down for the count - Fibromyalgia Message Board

sherryrenee0423 · 04-09-2008, 11:08 AM

I had to call into work today which is something i hate doing. My boyfriend and I cleaned our rent house last night to get it ready for the new tenant because we couldn't find a maid to do it on short notice. I took a Darvoset before I started cleaning and it fooled me into thinking I wasn't overdoing it. Then we had a terrible thunder storm last night and I guess the combo has left me to my couch with lots of pillows and my heating pad. I hope my boss isn't mad, but I just can't do it today. Thanks for letting me vent.

sweetjerseygirl · 04-09-2008, 12:02 PM

Oh, i know all three feelings. Masking the pain with painkillers, overdoing it, having to call in work when i felt there was just no way i was going to be productive and hurting in front of my co-workers. And worrying, well not if they were going to be mad but there always comes a certain guilt when i called in. I always hated calling in for some unexplained reason. Well dont worry about it too much, it happens, i just hope you get to feeling better soon. Rest up today and take care of yourself. Being sick is just part of life sometimes, stinks we worry about it but i guess thats only normal. I'm sending someone to sit with you today...........

gorgee · 04-09-2008, 05:33 PM

I am sorry you are feeling so terrible. Please keep us posted as to how you are feeling this evening. I, know how you are feeling, and I don't have the guilt of calling into work, I have the guilt of other things, like spending money on dr appt., medications, not being able to take care of the house etc. I know what guilt is and I hate it. I hope you left the guilt at the door when you called into work, and did not worry about it at all for the rest of the day.

I hope you took good care of yourself today, even though I am just checking in, I will be thinking of you and you are in my prayers this evening.

Kassandra

MizSpentyouth2 · 04-09-2008, 09:07 PM

I am sorry that you are down for the count, I know I can really relate. I too always overdo and then pay for it. I just can not get it in my head that I can not do what I used to do. One of my docs actually told me that "work for you is a 4 letter word" I kept on trying to go back. I even did after getting my ss disability approved. They only give a 9 month trial work period in your lifetime before they will boot you off. I have used all of the 9 months and not consecutive but never was able to stay long . That the sad part of the fms
you never know what tomorrow is going to bring. I do not fit into their neat little packages of diagnosis , so they are always testing for more stuff. I hope tomorrow is better for you.

sherryrenee0423 · 04-10-2008, 11:31 AM

Today is better. Thank you for your concern and encouragement. I can sit upright and move my neck which is a lot better than yesterday. I'm taking it easy at work and sitting at my desk as much as I can; however I'm still counting down the hours until 4:30! Today will be good because I made a massage appointment for after work. Tomorrow I'm trying acupuncture for the first time and Saturday I'm getting a pedicure

! Maybe all this indulgence will help me feel better.

I hate that I count down the hours until I can leave work and wish it were the weekend so I could rest. These thoughts are becoming a daily ordeal for me. Maybe one day I can work part-time...I think that would help me a lot.