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AIBU?

AIBU not to go to work tomorrow?

17 replies

MummySparkle · 18/02/2018 22:00

I have Tonsillitis. I've spent the day feeling it gradually get bigger and waiting for an out of hours GP appointment. Got seen this evening and then had to make a 30mile round trip to the nearest pharmacy to get antibiotics.

Looking things up I'm still potentially contagious for 24 - 48 hours after starting antibiotics.

But I work in a school, it's the first day back after half term and I know I have loads to do. By morning once the antibiotics have kicked in I will most be okay enough to turn up and do my job.

AIBU to have the day off anyway given that I'm potentially contagious and it's highly likely to be Strep A causing this as that's been circulating around DS's school & DDs Nursery as scarlet fever. Don't want to give that to all of my students.

If it makes a difference I had 2 days off since the last week of January - one with poorly DS and one with poorly DD. I feel bad for taking more time off

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Snowysky20009 · 18/02/2018 22:03

Take time off or else you are going to spread it.

Peachyking000 · 18/02/2018 22:22

I’d check your sickness leave policy. 3 separate absences in a six month period in my work can result in dismissal.

Obviously YANBU to want a day off with tonsillitis though, I’m prone to it and I always feel terrible with it

MummySparkle · 18/02/2018 22:32

My other two were signed off as being paid leave as I'm entitled to a certain amount of parental / dependent leave. I've had one day off sick for me this academic year - food poisoning. Think I'm pretty secure in my job though.

One of my colleagues has had 2 days off in the last fortnight, one for vertigo and one because there was a small amount of snow on the ground. Apparently he left the house at 6:30, skidded, nearly went into the back of a van, turned around and went home. That's fair enough, but he lives within walking distance of a train station and the trains were running all morning...

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Argeles · 18/02/2018 22:34

Please take the time off - don’t be a spreader.

MummySparkle · 18/02/2018 22:39

I've just come out in a rash all over my torso. That settles it, no work for me tomorrow.

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MrsMozart · 18/02/2018 22:45

Hope you feel better soon!

Buck3t · 18/02/2018 22:50

I was about to say please take time off. My ds had a sore throat and suddenly my dd has Tonsillitis. She picks up everything and it’s always worst for her. And she loves to hug her teachers.

I see you now have a rash and have come to the same conclusion. Hope you feel better soon

LoveInTokyo · 18/02/2018 22:51

Stay at home, look after yourself and get well soon. Xx

MummySparkle · 18/02/2018 23:07

Thanks everyone. I hate taking time off and I hate being ill, or even been seen to be ill. But you're right, I can't go in like this.

I've now come out in hives all over my body. Found some industrial strength anti-histamines but now freaking out that I'm reacting badly to the antibiotics. This sucks!!

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LoveInTokyo · 20/02/2018 09:19

Hope you’re feeling better!

MummySparkle · 20/02/2018 10:57

Unfortunately not, going back to the GP this afternoon. I have no idea what I was thinking on Sunday - there's no way I could have worked yesterday!!

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MrsMozart · 20/02/2018 11:36

Hope GP can help.

JAMMFYesPlease · 20/02/2018 11:55

I was going to agree with not going on, so glad to see you didn't. I remember getting 3 bouts of tonsillitis in the space of 6 months and it was awful. And a lot of that was because it was going around school and parents weren't keeping their kids off.

Hope you're feeling better soon and the doc can help with the hives.

ShutUpBaz · 20/02/2018 12:01

I'm just getting over the worst bout of tonsillitus I have ever had. The doctor signed me off work for a week last Friday (first time I've been signed off in my 18 years of working). Don't go to work. Look after yourself.

LoveInTokyo · 20/02/2018 14:49

Oh no! Stay well away from work until you are better! X

MummySparkle · 20/02/2018 18:52

I posted this in my thread on being itchy over in chat. Basically I'm not that much better and I probably won't go to work tomorrow either!

Quick update:

Saw GP at 4:30 this afternoon. He said it was unlikely to be a penicillin allergy, more likely that I have a virus too and the amoxicillin has brought it out. Changed to a non-penicillin antibiotic just in case. Guess I'll have to find out if I'm allergic or not at a later date.

For now, the rash has stopped spreading, but I've broken out in tiny itchy pus-filled spots where the itchiest parts have been where I've scratched the most So far these are only on my torso. My face feels like it's really really badly sunburnt and like the skin is about to crack. It's also bright pink - not a good look!

Fingers crossed the new antibiotics help. I'm still feeling really rough from the initial infection!

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Cosmic123 · 21/02/2018 06:00

Please don't even think about going in if you're contagious. Also if your employer is putting any pressure on you about this seriously consider looking for another job

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