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(Message started by: Bill_G. on Oct 24^th, 2006, 6:37am)

Title: Well now my Boss knows
Post by Bill_G. on Oct 24^th, 2006, 6:37am

Yesterday was only the third day on a new job. In the middle of my shift the monster hit me starting as a 5 and going up from there. I immediately reached for my pocket where I keep my pills only to find out that I had left them in my car. Normally this would not be a problem, but my new job is in a "Federal Trade Zone and
we are only allowed out of the building at lunch break. I asked the security people if I could run out to, my car, explaining that my medicine was there and I was becoming very ill (now I'm at 7-8). Security called the wharehouse boss and I was allowed to get my meds. About 2 hours later the monster finally left me. Not before everyone saw the pacing, cussing, hitting things, In general these people saw me at my worst. These people must be angels on earth. Not only letting me go to my car, but I was allowed to stay on paid overtime to finish the tasks that I had been given to do prior to the attack.
I think that maybe I have found a place where I will be able to finish my working days. I'm lucky, in only ten years or so and I will be able to retire for good. Enough ramblin' thanks to all for letting me vent. PF wishes to all

Bill

Title: Re: Well now my Boss knows
Post by AussieBrian on Oct 24^th, 2006, 6:40am

It may well have been the rottenest thing to happen, and the bestest thing as well at the same time.

Good luck.

Title: Re: Well now my Boss knows
Post by Barry_T_Coles on Oct 24^th, 2006, 6:56am

Cheers Bill
Look's like you may be among good people.
Be yourselfe & part of the team and it could be a good ten years.

Kind Regards
Barry

Title: Re: Well now my Boss knows
Post by E-Double on Oct 24^th, 2006, 8:58am

Glad you are in a place where they appear to be compassionate.

You did say it left after 2 hrs.
This was with taking an abortive???

You may want to look into a better med to keep in your arsenal!

E

Title: Re: Well now my Boss knows
Post by Karla on Oct 24^th, 2006, 9:48am

I agree with E. You should be able to abort your ha in under 15 min. if you use imitrex or zomig nasal spray or imitrex shots. Oxygen will abort in about 20 min. I probabaly just misunderstood you.

Title: Re: Well now my Boss knows
Post by Linda_Howell on Oct 24^th, 2006, 11:25am

If you haven't already, print out this letter to take to your boss and anyone else that may need to know. It could be invaluable in getting them to really understand.

http://www.ouch-us.org/chgeneral/colleagueletter.htm

Title: Re: Well now my Boss knows
Post by Bill_G. on Oct 24^th, 2006, 1:36pm

Thanks for all the messages, and I did use what abortives I had with me (100mg Imitrex pills x2, and ultram50mg. x3

Title: Re: Well now my Boss knows
Post by TxBasslady on Oct 24^th, 2006, 3:00pm

It's great to hear that things seemed to work out good for you, as far as your employer.

I don't take Imitrex, never have, but it does appear that the pill form is much slower acting.

Have you tried 02? Combined with a clustermasx, this has been a godsend for me.

Again, glad to hear that things went well.

PF vibes,

Jean

Title: Re: Well now my Boss knows
Post by Charlie on Oct 24^th, 2006, 8:04pm

Sorry you got hit but happy that you did well with your new fellow workers.

Damn. You need better luck with abortives though.

Charlie

Title: Re: Well now my Boss knows
Post by E-Double on Oct 24^th, 2006, 8:34pm

on 10/24/06 at 13:36:36, Bill_G. wrote:

Thanks for all the messages, and I did use what abortives I had with me (100mg Imitrex pills x2, and ultram50mg. x3

If you are going to go the trex route then you should switch to injections and that 2hr attack which most likely just went away on its own could be aborted in 5-7 minutes

Good luck and print out the letter that Linda suggested!

E

Title: Re: Well now my Boss knows
Post by Bill_G. on Oct 25^th, 2006, 1:40am

Hi Everyone,
Just got home from work and I had to let you know how it went.
I took the letter in to give to my lead man and he started to look then passed it right up the chain to his boss's boss. The big cheese came to me and said, " I don't care what kind of meds you take, as long as you don't get sleepy."
Like Travis Tritt says "[b][/b]IT'S A GREAT DAY TO BE ALIVE" ;;D ;;D ;;D

Title: Re: Well now my Boss knows
Post by Barry_T_Coles on Oct 25^th, 2006, 4:21am

on 10/25/06 at 01:40:28, Bill_G. wrote:

IT'S A GREAT DAY TO BE ALIVE" ;;D ;;D ;;D

Congrats
That deserves some big grins.
Cheers
Barry

Title: Re: Well now my Boss knows
Post by chewy on Oct 25^th, 2006, 8:20am

I get to work sleepy.

Around 10:01 AM i get less sleepy. At 10:06 I have regained full sleepyness and remain that way till quitting time.

ITS A GREAT DAY FOR A NAP!

Title: Re: Well now my Boss knows
Post by Bob P on Oct 25^th, 2006, 8:29am

The numbers of sufferers in that letter are screwy.

First it says less than 1% of the population.

Then 69 out of 100,000 which is way less than 1%; .00069 or 7 one hundreths of 1%.

Title: Re: Well now my Boss knows
Post by Tiannia on Oct 25^th, 2006, 10:31am

Isn't " .00069 or 7 one hundreths of 1%. " less the 1%?

It is true taken literally.

Title: Re: Well now my Boss knows
Post by Bob P on Oct 25^th, 2006, 2:25pm

I think the less than 1% is from someone mistaking decimal places - .01 (one percent) vs less than .01 percent which is .0001.

It's the difference between 3,000,000 and 207,000.