A very bad day...can anyone relate?

[Guest guest]

A quick background...new co worker, been there 5 1/2 months....before

I had surgery, she says...you look healthy, why are you having

surgery?? This woman is a healthcare professional, don't you think

she'd know better? Does she say that to all her patients?

Anyway...them's fighting words....I took instant dislike to her then.

It's now 2 weeks back to work and 've worked with her straight

through. Despite excess training and full time work, she can't

function as an actual full person. Today I had her and another

incompetent coworker...I did EVERYTHING for everybody...I'll admit

that I was snarky after 2 weeks of this and her constant questions

and whining about how busy it is and perhaps I could've been nicer to

her, but it was BUSY ..I have just come back from surgery that wasn't

sucessful, I'm in pain, on my feet all day, I'm anemic again, I

didn't get a break, stayed an hour late then find out she went and

told the boss that I'm mean to her and it's not her fault because she

has been fighting a cold and has been tired lately. So the boss let

her go half an hour early!!!! Plus she makes more money than me,

because of an incentive she got when she was hired!!!!AGGGGGGGGGH

Can I get sympathy or understanding of how much I do under the

circumstances from a healthy person...just once, they really don't

understand...but I would've thought healthcare was different.

Similar stories anyone?

Lexi

[Guest guest]

Lexi:

I had surgery last June and trained my replacement who was supposed

to be there only while I was off recovering. Well, while I was away

she schmoozed with my two bosses so badly that she convinced them to

keep her on after I returned. That wouldn't have been so bad had she

not turned out to be a back-stabbing brown noser!

Long story short, when I had to book off work this January after

developing RA, she attended a work related seminar and ended up

badmouthing me to former co-workers! Said that she didn't think I

was really sick because I " looked just fine " to her. People I used

to work with called me at home telling how she was saying all these

rotten things about me.

I haven't returned to work since, and won't be able to go back until

I can get my RA under control, but I WILL be putting in for a

transfer. People like the two we are working with are POISON! You

have enough on your plate and the last you need is someone like that

draining you emotionally.

Hang in there girl......

> A quick background...new co worker, been there 5 1/2

months....before

> I had surgery, she says...you look healthy, why are you having

> surgery?? This woman is a healthcare professional, don't you think

> she'd know better? Does she say that to all her patients?

> Anyway...them's fighting words....I took instant dislike to her

then.

> It's now 2 weeks back to work and 've worked with her straight

> through. Despite excess training and full time work, she can't

> function as an actual full person. Today I had her and another

> incompetent coworker...I did EVERYTHING for everybody...I'll admit

> that I was snarky after 2 weeks of this and her constant questions

> and whining about how busy it is and perhaps I could've been nicer

to

> her, but it was BUSY ..I have just come back from surgery that

wasn't

> sucessful, I'm in pain, on my feet all day, I'm anemic again, I

> didn't get a break, stayed an hour late then find out she went and

> told the boss that I'm mean to her and it's not her fault because

she

> has been fighting a cold and has been tired lately. So the boss let

> her go half an hour early!!!! Plus she makes more money than me,

> because of an incentive she got when she was hired!!!!AGGGGGGGGGH

> Can I get sympathy or understanding of how much I do under the

> circumstances from a healthy person...just once, they really don't

> understand...but I would've thought healthcare was different.

> Similar stories anyone?

> Lexi

[Guest guest]

Lexi,

Well, I haven't worked except at church in over 5 years, but the one

person who seems to just shrug off my illness (fibro, Dercum's Disease,

and recently dx with MS) is my own daughter!! I think she just can't

handle the fact that her parents are getting older. I know she has a

lot on her plate with 4 kids and a job and going to college part-time,

but just once I wouldn't mind the tiniest bit of sympathy from her.

With your co-worker, I can't blame you for being snarky! There ought

to be a form that our doctors can fill out to tell our bosses and co-

workers exactly what we are feeling.

Take care,

Judi

[Guest guest]

Lexi,

Well, I haven't worked except at church in over 5 years, but the one

person who seems to just shrug off my illness (fibro, Dercum's Disease,

and recently dx with MS) is my own daughter!! I think she just can't

handle the fact that her parents are getting older. I know she has a

lot on her plate with 4 kids and a job and going to college part-time,

but just once I wouldn't mind the tiniest bit of sympathy from her.

With your co-worker, I can't blame you for being snarky! There ought

to be a form that our doctors can fill out to tell our bosses and co-

workers exactly what we are feeling.

