Re: new to group MA

[Guest guest]

Hi MA and welcome to the group. The people here have

helped me more than they will ever know, and their

personal stories have been sources of strength to me,

and I really feel better for having joined. The

moderators, and a, do their best to supply us

with information gleened from their many hours of

internet research. I have been a member now for about

4 years - just wish I had found it sooner!

Wow, 25 years with the company. I am very sorry to

hear that you are being demoted in your job, and it

appears that you feel this is based on your having RA,

and because of job time loss because of various

medical reasons. That must be so hard for you to deal

with - something completely out of your hands has

dealt you this blow career-wise. I'm sorry your boss

is not more understanding.

Dale had a very good idea about contacting Americans

with Disabilities - I don't think that it was right if

you were demoted primarily because of your illness.

There might be things you can do so check it out. I

guess a positive way to look at it is that you still

do have a job. So many have to stop working, or are

fired, because of illness.

I also have cataracts, actually my right cataract was

operated on almost two yeas ago, but I still need to

go through it on my left eye. My cataract surgery

went very well, and I look forward to getting the

other one done some time this year.

You have come to the right place for support - we

understand RA in a way no one who does not have it

can, and I hope that you will find some good friends

here, I know that I have. Hang in there -

Kathe in CA

--- ma42347us <mhockman@...> wrote:

> Hi

> I just joined today and I need some support. After

> 25 years on my job

> and a supervisor for 18 of them I am being demoted

> and moved to

> another dept. mostly because my illness has caused

> me to be out of

> work a lot. I kept struggling to keep up but just

> couldn't always

> pull it off. I have RA and just started treatment

> with an RA doc who

> has me on MTX. Two years ago it was iritis that led

> to cataracts that

> led to a vitrectomy. My boss, needless to say,

> thinks I just use my

> illness as an excuse for not doing my job. I feel

> so depressed and

> alone. I live alone and must support myself. Last

> month I fell and

> cut my leg so bad I almost removed a 6 inch chunk of

> the leg. It was

> repaired and I was on crutches and out of work for 2

> and i/2 weeks. I

> guess that was the last straw for the boss. He told

> me this week that

> I'm out.

> That's all for now. I'm just at a loss.

> MA

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Kathe

" To ride a horse is to borrow freedom. "

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