went to the hospital last night

Discussion in 'Driver Health' started by o.m.d., Nov 16, 2010.

  1. o.m.d.

    o.m.d. Heavy Load Member

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    so the last few weeks/month i've been feeling under the weather, bit of a sore throat, really tired and grogging, having a hard time getting out of bed and such. about a week and a half ago i took a sick day, yesterday my throat got so bad i couldnt eat, i'm working all day and had nothing to eat, and very very little to drink and it was from my throat being too sore to swallow anything so i said screw it, i'm gonna go to the hospital.

    was there for about 2 hours, comes back after doing blood work and tells me i've got mono. :biggrin_25510: write's me out of work for 3 days, i call my boss up as im in the hospital on my way out to tell him, leave him a voicemail. i've got 2 more sick days, so i'm kind of freaked out about losing the pay. he sends me a text a few hours later saying my routes covered, my sick days will be covered and to feel better. gotta love having a good boss, just hope this passes soon, i find myself sweating out of nowhere profusely, the next minute i feel totally fine.
     
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  3. canuck in da truck

    canuck in da truck Road Train Member

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    if you recover in 3 days you are very luckey
    when i had it--was closer to 3 months before i could get back to work----mono wipes the crap out of you --and if not looked after properly can even kill you
    dont rush it--make sure you are ok before going back to work
    good luck
     
  4. o.m.d.

    o.m.d. Heavy Load Member

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    yeah we'll see how im feeling, i might just not go back to work this week if i'm feeling this crappy, even so i just have to take it easy when i do which i can and i will. i've been feeling run down for a good month and a half though so maybe i've had it this whole time i dont know. just recently my throat has been hurting so bad i had enough, and that along with feeling run down i finally caved in and went. they told me 5 to 7 weeks before it'd finish passing threw.
     
  5. CondoCruiser

    CondoCruiser The Legend

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    Hope you feel better. You don't have to kiss the sheep to love them!:biggrin_2559:
    Just kidding. Mono is known as the kissing disease because that's usually how it's transmitted. You will always be a carrier now. Once over it, it can come back and you won't know it. But others can get it then.

    Mono you can get over on your own, but if your upper left stomach starts hurting, you need get to the emergency room quick. In some cases the spleen swells and can burst.
     
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  6. Gears

    Gears Trucker Forum STAFF - Gone, But Not Forgotten.

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    I've never heard of it going away in just 3 days. I hope it does for you.
    In my entire life, I've never had a paid sick day. I know I won't get any now, my boss is an a-hole :biggrin_2559:
     
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  7. Okieron

    Okieron Crusty Okie

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    hope you feel better soon
     
  8. lil may

    lil may Road Train Member

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    Hope you feel better I thought I had Mono once but turned out I was pregnant
     
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  9. o.m.d.

    o.m.d. Heavy Load Member

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    yea the doc warned me about the spleen. i'm very scared/relieved because i have been feeling run down for quite a long time, like i said over a month, just never thought it was anything. then the doc tells me i could rupture my spleen, i was like holy F man. i know i wont be better in 3 days, my boss called me today and said if i'm not feeling better then i dont have to come back to work this week so we'll see, even so they said 5 to 7 weeks before it passes, i think its at its worst right now, im glad the boss told me i can stay home but if i feel good thursday i'm gonna go in friday and saturday, he ran my route today and has a couple guys working 6 days this week to make up for me being gone so i wanna get back as quick as i can so the crew doesnt have to suffer any more then they need to.
     
  10. o.m.d.

    o.m.d. Heavy Load Member

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    doubtful it will but i'm hoping i'll at least be good enough to work. kind of funny, yesterday i'm feeling like total crap, i go into the office to hand in my paper work for the day and i'm thinking "man i really dont feel as bad as i did today, should i even ask them about a couple days off?, i better not, better go to the doc's first, dont wanna look like a complainer cuz i'm not". so i duck out quicker then usual, head the hospital, i wasnt really even feeling too bad, they take my temp, 98.6 on the dot, i'm sitting on a medical bed thinking to myself "theres nothing wrong with me i'm just tired and being a huge baby" they do the blood work, guy comes back in "you've got mono" i'm thinking wew, i wasnt just being a whiner, then immediately go son of a #####! lol
     
  11. trukngrl

    trukngrl Lollipop, lollipop...

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    Man don't you hate it when that happens!!! :biggrin_25523:
     
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