Take care,

Judi

[Guest guest]

i was so tired of all the comments years ago and one came from my dad. but

what are ya gonna do. people comment to me all the time oh i wish i could leave

now. well i'd like to have their health and paycheck too. great.....i get to

go home and sit inside. can't be in the sun. can't do too much housework,

can't walk too far. can't stand or sit too long. can't hold a book for long.

have no $ to spend. dizzy from all these drugs. i have $3 left a week to call

my own. now i've had to give that up too or else lose my circuit breaker drug

discount. so hmm lose 4 or give them a couple thousand more........today the

chiro had to adjust my ankle. it was out of place. i called my foot dr

yesterday and canceled my appt for today because i was feeling better. he

must've hit me with the voodoo doll. i'm on my 4th round of antibiotics since

the

end of feb for this stupid sinus infection and i have a headache, can you

tell??

kathy in il

[Guest guest]

i was so tired of all the comments years ago and one came from my dad. but

what are ya gonna do. people comment to me all the time oh i wish i could leave

now. well i'd like to have their health and paycheck too. great.....i get to

go home and sit inside. can't be in the sun. can't do too much housework,

can't walk too far. can't stand or sit too long. can't hold a book for long.

have no $ to spend. dizzy from all these drugs. i have $3 left a week to call

my own. now i've had to give that up too or else lose my circuit breaker drug

discount. so hmm lose 4 or give them a couple thousand more........today the

chiro had to adjust my ankle. it was out of place. i called my foot dr

yesterday and canceled my appt for today because i was feeling better. he

must've hit me with the voodoo doll. i'm on my 4th round of antibiotics since

the

end of feb for this stupid sinus infection and i have a headache, can you

tell??

kathy in il

[Guest guest]

i know i'm sitting here moving my heat pack all over because i can't figure

out where i hurt the most!! i wish it would just rain already. plus i feel

some pms coming on again too. better warn my son!!

kathy in il

[Guest guest]

i know i'm sitting here moving my heat pack all over because i can't figure

out where i hurt the most!! i wish it would just rain already. plus i feel

some pms coming on again too. better warn my son!!

kathy in il

[Guest guest]

i feel bad whining about it. i had such a good run. i just hope it is not

the end of another drug.

kathy in il

[Guest guest]

dang, girl, you hit the nail right on the head. that puts into words

exactly how most of us feel, most of the time. do we ALL get those

stupid sinus infections and accompanying nasty headaches? Have you

tried that mucinex? works like drano. doc gave me freebies last

infection. here's hoping brighter days for us all.

Jane

> i was so tired of all the comments years ago and one came from my

dad. but

> what are ya gonna do. people comment to me all the time oh i wish i

could leave

> now. well i'd like to have their health and paycheck too.

great.....i get to

> go home and sit inside. can't be in the sun. can't do too much

housework,

> can't walk too far. can't stand or sit too long. can't hold a book

for long.

> have no $ to spend. dizzy from all these drugs. i have $3 left a

week to call

> my own. now i've had to give that up too or else lose my circuit

breaker drug

> discount. so hmm lose 4 or give them a couple thousand

more........today the

> chiro had to adjust my ankle. it was out of place. i called my

foot dr

> yesterday and canceled my appt for today because i was feeling

better. he

> must've hit me with the voodoo doll. i'm on my 4th round of

antibiotics since the

> end of feb for this stupid sinus infection and i have a headache,

can you

> tell??

>

> kathy in il

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

dang, girl, you hit the nail right on the head. that puts into words

exactly how most of us feel, most of the time. do we ALL get those

stupid sinus infections and accompanying nasty headaches? Have you

tried that mucinex? works like drano. doc gave me freebies last

infection. here's hoping brighter days for us all.

Jane

> i was so tired of all the comments years ago and one came from my

dad. but

> what are ya gonna do. people comment to me all the time oh i wish i

could leave

> now. well i'd like to have their health and paycheck too.

great.....i get to

> go home and sit inside. can't be in the sun. can't do too much

housework,

> can't walk too far. can't stand or sit too long. can't hold a book

for long.

> have no $ to spend. dizzy from all these drugs. i have $3 left a

week to call

> my own. now i've had to give that up too or else lose my circuit

breaker drug

> discount. so hmm lose 4 or give them a couple thousand

more........today the

> chiro had to adjust my ankle. it was out of place. i called my

foot dr

> yesterday and canceled my appt for today because i was feeling

better. he

> must've hit me with the voodoo doll. i'm on my 4th round of

antibiotics since the

> end of feb for this stupid sinus infection and i have a headache,

can you

> tell??

>

> kathy in il

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Lexi, I love that name!! That was my grandmother's name (funny

thing, her husband was named Leck!!). Anyway, I hear ya. I work in

a hospital as a surgical nurse. They don't get it. The only ones

who get it are the orthopedic surgeons and a few scrub techs who are

in nursing school and just got done studying RA. Healthcare seems

to care the least about you. I have been in this business for 13

years and there is NO sympathy or care for their own. I always

thought of healthcare like the government. They are too busy taking

care of everyone else to have time to care about their own!! I have

the same issues.

I was off work last year for 6 months. Now, when I went back I

thought there would be some kind of re-orientation and some kind of

schedule that would let me build up my strength and stamina. Nope,

just threw me right back into the mix. Didn't tell me anything

about any departmental changes (there were a lot), didn't allow me

to re-orient to surgical cases, nothing. Just right into full time

as if I had onloy been gone 6 days instead of 6 months. To top it

off, they put me with the most incompetent person in the department.

