Work tomorrow - Wish me luck
#60103 - 04/11/04 01:42 PM
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Stephie
Reged: 03/10/04
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Loc: Vancouver, Canada
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Hi all,
If you have a spare moment tomorrow (Tuesday), try and send some good thoughts my way as it is my first day back to work and I am totally freaking out.
I have been sick-sick-sick today, with stomach cramps so bad I can't stand up straight so I am just praying they won't still be there tomorrow since I have 7 hours of standing to do. I am really wishing I could have found an office (or at least a somewhat 'sit down' job), but I am too broke to hold out for anything better than this bar job.
I am actually so scared I have been shaking and crying a lot today because I get so embarassed, especially at work, about being sick and I really just want to make it through ONE DAY without having to think about excuses for why I have to keep running to the toilet, and staying there so long!
I am worried about not getting breaks and not being able to eat and not being able to drink any tea and... aaah, it is making me crazy.. I am gonna go listen to my Audio Program CDs now and try to chill out a bit 'cause I am such a mess.
Cross your fingers for me, I could use all the help I can get!
--Steph
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Hey Steph, sorry to hear how sick you are! Maybe tomorrow you can take some Imodium and maybe have some tea in a thermos or something and keep it under the counter? I hope everything works out for ya!! Let us know how it goes! 
**hugs**
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I'm wishing you luck! Things will work out! I get so nervious...just like you are now, but once I get there I feel better!
Take care! 
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Good luck! Sorry to hear that you're feeling so sick, I often get like that after having a few days off work, I start to stress out and then bam! the tummy starts to hurt.
I have something called Lomotil which is like a strong version of Immodium that I find really helpful for when I'm at work, it stops the runs, and then I have some peppermint tea to stop the cramps...maybe that would help?
I'll be thinking about you!
Kelly
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Whaddya mean "Tuesday?" Tomorrow's Monday, Girlfriend!
Do you have any of Heather's peppermint caps? Great anti-spasmodic. What kind of meds do you have over there? Anything like Donnatal? Kelly's suggestion of Lomotil is a good one; I take that when I have D (but no cramps). For cramps, you need something really strong, like Heather's caps (or Donnatal, although it's dangerous stuff).
Do you have any Tummy Mint tea? What about Ginger Aid tea? A heating pad? Equalactin? You need to get this stuff, have it on hand, for such emergencies as tomorrow.
I'll be thinkin' 'boutcha. Let us know how it goes.
Bev
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I'm so sorry you aren't feeling well!!!!!!!!!!  I'm totally thinking about you and I hope you feel better. Cramps are so bad and D..well that's just plain embarassing, not fun (I'm A but mainly C but just a little D is enough to let me know how unpleasant it is!) Anyhow...I am really sending you feel better power, okay? Do you feel it. Well...even if you don't, I'm thinking about you and I just hope you feel better. It's rough b/c you worry for a valid reason but then the worrying makes it worse and when it's worse it makes you worry more  (Or..at least that's what happens to me ..but maybe i'm just different ). Well I am sorry that you, my "twin", aren't feeling well. Get better. Lots of hugs sent your way! And try to lie on a heating pad on your stomach (if that makes you feel better...some people say that lying on their stomach hurts worse). BUt just drink LOTS of strong mint/ginger tea now and..I agree with Peaches..try to sneak some with you. The other day, I brought some to the grocery store with me  and I brought some in the car for on the way to the Easter gathering we went to . Good luck and I'm pullin for ya!!!!!!!!!!!!
P.S. I realize why tomorrow for you is tuesday...cause you're in England, right?!
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Just writing to wish you good luck. You'll have to post an update after your first day of work. The first day is always nerve racking on it's own but with stomach worries it's even worse. You'll get through it, whatever happens you'll get through it!
