Guest guest Posted March 1, 2004 Report Share Posted March 1, 2004 Hi Jen. I am a nurse too. I have had a TP without ICT, so i'm diabetic on insulin. I work in a hospital, on a ward caring for sick children. I have had quite a bit of time off sick, but on the whole now that i've had the surgery, the time off sick has been much less. I work 30 hours a week, which means 4 days or 4 nights (we do internal rotation). Last year i applied for a promotion (an increased grade) and, although i had more qualifications and experience than the other applicants i was turned down on two occasions, without any proper explantations. i am sure that it was because of my sickness record. I did eventually get my promotion, when i started to seek advice from the nursing union, and i was told that if i was turned down again i would have a case for unfair treatment. Returning to work after the surgery, i found i was very tired at first. So, i guess i would say, remember to take some time out to relax on your days off, and don't get too concerned about the housework. Don't try to do everything. Prioritise your jobsa around the house. Non-essential tasks can be done at a later date, when you're feeling stronger. I hope the new job goes well. Good luck. Sue (UK) > Message date : Mar 01 2004, 02:12 AM > From : " sbeaumont " > To : pancreatitis > Copy to : > Subject : RE: Help, returning to work (nurse) > I personally found it very difficult, I started back to work on a three day > work week. It turn out in hindsight to be to much to soon. I did this in a > fast paced hi teck firm for one year. I was then pressured into going four > days by my employer and especially my insurance co. I did this for two > months up till last Thursday when I was forced by my employer to take a > short medical leave due to my neurological difficulties handling the hi teck > requirements. Good luck, my advise is go back at your pace and don't be > forced into going to fast. Also be prepared as I am learning to think about > another occupation if necessary. > > > > Help, returning to work (nurse) > > > > Hi again to everyone. I'm a nurse and I lost my job in the fall due > to being hospitalized with pancreatitis. I've been sick on and of > again since then. I have pancreatic divisum and i'm going to have a > stent placed in about 3 weeks. I'm supposed to be starting my new > job this week, with me working in a personal care home. I'm very > nervous about going back to work, cause as you know nursing is a > very physical job. Yet I need the money and have been unemployed to > long. I guess I just want to know how people found returning back > to work. I'm really scared and don't want to lose another job. > Thanks, Jen > > > > > > > > > > _____ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2004 Report Share Posted March 3, 2004 Hi Jen, My CT's, MRI and ERCP didn't show anything significant. My pancreatic surgeon was confident of the diagnosis from the symptoms, and the fact that i had several episodes of acute or acute-on-chronic atttacks, where my amylase had been raised. It was only when i had the total pancreatectomy and my pancreas was sent for histology that the diagnosis was confirmed. Sue (UK) > Message date : Mar 03 2004, 02:58 AM > From : " shortstack11 " > To : pancreatitis > Copy to : > Subject : question > Hi to everyone! I have a question. My lipase levels haven't been > normal since Aug 2003. They've been as high as 3000 and last they > checked they were around 780 (2 weeks ago). I've been diagnosed > with pancreatic divisum. And i've been admitted to the hospital > with pancreatic attacks 7 times since Aug. But on CT scans my > pancreas looks normal. And on my ERCP it looked normal, but that i > had divisum. Am I going insane? Why do i feel so much pain > everyday if my pancreas is normal, but has divisum. I know there is > so much mixed literature on whether divisum causes pancreatitis. > But if I had pancreatitis wouldn't my pancreas show damage? I'm a > nurse so I feel so stupid that i don't know what is wrong with me. > On my last admission my doc admitted me for chronic pancreatitis. > But I don't know if that's what i have. I'm going to Toronto to get > a stent placed in about 3 weeks. I'm just so frustrated with being > ill. I'm supposed to start work back on Friday, but i'm so scared > since i feel like crap. I feel nausea everyday, have chronic > direaha (I also have IBS)and I have to take morphine to sleep. I > just feel lost and wish i knew what was going wrong with me. Jen > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2004 Report Share Posted March 19, 2004 What a difficult way to start a marriage. Being sick, and loosing your job and all. How awful. Have you looked into telephone triage. A lot of hospitals have them, its for after hours calls, screening, and to see if the er is needed. They have quite a few down here particularily for peds. If push comes to shove ya'll may need to call mom and dad. I know you hate to do that, but trust me as a mom, I would want to help. I miss my job a lot. It was really easy too, compared to most RN hospital positions. I dont think I could ever go back to the floor. Too much stress and the work is too hard. Let me know if you have any questions or anyting I can help you with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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