You're not alone in this one, believe me. Email me if you want, we

can talk more about it......Marina

[Guest guest]

Lexi, I love that name!! That was my grandmother's name (funny

thing, her husband was named Leck!!). Anyway, I hear ya. I work in

a hospital as a surgical nurse. They don't get it. The only ones

who get it are the orthopedic surgeons and a few scrub techs who are

in nursing school and just got done studying RA. Healthcare seems

to care the least about you. I have been in this business for 13

years and there is NO sympathy or care for their own. I always

thought of healthcare like the government. They are too busy taking

care of everyone else to have time to care about their own!! I have

the same issues.

I was off work last year for 6 months. Now, when I went back I

thought there would be some kind of re-orientation and some kind of

schedule that would let me build up my strength and stamina. Nope,

just threw me right back into the mix. Didn't tell me anything

about any departmental changes (there were a lot), didn't allow me

to re-orient to surgical cases, nothing. Just right into full time

as if I had onloy been gone 6 days instead of 6 months. To top it

off, they put me with the most incompetent person in the department.

You're not alone in this one, believe me. Email me if you want, we

can talk more about it......Marina

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 4/29/2005 9:13:24 P.M. Central Daylight Time,

j.mccrary@... writes:

As for PMS we never heard that term in my young days. Yeah I am

kinda old...........

pretty weird at work today someone found an old merck manual from 1972. pms

was not listed!!

kathy in il

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 4/29/2005 9:13:24 P.M. Central Daylight Time,

j.mccrary@... writes:

As for PMS we never heard that term in my young days. Yeah I am

kinda old...........

pretty weird at work today someone found an old merck manual from 1972. pms

was not listed!!

kathy in il

[Guest guest]

Sorry you are having such a hard time lately, Kathy!

Not an MD

I'll tell you where to go!

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

s Hopkins Medicine

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

Re: [ ] Re: A very bad day...can anyone relate?

>i know i'm sitting here moving my heat pack all over because i can't figure

> out where i hurt the most!! i wish it would just rain already. plus i feel

> some pms coming on again too. better warn my son!!

>

> kathy in il

[Guest guest]

Sorry you are having such a hard time lately, Kathy!

Not an MD

I'll tell you where to go!

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

s Hopkins Medicine

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

Re: [ ] Re: A very bad day...can anyone relate?

>i know i'm sitting here moving my heat pack all over because i can't figure

> out where i hurt the most!! i wish it would just rain already. plus i feel

> some pms coming on again too. better warn my son!!

>

> kathy in il

[Guest guest]

I know how you feel Kathy. Today has been a bad day for me too.

I have been using the heating pad off and on all day as my lower

back has been hurting sooooooo bad. They say a cold front is

coming through tonight. Well here in Texas the " cold front " is

suppose to be in the mid 40's so they say. It is unusually cool

for this time of the year though.

As for PMS we never heard that term in my young days. Yeah I am

kinda old...........

Joyce from Texas

Re: [ ] Re: A very bad day...can anyone relate?

i know i'm sitting here moving my heat pack all over because i can't figure

out where i hurt the most!! i wish it would just rain already. plus i feel

some pms coming on again too. better warn my son!!

kathy in il

[Guest guest]

I know how you feel Kathy. Today has been a bad day for me too.

I have been using the heating pad off and on all day as my lower

back has been hurting sooooooo bad. They say a cold front is

coming through tonight. Well here in Texas the " cold front " is

suppose to be in the mid 40's so they say. It is unusually cool

for this time of the year though.

As for PMS we never heard that term in my young days. Yeah I am

kinda old...........

Joyce from Texas

Re: [ ] Re: A very bad day...can anyone relate?

i know i'm sitting here moving my heat pack all over because i can't figure

out where i hurt the most!! i wish it would just rain already. plus i feel

some pms coming on again too. better warn my son!!

kathy in il

[Guest guest]

Kathy, I'm not surprised. I began going into the menapause

when I was 36 years old in 1966. Really had a bad time of it.

Joyce

Re: [ ] Re: A very bad day...can anyone relate?

In a message dated 4/29/2005 9:13:24 P.M. Central Daylight Time,

j.mccrary@... writes:

As for PMS we never heard that term in my young days. Yeah I am

kinda old...........

pretty weird at work today someone found an old merck manual from 1972. pms

was not listed!!

kathy in il

[Guest guest]

Kathy, I'm not surprised. I began going into the menapause

when I was 36 years old in 1966. Really had a bad time of it.

Joyce

Re: [ ] Re: A very bad day...can anyone relate?

In a message dated 4/29/2005 9:13:24 P.M. Central Daylight Time,

j.mccrary@... writes:

As for PMS we never heard that term in my young days. Yeah I am

kinda old...........

pretty weird at work today someone found an old merck manual from 1972. pms

was not listed!!

kathy in il