Tuesday, 1 November 2011
Feeling Rough :(
Monday, 31 October 2011
FAIL
FAIL for the beyond chocolate course which was cancelled :(
FAIL for my attempts to come off lithium. I just got too unstable, too unwell. Thankfully, I got to see a new pdoc within a few days, and only needed a week off work. Back on an even higher dose of lithium now :(
FAIL for my boss at work. Return to work interview-
Boss "what can we do to help you cope at work when you're feeling unwell?"
Me " I don't like to be in charge on weekdays"
Boss "Oh that's fine."
-The next week, Friday. I turn up for an early shift. Boss has taken an annual leave day, leaving me in charge. Hey ho.
Then the next day, my early shift turns into a long day- colleague off sick for a long day- so 14and half hrs later, having worked below minimum staffing levels, I go home, exhausted.
Then, the next day- a late shift. Another colleague gets sick during the afternoon. I phone the on-call boss-
Me- "Staff Nurse K has gone off sick. We're down to 4 staff, we are full, and extremely busy."
Boss- "Well, I can't help you".
Me- "Oh. ok then, thanks..." phone goes dead, boss has put the phone down.
Hmm, cheers for that. We had a crazy, awful shift,and I had no breaks.
That was yesterday. 4 on a late shift. 30 patients.
Today, I'm rostered on another late shift. But there's 7 of us on. So I ring up my boss this morning-
Me- "I'm owed a day off, can I take it today, I'm exhausted, and there's loads of staff on"?
Boss- "sorry, but we need an extra staff nurse to do the chemo today".
Me-" But there are 3 staff nurses on, and 2 of them are chemo-trained. Surely the 'in-charge' nurse can do the chemo?"
Boss-"No, we need you to come in. But you can do a short shift, come in 3-9." (that's only 2hrs less)!
Me- "Oh, ok then, thanks..."
So I'm working today, tomorrow(late shift), and then a day off, then back again, into the madness :(
I hate late shifts too. Two lots of visiting times, visitors can be so rude, so demanding, sometimes downright nasty.
Ok, that's my moan over.
FAIL for my attempts to come off lithium. I just got too unstable, too unwell. Thankfully, I got to see a new pdoc within a few days, and only needed a week off work. Back on an even higher dose of lithium now :(
FAIL for my boss at work. Return to work interview-
Boss "what can we do to help you cope at work when you're feeling unwell?"
Me " I don't like to be in charge on weekdays"
Boss "Oh that's fine."
-The next week, Friday. I turn up for an early shift. Boss has taken an annual leave day, leaving me in charge. Hey ho.
Then the next day, my early shift turns into a long day- colleague off sick for a long day- so 14and half hrs later, having worked below minimum staffing levels, I go home, exhausted.
Then, the next day- a late shift. Another colleague gets sick during the afternoon. I phone the on-call boss-
Me- "Staff Nurse K has gone off sick. We're down to 4 staff, we are full, and extremely busy."
Boss- "Well, I can't help you".
Me- "Oh. ok then, thanks..." phone goes dead, boss has put the phone down.
Hmm, cheers for that. We had a crazy, awful shift,and I had no breaks.
That was yesterday. 4 on a late shift. 30 patients.
Today, I'm rostered on another late shift. But there's 7 of us on. So I ring up my boss this morning-
Me- "I'm owed a day off, can I take it today, I'm exhausted, and there's loads of staff on"?
Boss- "sorry, but we need an extra staff nurse to do the chemo today".
Me-" But there are 3 staff nurses on, and 2 of them are chemo-trained. Surely the 'in-charge' nurse can do the chemo?"
Boss-"No, we need you to come in. But you can do a short shift, come in 3-9." (that's only 2hrs less)!
Me- "Oh, ok then, thanks..."
So I'm working today, tomorrow(late shift), and then a day off, then back again, into the madness :(
I hate late shifts too. Two lots of visiting times, visitors can be so rude, so demanding, sometimes downright nasty.
Ok, that's my moan over.
Friday, 9 September 2011
Beyond Chocolate
I'm so excited, I've booked in for a half day Beyond Chocolate course, see the youtube video I've posted.
Sunday, 4 September 2011
ON Half meds now! feeling a bit mixed- manic, then exhausted.(5/9/11)
Previous posts =
I've also got back on to reducing my meds. Was on Lithium 700mg, Prozac 40mg, daily. Now on Lithium 400mg, Prozac 20mg, daily. If I'm feeling low, I take 40mg Prozac. If i'm feeling a bit high, I take 600mg Lithium. Seems to be working ok...(29/8/11)
Well, that didn't last long. Just a couple of days after seeing the dr, I had a real downer. Also my sleep has been disrupted, always a bad sign. I do not want to have times like that. So have decided not to try and come off meds.(15/7/11)
now, my meds. i stopped taking them this week which was foolish. i went to see my g.p this morning. she advised me to stay on the prozac, and reduce the lithium very slowly. so that's what i'll do. hope it's ok! i so want to be free of the meds and all the side-effects(8/7/11)
Previous posts =
I've also got back on to reducing my meds. Was on Lithium 700mg, Prozac 40mg, daily. Now on Lithium 400mg, Prozac 20mg, daily. If I'm feeling low, I take 40mg Prozac. If i'm feeling a bit high, I take 600mg Lithium. Seems to be working ok...(29/8/11)
Well, that didn't last long. Just a couple of days after seeing the dr, I had a real downer. Also my sleep has been disrupted, always a bad sign. I do not want to have times like that. So have decided not to try and come off meds.(15/7/11)
now, my meds. i stopped taking them this week which was foolish. i went to see my g.p this morning. she advised me to stay on the prozac, and reduce the lithium very slowly. so that's what i'll do. hope it's ok! i so want to be free of the meds and all the side-effects(8/7/11)
- RANT TIME-
8 years at a large and lively church.
Husband was a deacon for a year- did loads maintenance (and still does)! I did lots of stuff over the years.
We leave. After a few weeks gone, we contact an elder- to inform him we have found another church.
Absolutely no-one from the church has contacted us to ask after us.
Bump into the elder's wife a couple weeks after husband had met with him and told him of our leaving. Awkward moment when she doesn't know what to say to me, as she doesn't know why she hasn't seen us for ages. Her husband hadn't told her.
I got an email from a friend last week. Wondering where we were. Had we moved to another church? That is the sum total of enquiries about us- 1.
Even the pastor never said anything to my husband when he saw him a few weeks back, hubby was fixing something down at the church.
I am hurt, saddened, and angry. We got married in that church 4 years ago. Now I never want to go back there.
Thankfully, we have found a lovely, smaller church where it's like a proper family. But I do find the worship somewhat restrictive- very old fashioned- I miss the more contemporary and expressive worship of my old church. But there is never going to be a perfect church this side of heaven!
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