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orthodoc · 11-19-2012, 02:37 PM

Being in pain for days, losing sleep, not knowing when things will get better, makes it so much harder to cope with normal things - never mind the extreme stress you've had at work lately. Put your own recovery at the top of your priority list and try to leave the decisions about work until later, if you can.

Being miserable full-time isn't a workable long-term situation. If you can get FMLA and take some time to recover, it may give you breathing room to consider what direction to take re your job. But get feeling better first. Sending hugs.

infinite monkey · 11-20-2012, 08:29 AM

Thanks again everybody. I appreciate it...you all helped me through a rough day.

I feel better mentally but am in a lot of pain today. I go back to the doctor this afternoon though.

But I'm not hating life like I did yesterday. This is a good thing. Again, thanks for listening and for your kind words.

I will de-wimpify any day now.

glatt · 11-20-2012, 08:35 AM

"Rub some dirt on it, Nancy."

infinite monkey · 11-20-2012, 08:38 AM

*snicker*

Seriously. This is the girl who would run into a brick wall to keep a basketball inbounds. The girl who jumps out of planes, scuba dives. The girl who spent her entire first term of college on crutches and didn't have surgery til Thanksgiving break.

I WILL NOT be that old lady. I WILL get healthy and back on the scene.

Besides, I haven't bungie jumped yet.

orthodoc · 11-20-2012, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by infinite monkey

Besides, I haven't bungie jumped yet.

Now THAT'll straighten out your back.

infinite monkey · 11-20-2012, 08:46 AM

Heh. I can feel my spine decompressing as I type.

Aliantha · 11-20-2012, 05:15 PM

Back pain is so hard to cope with. It just clouds everything else. Do you see a chiro at all? I know a good one if you can get to Oz.

Take time off work! Let those bitches sort out their shit and while they're at it, you start looking around for something else. You never know what might come up if you start searching.

I hope you're feeling better about everything soon.

infinite monkey · 11-20-2012, 06:02 PM

Thanks!

Last week the doctor could not even begin to straighten my legs from their 45 degree angle while i sat in the chair. Today he could. He put me back on the prednisone which makes sense because we had stopped controlling the inflammation in any meaningful way.

You're so right about work. I feel things are a bit better sorted today. And you totally said what my dad has always told me...that no matter what job you're doing, no matter how good it might seem, always keep your eyes open because you never know what could come up.

Chocolatl · 11-21-2012, 05:31 PM

An early happy Thanksgiving to all the 'Merkins tomorrow. Hope you enjoy/endure it, depending on your situation. (Endurance needed at our house.)

orthodoc · 11-21-2012, 05:44 PM

Hoping to enjoy and not endure. As long as tempers stay under control and there isn't an incident requiring 911 intervention, we'll be good ...

First time not cooking in, oh, forever ... that'll be sort of cool, anyway. I get to see the adult kids take over and stretch their culinary wings. They're making stuffing tonight. I can get used to this!

infinite monkey · 11-22-2012, 07:33 AM

Just in case anyone thinks I've gone all rogue nice, please to let me say "get your head out of your ass for pete's sake."

This has been a public service announcement.

bluecuracao · 11-22-2012, 02:10 PM

Sitting here waiting for 4PM. That's what time I'm supposed to meet a friend of mine, to go to the place to eat Thanksgiving grub (ya know, the place).

Been waiting a couple of hours already. No booze in the house. So. Bored.

Lamplighter · 11-25-2012, 07:12 PM

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Crimson Ghost · 11-25-2012, 10:31 PM

The hell you say...

What is this 'alcohol' of which you speak?

Going to investigate further...

xoxoxoBruce · 11-25-2012, 10:36 PM

There was one on the news today where the guy had a count of 0.5... not 0.05, 0.5. The sumbitch should be dead.

11-19-2012, 02:37 PM	#1
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Being in pain for days, losing sleep, not knowing when things will get better, makes it so much harder to cope with normal things - never mind the extreme stress you've had at work lately. Put your own recovery at the top of your priority list and try to leave the decisions about work until later, if you can. Being miserable full-time isn't a workable long-term situation. If you can get FMLA and take some time to recover, it may give you breathing room to consider what direction to take re your job. But get feeling better first. Sending hugs. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

11-20-2012, 05:15 PM	#7
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Back pain is so hard to cope with. It just clouds everything else. Do you see a chiro at all? I know a good one if you can get to Oz. Take time off work! Let those bitches sort out their shit and while they're at it, you start looking around for something else. You never know what might come up if you start searching. I hope you're feeling better about everything soon. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

11-21-2012, 05:44 PM	#10
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Hoping to enjoy and not endure. As long as tempers stay under control and there isn't an incident requiring 911 intervention, we'll be good ... First time not cooking in, oh, forever ... that'll be sort of cool, anyway. I get to see the adult kids take over and stretch their culinary wings. They're making stuffing tonight. I can get used to this! __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

11-25-2012, 10:31 PM	#14
Crimson Ghost Larger than life and twice as ugly. Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,264	The hell you say... What is this 'alcohol' of which you speak? Going to investigate further... __________________ We must all go through a rite of passage. It must be physical, it must be painful, and it must leave a mark. I have no knowledge of the events which you are describing, and if I did have knowledge of them, I would be unable to discuss them with you now or at any future period. Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years

11-25-2012, 10:36 PM	#15
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	There was one on the news today where the guy had a count of 0.5... not 0.05, 0.5. The sumbitch should be dead. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-20-2012, 08:29 AM	#2
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Thanks again everybody. I appreciate it...you all helped me through a rough day. I feel better mentally but am in a lot of pain today. I go back to the doctor this afternoon though. But I'm not hating life like I did yesterday. This is a good thing. Again, thanks for listening and for your kind words. I will de-wimpify any day now.

11-20-2012, 08:35 AM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	"Rub some dirt on it, Nancy."

11-20-2012, 08:38 AM	#4
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	snicker Seriously. This is the girl who would run into a brick wall to keep a basketball inbounds. The girl who jumps out of planes, scuba dives. The girl who spent her entire first term of college on crutches and didn't have surgery til Thanksgiving break. I WILL NOT be that old lady. I WILL get healthy and back on the scene. Besides, I haven't bungie jumped yet.

11-20-2012, 08:46 AM	#6
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Heh. I can feel my spine decompressing as I type.

11-20-2012, 06:02 PM	#8
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Thanks! Last week the doctor could not even begin to straighten my legs from their 45 degree angle while i sat in the chair. Today he could. He put me back on the prednisone which makes sense because we had stopped controlling the inflammation in any meaningful way. You're so right about work. I feel things are a bit better sorted today. And you totally said what my dad has always told me...that no matter what job you're doing, no matter how good it might seem, always keep your eyes open because you never know what could come up.

11-21-2012, 05:31 PM	#9
Chocolatl Glutton for Gluttony Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,409	An early happy Thanksgiving to all the 'Merkins tomorrow. Hope you enjoy/endure it, depending on your situation. (Endurance needed at our house.)

11-22-2012, 07:33 AM	#11
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Just in case anyone thinks I've gone all rogue nice, please to let me say "get your head out of your ass for pete's sake." This has been a public service announcement.

11-22-2012, 02:10 PM	#12
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	Sitting here waiting for 4PM. That's what time I'm supposed to meet a friend of mine, to go to the place to eat Thanksgiving grub (ya know, the place). Been waiting a couple of hours already. No booze in the house. So. Bored.

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