances of getting another job . . . it might be

> worth it. On the other hand, I also agree that this could be a

> blessing. I consider my new part-time job a blessing now that I

have

> EN. Working full time right now with EN is horrible and I can't

wait

> to go back to part time.

>

> Saw my UCONN doc today. She confirmed that the achilies tendon and

> other tendon pain is all part of the EN, just as some of us are

> having joint pain, thus the reason for rheumies. I told her that

the

> Dapsone seems to work for two days, then my body fights back . . .

so

> she wants to up me to 100mg/day. We'll do this as soon as my

> bloodwork I had done today comes back showing that I'm not dropping

> red blood cells. She said we could go as high as 150 mgs/day if we

> need to to knock these suckers outta me. She's put her interns on

a

> fact-finding on EN . . . so maybe they'll find something new! She

> also mentioned the drug . . . I can't remember the name, but it's

> that old drug that used to be given to pregnant women to help with

> morning sickness. Yes, that drug that caused terrible birth

> defects!! She said that women who are on it for other reasons have

> to have pregnancy tests every month, EVEN IF THEY'RE IN

MENOPAUSE!!

> Not sure I spelled that correctly, but Wow! huh?

>

> K, I'm exhausted. =) Take care everyone!

>

> M

>

[Guest guest]

M,

I just did some quick research. I have exactly what you have, a

achilies tendon in both heels! The sx's fit me exactly! You

exercise, walk, mow the grass, sit and rest a while, then try to get

up.......yeehaww!! OUCH! We need to stay in close communication. I

need some help here on this one. I know that the prednisone,

cyclosplorin and tacrolimus in the past has helped this. Vioxx

seemed to help it too. I could up my mtx, and that would help, but

it causes other problems, so I don't want to do this. At times when

I had no treatments, prior to my crohns and pg dx, I was dang near

disabled over this. Any help would be greatly appreciated from

anyone else also.

jeff

> It is definitely illegal to fire someone who is absent often due to

> illness. Celeste, all you have to do is document every absence

with

> a doctor's note. That would be easy with EN! If you loved your

job

> and you were good at it, you can fight to get it back. I went

> through a wrongful termination myself around the time my EN

started,

> no less! hmmmmmm! It's quite stressful, but if you've been

wronged

> and it could kill chances of getting another job . . . it might be

> worth it. On the other hand, I also agree that this could be a

> blessing. I consider my new part-time job a blessing now that I

have

> EN. Working full time right now with EN is horrible and I can't

wait

> to go back to part time.

>

> Saw my UCONN doc today. She confirmed that the achilies tendon and

> other tendon pain is all part of the EN, just as some of us are

> having joint pain, thus the reason for rheumies. I told her that

the

> Dapsone seems to work for two days, then my body fights back . . .

so

> she wants to up me to 100mg/day. We'll do this as soon as my

> bloodwork I had done today comes back showing that I'm not dropping

> red blood cells. She said we could go as high as 150 mgs/day if we

> need to to knock these suckers outta me. She's put her interns on

a

> fact-finding on EN . . . so maybe they'll find something new! She

> also mentioned the drug . . . I can't remember the name, but it's

> that old drug that used to be given to pregnant women to help with

> morning sickness. Yes, that drug that caused terrible birth

> defects!! She said that women who are on it for other reasons have

> to have pregnancy tests every month, EVEN IF THEY'RE IN

MENOPAUSE!!

> Not sure I spelled that correctly, but Wow! huh?

>

> K, I'm exhausted. =) Take care everyone!

>

> M

>

[Guest guest]

Hey Jeff!

K, #1 . . . how about you share that website?! I only just learned

yesterday that the tendons are involved, would like to read about it

myself too! =)

#2 . . . Who said you could exercise? and walk? and mow? Aren't we

all supposed to be hitting a sofa or a bed when we get home from

work? Yeah, I know, AS IF! If I did that, the laundry wouldn't get

done, nor would any of the housework and cooking!

#3 . . . All my doc said to do is take NSAIDS, ibuprofen, etc. My

pain hits me mostly when I'm at rest and when I get up. It's not

just in the achilies, although that's what hits me first . . . very

stiff and sore in the morning. But it's also in my forearms and

hands, shoulders, legs . . . pretty much all over. When I asked the

doc about it, I called it " total body tendonitis. " She didn't even

blink; she knew it was the EN. I got real tendonitis in my forearms

when my twins were little and was constantly changing diapers . . .

so I know what I'm feeling.

