for Kansas--jobs you can do with fibro

[Guest guest]

I am a nurse too, and I have done home care and am now doing home care...I

have a hard time getting around in the mornings, and with this job, I don't

have to....if i'm really sick, I can always move everybody to

tomorrow--although, I rarely do this...I've called in sick one day in the

past 7 years, through some flares where I couldn't get out of bed and

thought I was truly going to die. I would/will never go on disibility and

probably will never retire. I have chronic migraines and if I can't see

good enough to drive, I wait until my husband gets home (at 2:30) and he

will take the newspaper with him and drive me around town so that I can

check on my patients (he can people watch too from the car!). I'm having a

bigger problem now--the OA is getting much worse in my hands and driving

even 30 miles is nearly torture -- I keep switching hands on the wheel, but

it doesn't seem to help, it feels like someone has taken a hammer to my

hands and keeps pounding them! I'm not allowed to take ibuprofen anymore,

so I think that i'm just noticing it more.

-2

kmnewberry@...

_________________________________________________________________

Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.

[Guest guest]

I've actually considered doing home healt...I miss my patients

terribly and would love to get back into nursing again...the homes

are way too strenuous though as is a hospital. But I can't do any

heavy lifting and long term bending which is often required in home

health. Wonder if there is a way I could get around that...thanks

for your input.

> I am a nurse too, and I have done home care and am now doing home

care...I

> have a hard time getting around in the mornings, and with this job,

I don't

> have to....if i'm really sick, I can always move everybody to

> tomorrow--although, I rarely do this...I've called in sick one day

in the

> past 7 years, through some flares where I couldn't get out of bed

and

> thought I was truly going to die. I would/will never go on

disibility and

> probably will never retire. I have chronic migraines and if I

can't see

> good enough to drive, I wait until my husband gets home (at 2:30)

and he

> will take the newspaper with him and drive me around town so that I

can

> check on my patients (he can people watch too from the car!). I'm

having a

> bigger problem now--the OA is getting much worse in my hands and

driving

> even 30 miles is nearly torture -- I keep switching hands on the

wheel, but

> it doesn't seem to help, it feels like someone has taken a hammer

to my

> hands and keeps pounding them! I'm not allowed to take ibuprofen

anymore,

> so I think that i'm just noticing it more.

>

> -2

> kmnewberry@h...

>

>

> _________________________________________________________________

> Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at

http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.

[Guest guest]

I've actually considered doing home healt...I miss my patients

terribly and would love to get back into nursing again...the homes

are way too strenuous though as is a hospital. But I can't do any

heavy lifting and long term bending which is often required in home

health. Wonder if there is a way I could get around that...thanks

for your input.

> I am a nurse too, and I have done home care and am now doing home

care...I

> have a hard time getting around in the mornings, and with this job,

I don't

> have to....if i'm really sick, I can always move everybody to

> tomorrow--although, I rarely do this...I've called in sick one day

in the

> past 7 years, through some flares where I couldn't get out of bed

and

> thought I was truly going to die. I would/will never go on

disibility and

> probably will never retire. I have chronic migraines and if I

can't see

> good enough to drive, I wait until my husband gets home (at 2:30)

and he

> will take the newspaper with him and drive me around town so that I

can

> check on my patients (he can people watch too from the car!). I'm

having a

> bigger problem now--the OA is getting much worse in my hands and

driving

> even 30 miles is nearly torture -- I keep switching hands on the

wheel, but

> it doesn't seem to help, it feels like someone has taken a hammer

to my

> hands and keeps pounding them! I'm not allowed to take ibuprofen

anymore,

> so I think that i'm just noticing it more.

>

> -2

> kmnewberry@h...

>

>

> _________________________________________________________________

> Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at

http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.

[Guest guest]

I've actually considered doing home healt...I miss my patients

terribly and would love to get back into nursing again...the homes

are way too strenuous though as is a hospital. But I can't do any

heavy lifting and long term bending which is often required in home

health. Wonder if there is a way I could get around that...thanks

for your input.

> I am a nurse too, and I have done home care and am now doing home

care...I

> have a hard time getting around in the mornings, and with this job,

I don't

> have to....if i'm really sick, I can always move everybody to

> tomorrow--although, I rarely do this...I've called in sick one day

in the

> past 7 years, through some flares where I couldn't get out of bed

and

> thought I was truly going to die. I would/will never go on

disibility and

> probably will never retire. I have chronic migraines and if I

can't see

> good enough to drive, I wait until my husband gets home (at 2:30)

and he

> will take the newspaper with him and drive me around town so that I

can

> check on my patients (he can people watch too from the car!). I'm

having a

> bigger problem now--the OA is getting much worse in my hands and

driving

> even 30 miles is nearly torture -- I keep switching hands on the

wheel, but

> it doesn't seem to help, it feels like someone has taken a hammer

to my

> hands and keeps pounding them! I'm not allowed to take ibuprofen

anymore,

> so I think that i'm just noticing it more.

>

> -2

> kmnewberry@h...

>

>

> _________________________________________________________________

> Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at

http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.