Probably fired by now

I had a filling come out in Kentucky, 800 miles from home. After the 1st day the pain was getting pretty bad and I couldn't eat comfortably. Luckly my next load was heading in the general direction of the house and I could be home in 2 days.

I told my F/M I had to go to the doctor and could I get a load into the NE. She said she could set me up with a relay headed to NJ on Friday morning. Friday morning I pick up the load and wait for the relay. He's due in 7 hours. Pop a bottle of asprin and wish I was allowed to numb the pain with vodka.

5 pm the relay driver is delayed and will not arrive untill 4am. No problem, I call the dentist, make an appointment for Saturday and go to sleep. 8pm I'm woken up and told I have to make the run for the relay driver (up to syracuse) but I have a load coming down to long island set up. Fine.

I deliver to Syracuse, I have 6 hours to get to the dentist (in NYC), I go to the p/u and,,,,

IT'S NOT EVEN SCHEDUALED UNTILL TWO PM!?!?!?

I tell weekend dispatch I can't do it,,, I HAVE to go to the doctor. I already made the appointment and I can't reschedual for two days. Plus I've already been in pain for three days. The next stop is the ER, seriously.

They tell me "they can't ALLOW me to go to the doctor."

My Qualcom back? "Let me get this straight, you are going to deny me access to medical treatment?"

I went to the doctor. If they tow the truck at least I'm closer to home.

(BTW: If they hadn't LIED to me and said I couldn't go home I would have found a dentist IN-NETWORK closer to me, but they led me to believe that I would be able to go to the dentist who already has my history.)

P.S. My face is full of blood right now because I had to have an extraction and I'm hopped up on drugs that prevent me from "opperating heavy machinery"

 

I think the big question is,,, do I trust them enough to go back to work?

Will they let me do my job?

Or will they dick me around, run me to a spot 600 miles from home, make me sit for a week, then route me though Van Buren to fire me? (and stick me with a 26 hour bus ride home)