Since I've been feeling like crap anyway for almost a year, I didn't

put two and two together either . . . I just figured it was all part

of it or it was the meds. I think the anti-inflamatories I was on

probably helped . . . but I was on pred at the time as well as other

things . . . so who the heck knows! I'm wondering if I take like 600-

800 mgs of ibuprofen before I got to bed if it would make a

difference in the night and when I get up. I might just try that.

Otherwise, it's just business as usual with EN, right?

Not much help, I know . . . shins up! right? =) Take care . . . and

lay off the mowing this weekend, k? =)

M

> > It is definitely illegal to fire someone who is absent often due

to

> > illness. Celeste, all you have to do is document every absence

> with

> > a doctor's note. That would be easy with EN! If you loved your

> job

> > and you were good at it, you can fight to get it back. I went

> > through a wrongful termination myself around the time my EN

> started,

> > no less! hmmmmmm! It's quite stressful, but if you've been

> wronged

> > and it could kill chances of getting another job . . . it might

be

> > worth it. On the other hand, I also agree that this could be a

> > blessing. I consider my new part-time job a blessing now that I

> have

> > EN. Working full time right now with EN is horrible and I can't

> wait

> > to go back to part time.

> >

> > Saw my UCONN doc today. She confirmed that the achilies tendon

and

> > other tendon pain is all part of the EN, just as some of us are

> > having joint pain, thus the reason for rheumies. I told her that

> the

> > Dapsone seems to work for two days, then my body fights

back . . .

> so

> > she wants to up me to 100mg/day. We'll do this as soon as my

> > bloodwork I had done today comes back showing that I'm not

dropping

> > red blood cells. She said we could go as high as 150 mgs/day if

we

> > need to to knock these suckers outta me. She's put her interns

on

> a

> > fact-finding on EN . . . so maybe they'll find something new!

She

> > also mentioned the drug . . . I can't remember the name, but it's

> > that old drug that used to be given to pregnant women to help

with

> > morning sickness. Yes, that drug that caused terrible birth

> > defects!! She said that women who are on it for other reasons

have

> > to have pregnancy tests every month, EVEN IF THEY'RE IN

> MENOPAUSE!!

> > Not sure I spelled that correctly, but Wow! huh?

> >

> > K, I'm exhausted. =) Take care everyone!

> >

> > M

> >

[Guest guest]

M,

yeah, like, why would i want to do things like " mow the lawn " ? ...

lol. i found that one does not " walk " the same. when I tread mill,

go for a fast walk outside and mow the lawn, you use your feet

differently. mowing the lawn, due to pushing weight in front of you,

puts different forces on different parts of your foot. i find this

tends to work the achilies tendons harder.

i have crohns diesease, so nsaid are a no-no for me... :-(

i will post some web addresses for you and others if interested.

here is a general one i looked at last nite that made me make the

connection. i want to do more intense research into crohns or

autoimmunities and tendonitis, especially the type that we appear to

have, the connective tissue of the tendon to the bone seems to get

inflamed. i have this in my fingers and elbows also, not just heels.

http://orthopedics.about.com/cs/ankleproblems/a/achilles.htm

bye for now,

jeff

> Hey Jeff!

>

> K, #1 . . . how about you share that website?! I only just learned

> yesterday that the tendons are involved, would like to read about

it

> myself too! =)

>

> #2 . . . Who said you could exercise? and walk? and mow? Aren't we

> all supposed to be hitting a sofa or a bed when we get home from

> work? Yeah, I know, AS IF! If I did that, the laundry wouldn't

get

> done, nor would any of the housework and cooking!

>

> #3 . . . All my doc said to do is take NSAIDS, ibuprofen, etc. My

> pain hits me mostly when I'm at rest and when I get up. It's not

> just in the achilies, although that's what hits me first . . . very

> stiff and sore in the morning. But it's also in my forearms and

> hands, shoulders, legs . . . pretty much all over. When I asked

the

> doc about it, I called it " total body tendonitis. " She didn't

even

> blink; she knew it was the EN. I got real tendonitis in my

forearms

> when my twins were little and was constantly changing diapers . . .

> so I know what I'm feeling.

>

> Since I've been feeling like crap anyway for almost a year, I

didn't

> put two and two together either . . . I just figured it was all

part

> of it or it was the meds. I think the anti-inflamatories I was on

> probably helped . . . but I was on pred at the time as well as

other

> things . . . so who the heck knows! I'm wondering if I take like

600-

> 800 mgs of ibuprofen before I got to bed if it would make a

> difference in the night and when I get up. I might just try that.

> Otherwise, it's just business as usual with EN, right?

>

> Not much help, I know . . . shins up! right? =) Take care . . .

and

> lay off the mowing this weekend, k? =)

>

> M

>