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first off, hugs! i'm glad you talked about work bcos that's my #1 stressor/trigger of the moment. you desribed all the anxieties i'm having about my job. 1st off: if you need to use the bathroom: use it. if you've gotta go: go. everyone goes. no one can stop you from going. if they do, say you have a sensitive stomach. try to talk to them a little about it. are you on the diet and trying the supplements? do those help? do you exercise too? hmm, i know even if we try we can have hard days too:( i've had to change jobs/majors recently bcos of this. gosh, i've shaken too these past few weeks. and cried a bit. its can be frustrating. don't get embarassed, bathrooms are there for a reason. its okae if you stay there for awhile, don't let others judge you. ask if you will get breaks before accepting a specific job. i'm sure you will have time to get everythign done & take care of yourself. good luck with everything!!
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Hi all,
First I want to say Thank You to everyone that wished me luck for today 'cause I sure did need it! (And you were right, Bev, I totally had the days wrong.. see what being unemployed for this long has done to me??) I read some of the messages this morning, right before I walked out the door and they made me feel better.
When I first got there, I was 20 minutes early (my stupid watch was wrong) and it was all locked up so my boyfriend and I sat outside for a while and I was really panicking. I really felt like i needed a bathroom and like I would throw up and I was a mess. Once I got inside, and started saying Hello I was a bit better. The training was fine, I picked it all up really easily 'cause I've done so much waitressing and bar work in the past so that wasn't too stressful.
The bad news is we have to keep all our stuff locked away in a room that is 2 floors up from the bar, so all my teas and pills and stuff were far away. I told one of the girls that I take medication often and might have to go and get it, and she said that was fine. (Everyone seems nice so far, thank God).
I was sick twice in the morning, which was unpleasant but it coulda been worse. In the afternoon, it got a bit busier and I just tried to keep myself occupied for the rest of my shift so I wouldn't think about being sick. I have a buncha of "near panics" but they all went away in time.
After work, a bunch of my friends and my boyfriend came in and ordered food so I ate with them. I ordered what I thought was a BBQ chicken tortilla wrap, but was actually a Bbq Chicken, Mozzarella and Ham wrap so I couldn't really eat any of it. I ate a bit, tried to just get some of the chicken and tortilla so I am hoping it was alright.
Tomorrow I go to my GI appointment - yay. Next day at work = Thursday. Hopefully once I fall into a routine, I won't be getting as sick.
Well, I will let you know if anything spectacular happens at my doc appointment. Thanks again for all the support!
--Steph
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IBS-D,pain.
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Glad you made it through your first day. Hopefully when you get more used to the place and the routine it won't be nearly so bad. I'm sorry your food didn't work out. I hate it when they sneak stuff in there you didn't know about!
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I'm happy it went well for ya! At least the people are nice. I think you'll fall into routine very quickly since you've done this job before. It's good that you don't have to work every day! Maybe if you take some Imodium then you won't be sick in the morning? I hope things keep going well for you!! 
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Yaay Steph!
#60451 - 04/12/04 01:19 PM
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Bevvy
Reged: 11/04/03
Posts: 5918
Loc: Northwest Washington State
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Hey, Girlfriend, you did GOOOOD! Sounds like it's gonna work out just fine.
I have a suggestion for ya. You know those little travel money folders you pin inside your bra when you go overseas? They're like little fabric envelopes, and just big enough to stick your money in. Go buy yourself one (or if you know how to sew, just sew one up). Put 1 or 2 Equalactin in there, together with your favorite meds, whatever that is, and maybe a Gas-X caplet (that's about all that will fit). Pin it inside your bra. Then if you need it, it's always there. Make sure not to put too much in it or you'll need another "set" for the other side -- just to "balance" yourself.
Chances are you won't need it, but at least you can rest assured, knowing it's there for emergencies. I keep an emergency medicine cabinet in my purse, with me at all times. I very seldom need it, but I KNOW IT'S THERE. Also, I keep a little mini-purse (like the travel money envelope) strapped to my ankle whenever I go out rowing. Then, when I'm in the boat, way down the river, and I feel an attack coming on, I stop rowing, reach down and pop an Equalactin, and continue on down the river.
I'm proud of ya, you did GOOOOOOD.
Bev
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