To call in sick?

[DreamCloud99]

Background:
I have ME.
I work part time in retail (travel agent)

I've recently had an informal meeting about my sickness (odd days here and there related to ME as well as a three month absence related to my ME).

I have 5 year old twins.

I've been poorly constantly since November with chest infections , viral illnesses , water infections etc all related to ME and how run down I am.

I've dragged myself in to work throughout (I had one day where I just couldn't ).

Today I'm very weak , I have a very sore throat and chest , I haven't eaten since yesterday lunch time as I'm so so exhausted . I've also got cystitis and an aching back due to all the coughing . I feel nauseous.

I have to drop the twins off at school - a 40 minute drive through traffic , then drive to work which is another 30 minutes away.

I just can't face it

I've zero energy and I'm aching from head to toe .

I'll be in trouble if I call in sick.
We are short on staff today due to a training day.

But I'm in tears as I feel so bad.

I don't know what to do ?

[PageStillNotFound404]

Hope you recover quickly OP - glad you listened to sensible advice and got yourself checked out.

I am thoroughly disgusted with some of the responses on this thread. No doubt some of you went straight back to work after your empathectomies as well?

[Willow2016]

You have just decided for yourself to take antibiotics, with no regulation or monitoring. That is completely and shockingly selfish and immoral.

And the prize for the most OTT reaction ever goes to...

WTF is selfish and immoral about treating a condition you regularly get with the same antibiotics you regularly get just not having to wait a week to see your GP (and get worse)

She bought them OVER THE COUNTER presumably in a chemist call the drugs squad!

[Willow2016]

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ONE PERSON SAID THAT THE HAVE STARTED ANTIBIOTICS, ONE!

Maybe you should vent your anger at the real people who demand antibiotics from their gp for the sniffles etc not someone who regularly gets chest infections in winter and knows what antibiotics to take without wasting her gps time?

Insulting people isnt going to win anyone over to your 'mission' anyway.

People with chest infections generally need antibiotics, my son does plus steroids so you gonna send him to juvenile court?

OP now needs antibiotics cos she is properly ill, even worse than suspected, should she be denied meds in favour of someone in 30 years time?

This isnt the time nor the place start your own ranty thread.

[Willow2016]

Amaried

Yep popping a couple of paracetamol will cure up pneumonia no bother!
OP is in fecking hospital and gonna be off for a bit more than a day!

[Willow2016]

OP
let yourself be pampered and try not to worry.
You know your own body and something was wrong and now you know why.

I had ME donkeys years ago and I didnt get out of bed appart from for the toilet for weeks in the early stages, I know how bloody awful it is.