Guest guest Posted July 7, 2003 Report Share Posted July 7, 2003 I have a problem and I REALLY need some wisdom and help. I had my surgery about 1 year ago; and I have only started working about 2 months ago after being unable to work for 3 years. I have not told my employers about my circumstance as I would be afraid that they would not want to keep me as an employee. They know that I have lost a lot of weight, that I was disabled and unable to work, and that I had some kind of surgery about a year ago, but that is all they know. Well today, I woke-up sick and went to work anyway. My body acted as though I was dumping all day. I had nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea all day long. (This is not totally unusual for me but that is another story.) It was very difficult for me today, as it was hard to drink or eat anything. PLUS our office has no air conditioning and it stayed over 90 in our office. (I have been hearing for two months now that they are getting the air conditioning fixed.) The problem is that I felt very weak, shaky, and faint, and I began to get scared. I was sure I would faint or something; thank God I did not. DO I TELL ANYBODY THE TRUTH? kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2003 Report Share Posted July 7, 2003 In a message dated 7/7/2003 10:08:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, kkibby@... writes: > The problem is that I felt very weak, shaky, and > faint, and I began to get scared. I was sure I would > faint or something; thank God I did not. > > DO I TELL ANYBODY THE TRUTH? > > kathy > Not necessary, either tell them you have a stomach virus which is probably true, or that the heat made you sick which also maybe true. Not every illness post op is the result of the surgery. Fay Bayuk **300/168 10/23/01 Dr. Open RNY 150 cm Click for My Profile <A HREF= " http://obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/profile.phtml?N=Bayuk951061008 " >http:\ //obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/profile.phtml?N=Bayuk951061008</A> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2003 Report Share Posted July 8, 2003 I'd tell them I didn't feel well and go home, or call in sick. You have a right to privacy and are under no obligation whatsoever to tell them about what has happened between you and your body. Everyone has the right to have a sick day when they need it as well. The only truth they need to know about in this case is that you felt like crap and couldn't come in. in Austin RNY April 1998 Should I tell? > > I have not told my employers about my > circumstance as I would be afraid that they would > not want to keep me as an employee. > > Well today, I woke-up sick and went to work > anyway. > > > DO I TELL ANYBODY THE TRUTH? > > kathy > > > Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG > > Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2003 Report Share Posted July 8, 2003 , Nope, they don't need to know. I don't think that what happened has anything to do with your WLS. Heat affects people differently. I personally can't work in a place where it is 90 degrees + inside. I get nauseated, shaky, and the whole nine yards and did so even prior to surgery. You don't need to tell them anything that you don't want to. I'm going to throw something out here and hope I don't offend you. There are generally 2 reasons I tell people things that are none of there business, because it comes up in conversation OR because I want people to feel sorry for me. I seriously don't discuss the surgery any more because I want people to feel sorry for me. I have learned to not play the victim any more - something I use to do all of the time. So, my question is why do you want to tell them about the surgery? Is it because you are proud of yourself? This truly is the only reason for me to share about the surgery in the work place. Well either that or to help someone else who may want or need the surgery. Lori Owen - Denton, Texas SRVG 7/16/01 Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce 479/335/??? On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 22:08:45 -0400 " " writes: > I have a problem and I REALLY need some wisdom > and help. > > I had my surgery about 1 year ago; and I have only > started working about 2 months ago after being > unable to work for 3 years. > > I have not told my employers about my > circumstance as I would be afraid that they would > not want to keep me as an employee. They know > that I have lost a lot of weight, that I was disabled > and unable to work, and that I had some kind of > surgery about a year ago, but that is all they know. > > Well today, I woke-up sick and went to work > anyway. My body acted as though I was dumping > all day. I had nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea all > day long. (This is not totally unusual for me but > that is another story.) It was very difficult for me > today, as it was hard to drink or eat anything. > PLUS our office has no air conditioning and it > stayed over 90 in our office. (I have been hearing > for two months now that they are getting the air > conditioning fixed.) > > The problem is that I felt very weak, shaky, and > faint, and I began to get scared. I was sure I would > faint or something; thank God I did not. > > DO I TELL ANYBODY THE TRUTH? > > kathy > > > Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG > > Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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