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Thanks for the info Bev. What did you mean when you asked if I was willing to have them dock me for the days I wasn't there? Do you mean as in them not paying me? Because yes, I'm totally fine with that and I have made that clear to them, but it doesn't seem to matter.
To be perfectly honest, I don't know if they can fire me, but they're taking a pretty big step in hiring this third party medical company to investigate me, so I guess it'll depend on that company's view of IBS. You know how many doctors and others out there think it's "all in your head."

I've been crying most of the afternoon, because I don't want to have to get another job. I like mine and it pays very well, better than anything else I'm likely to get because I'm not done school yet. Plus, I don't think I'd make it through the 3 month probation period anywhere else with the number of sick days I've required.

And I have brought in many notes from my doctor, stating that I have a legitmate and potentially serious medical problem that is being investigated and that I may require periodic sick days. They (the employers) say that because they aren't doctors there not in a position to judge what are reasonable periodic sick days. SO basically, this company consists of "medical professionals" and they take the info from your doctor and determine precisely what is reasonable, so there is no need for guessing, and then they help support you so that you don't get in trouble for being sick.

There are potential positives here because apparently this company can sometimes help you communicate with doctors and get things moving along, which would be good, I'm just upset because with something like IBS, you just can't nail down a specific number of days. I've had times where I'll go months with virtually no problems, and then have a month where I might be really sick for 10 seperate days! That's why I'm having so many tests done, to figure out exactly what's going on and get it properly treated...but I can't make the doctors move faster

Sorry, I'm just really upset and can't calm down, at least venting here makes me feel better

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