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Posted 7/24/2013 4:05 PM (GMT 0)
I know I know...most of you will say "go home." I probably will but what is it about work we just feel obligated to go and be there.

I'm in a bad flare lately...and just don't get it. I even went to the gym this morning after emptying out...and swam my heart out.

I feel crampy, gaseous today but not much could be in there. Wow...I just really, really hate this UC. So sad today, and so frustrated, and even angry.

I'm just so close to just leaving, and sending an email to my boss that I wasn't feeling well......
Posted 7/24/2013 4:17 PM (GMT 0)
I've worked regular, 40 hour work weeks during my my flares. I've gone home a couple times, each time when I had an accident at work. I had a change of clothes available to me but I just felt gross and I had to go home and shower to get rid of that feeling. So maybe it isn't all that terrible of a uc day if you haven't had an accident in your office -- to put things in perspective.
Posted 7/24/2013 6:16 PM (GMT 0)
How are you feeling now? flaring can completely exhaust our bodies and minds that even the thought of functioning is difficult.

I'm reallllly going to stress that you ask your GI for rectal meds...mesalamine retention enemas to be exact. In truth, you're not dealing with your flare as effectively as you can at this point.

feel better soon,
q
Posted 7/24/2013 7:11 PM (GMT 0)
"I know I know...most of you will say "go home." I probably will but what is it about work we just feel obligated to go and be there."



it's just how a lot of us roll jp - good for you -

sometimes throwing in the towel and going home is like having a good cry - you just gotta do it -

hope tomorrow is a better day -
Posted 7/24/2013 7:18 PM (GMT 0)
JohnPhx and iPoop sound like tough guy. Much tougher than me, anyways. I admire that. Hope you feel better soon.
Posted 7/24/2013 9:12 PM (GMT 0)
I don't think I could work full-time while flaring. I know we don't have any other option than trying to get to work and I've done it before but thinking back, I don't know how I managed. It's embarrassing and uncomfortable, unpredictable, painful... trying to focus on work when you're feeling that way sounds awful. I feel very lucky to be in remission.
Posted 7/24/2013 9:16 PM (GMT 0)

JohnPhx said...
I know I know...most of you will say "go home." I probably will but what is it about work we just feel obligated to go and be there.

I'm in a bad flare lately...and just don't get it. I even went to the gym this morning after emptying out...and swam my heart out.

I feel crampy, gaseous today but not much could be in there. Wow...I just really, really hate this UC. So sad today, and so frustrated, and even angry.

I'm just so close to just leaving, and sending an email to my boss that I wasn't feeling well......

Burned up all my sick time with the head-on car crash and the angiogram that came after the week in the hospital plus a week of recovery time post accident.

Been down from 60mg pred to 5mg and gut is fine but energy level suuuuuuucks. So went back on 10 mg yesterday and was doing fine today but an all day emergency happened so I popped another 5mg taking me to 10mg again.

Apparently the adrenals are just not back yet so will take it easy for a soft landing. Stool quality is fine, gut is fine but could sleep 14 hours a day until the adrenals come back to life a bit more.
Posted 7/24/2013 10:27 PM (GMT 0)
Ok I went home after 6 hours. Was crampy the ENTIRE day! Went to the restroom several times (just liquid). Dontcha hate that?!?!

I'm seriously thinking it was the last dozen eggs I bought. I know, I know we tend to do that but this morning at work I ate 3 of them! Pre-cooked of course. I scramble them before leaving and heat them up at work. When I got home I had 1 left out of the dozen and got to thinking how sick I've been this past week. I chucked that last one.

Maybe it's superstition? I'm thinking it was the eggs!! Hrmmm...I'll find out now that I bought new ones.

John
Posted 7/24/2013 10:27 PM (GMT 0)
I worked while flaring. I didn't work full time but did three 8hr days a week. The night before one of my days to work I ate pretty light which helped a lot but I still would have to dash to the bathroom (which by the way at the kennel I worked at was a port a potty). I was lucky and never had an accident at work.

Now I work an afternoon to early evening shift a few days a week and day hours on Saturdays. I am in remission but still have bad days usually do to stress or something I should know better not to eat but did anyway. Lomotil helps me a lot on one of those bad days.
Posted 7/25/2013 5:42 AM (GMT 0)
I've never reheated eggs....interesting concept...but we used to eat egg salad sandwiches left in a bag for hours before lunchtime. and..I used to eat raw eggs as a kid...so it could be the eggs..lol.

You'll know soon enough....


You mention semi-remission..which actually means still flare?

rectal meds, my dear....rectal meds.

Hope you feel better by tomorrow or at least the weekend.

Good you went home....
q
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