Hi there! if you go to my facebook page, you already know this. I'm off work again, for two more weeks. I didn't plan it, nope. I would rather not have had it happen like this. I did try to prevent it though.
When i went in sunday night, I really wasn't that comfy. still hurting a little and worried that I would get hurt again. well guess what, we were making the one thing that makes us have to do our heaviest work, and that was the only line running. I was working, doing my job, when i started to feel a little pain in my lower right hand side. then a bit later as i was doing another part of my job, BAM OR ZAP OR ZING! right down the right side of my ribs along the path of my surgery cuts, it felt like I was being ripped in half. talk about a world of hurt.
I went to the crewing office and told her i couldn't stay. It hurt too bad and i wanted to go home. they wouldn't let me go home. they couldn't let me drive home like that. liability thing ya know. they walked me to the safety room and laid me down and called the ambulance. that was the first time I have ever been inside and ambulance. kinda scary actually, the way it moves you up and down and the way it unfolds getting into and out of the vehicle.
so after we arrived at the hospital, and they gave me my spot to lay in for a while, they let john come back. my blood pressure was 190 over 100 when i arrived. that is a very scary number to hear. it finally went down. i was actually pretty lucky, I only had to stay in the er for a few hours. the doc came in and did few things, then decided i had disturbed the scar tissue around the cuts in my abdomen. holy crap!
after talking to my doc's office people and having them call me back twice, i was told I would be off for two more weeks. I have to go see him friday afternoon and get a release. I tried to tell him on my last visit with him what kind of job i had. he just said i would be fine. I think he thought i was just trying to get extra time off. I really just wanted to make sure i was healed on the inside. Most people don't think packing chips is heavy, but guess what folks, they are. and its fast and constant. OH well. this is how it turned out. I have to drive today, so no pain meds today. I don't really like them anyway.
so that's my storey, and you know the rest.
I didn't see the facebook update, sometimes my updates move into three or more pages a day if I'm at work all day so I miss a lot. I'm so sorry you that happened to you. :-( I hope you heal better this time around. Maybe by the end of your two weeks your doctor will listen to you and give you a bit more time off just to be sure.
ReplyDeleteHOLY CRAP.. 190 over 100.. Jeeeeeeeeeeeesh.. they were SO right to call an ambulance.. I'm kind of shocked they didn't keep you overnight at the hospital. Also.. if your doctor is THIS stupid about listening to you.. you REALLY need to go about finding another one.. this guy.. to be honest.. is the reason.. malpractice insurance is SO high for all of the OTHER doctors. And, in case you haven't figured it out.. you DO have a malpractice suit.. this butthole.. damn well.. could have caused your death.. and the cost of going to the hospital AGAIN.. that one.. is on him.. for NOT listening. Ask any good lawyer..
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry that the ambulance was scary for you......I have always wondered what it would be like to ride in one. I've ridden in a police car (I dated a cop for a bit)....and he even let me put the siren on once and that was pretty cool. But of course I wasn't hurting and on my way to the hospital either.
ReplyDeleteNow that blood pressure thing is worrying me.......do you have high blood pressure as a rule or were you just very freaked out?
Em, I was in really bad pain. that is the reason it was so high. It finally dropped to the range it normally is, 123 ove 77. its usually even a bit lower than that, but I was happy when it dropped.
ReplyDeleteCherei, he isnt my regular doc. he is surgon. they cut and that is all. my regular doc is wonderful. I would have left him long long ago if he was my regular doc. I have never sued anyone, so I really dont know much about that. I know my work wont let me back without a real release form this time. he just had a return to work date, no form.
jan, I doubt he will add any more time. I probablty didnt want to give me that time, but was probably thinking in the same range as Cherie up there.
I would think you could call your regular doctor and explain to him what went on and have him write you a doctors note. You need time to heal. Not everyone heals at the same rate.
ReplyDeleteWhew, I'm glad you don't usually have blood pressure issues -that can lead to all sorts of other things. I imagine part of the reason they were being so careful at work (besides that they all like and worry about you) is because of the workmans comp thing. You did, after all, hurt yourself at work I hope that the doctor keeps you out long enough to have you really healed this time, poor thing.
ReplyDeleteLisa I"m glad your back home and on the mend. Don't go back to work until your sure your totally ready. You don't want to do any lasting damage.
ReplyDeletetwo more weeks off! people are going to start calling you 'sick note' at work! LOLOL!
ReplyDeletethere is no way they could really say THAT to me. there are people there that I swear have never worked an entire year there. they may work two or three months, then they are off again. I dont know how they do it. and these ar people that have really high seniority.
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