Re: Been off work all week.
From: toni welsh (twelsh1@hotmail.com)
Thu Oct 3 12:53:26 2002
At Thu, 3 Oct 2002, RobynD423 wrote:
>
>Hello everyone,
>Need some help - I've been home all week (was to go back to work today)
>but I'm still feeling real crappy. Here's whats going on. I suffer
>from adhesions and now I'm having problems with my colon. I think the
>adhesion are now attaching to my colon but I don't get to the my NEW
>GYNO until Wednesday. I woke up Monday feeling run down and pain in my
>lower left side (where I had my cyst removed last year) I normally have
>pain there but lately it's been different (I also suffer from IBS). I
>ended up at the ER monday night and basically walked away with the
>diagnosis I gave the doctor (adhesions and cysts on my remaining ovary).
>I went to my regular doctor on Tuesday (I almost forgot - I've been
>having blood in my stools, but not everytime - just 2 known times).
>Anyway, he feels I need to go the endro/adhesion route thinking the
>endro is in my colon and he's luckily sending me to a new gyno. Here's
>my main question - I need a note for work for being off and his note was
>for Mon-Wed. - I got up this morning and still feel weak and pain in my
>abdomin. I need to call my doctor for an extension - hopefully I can be
>back to work Monday. Should I have a problem asking for this. Oh I
>want to add that my vicodin is barely touching the pain. Again, how do
>I ask my doctor for an extension. Also at work by being off for 5 days
>- its counts as a leave and doesn't count as an "absense", if that makes
>sense. Please need some advice.
>Thank you,
>
>--
>Robyn
>
Robyn,
I too have been suffering from severe symptoms of IBS, it was settled
down for awhile, and the last week I have been feeling so bad! I started
back to work after 5 years, and am opening a new store this sunday! The
dr put me on Prozac and something for IBS called Zeldorn I think it is
called, I just tried it today! I hope it helps, at least we have some
drs who understand!
Take care of yourself.
Toni