Trinityheart8891
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well, looks like some big changes are going to be happening, my boss and fellow staff have noticed I am slowing down lately, I had 144 hrs of call out time, and this has my boss questioning if I am fit to continue to do my job at my current capacity, she has asked me to get a "fit for work" note or whatever, and has asked that I consider cutting back my hours. I admit this has had me stressed out cause I feel guilty, even before talking to anyone about how much I have had to call out, as well as I have taken a hit to my pride/having to admit to myself that I cant do it any more/that I am slowing down/that my health is seriously adversely effecting my ability to work. well, bottom line is she has made me an offer that I pretty much cant refuse, she wants me to start doing cardiology stuff (stress tests/holters) because she knows I have a passion for this stuff and I have alot of skills in cardiology. I will have to cut back to 64 hrs/pay 32 hrs/wk. but I will be able to fill in/pick up hours doing traditional clinical care/respiratory therapy as I want to/can.
I am happy that I will finally be able to get on days, but I am having a hard time because my doctors say that I am doing "great" my functional status should be good. I can no longer deny that there is an issue here, my health is seriously effecting my ability to work. My boss also leveled with me, she's got neck/back issues and has had the same problem with pride, and recently has had to admit it and have the surgery she needs. She said she can also see the change in me. She told me there's no way I am "imagining" my HR at 180, she can tell I am having arrhythmias again. and has convinced me that this is the right thing to do before something dangerous happens and/or I crack and its the end of my carreer
that said I am working on getting my arrhythmias diagnosed, the holter I had was negative, and I am waiting on my EP doc to get back from vacation to figure out the next step., this is one piece of the puzzle, the others I am hoping will improve with less hours working/not on nights and having the energy to apply to taking care of myself
also, I realized that my boss, and a few fellow employees being my friend on FB see my posts and when I stated I was trying to hide it (meaning the arrhythmias/health issues) she came back with "well, its all over facebook" this is an eye opener, and I wont be posting any health related statuses on my FB, has anyone else had this issue before? has anyone else has these types of experiences before with work/health issues? can anyone else give me some advice? I'm still processing/trying to accept, this is really hard. . .
I am happy that I will finally be able to get on days, but I am having a hard time because my doctors say that I am doing "great" my functional status should be good. I can no longer deny that there is an issue here, my health is seriously effecting my ability to work. My boss also leveled with me, she's got neck/back issues and has had the same problem with pride, and recently has had to admit it and have the surgery she needs. She said she can also see the change in me. She told me there's no way I am "imagining" my HR at 180, she can tell I am having arrhythmias again. and has convinced me that this is the right thing to do before something dangerous happens and/or I crack and its the end of my carreer
that said I am working on getting my arrhythmias diagnosed, the holter I had was negative, and I am waiting on my EP doc to get back from vacation to figure out the next step., this is one piece of the puzzle, the others I am hoping will improve with less hours working/not on nights and having the energy to apply to taking care of myself
also, I realized that my boss, and a few fellow employees being my friend on FB see my posts and when I stated I was trying to hide it (meaning the arrhythmias/health issues) she came back with "well, its all over facebook" this is an eye opener, and I wont be posting any health related statuses on my FB, has anyone else had this issue before? has anyone else has these types of experiences before with work/health issues? can anyone else give me some advice? I'm still processing/trying to accept, this is really hard. . .