3/29/2007
My boss wants to meet with me in the morning. It's probably about some things he wants changed or clarified on my shift since he also wanted my assistant supervisor there. But I'm still nervous because I can't believe he'll miss an opportunity to voice his concerns about all the time off I've had to take. (Lieutenant, can you excuse us for a minute while I speak with the Captain?) I can't blame him. Asthma has caused me to use over 230 hours of sick leave in the past 10 months. I always have a written medical excuse from the doctor but that is still
a lot of time.I'm sure my job performance has suffered too. My stamina is not what it was so I can't see how it would be otherwise.
I must admit that this is stressing me more than I thought it would. I guess I really don't want to retire yet. If the
administration starts to pressure me I may have to. I don't have the energy to fight them and asthma. I wish the doctor's office would finish with my family leave papers. Still if they want you gone they just start nitpicking until they have enough to force the issue. (Illness? Why illness has nothing to do with this. We're just concerned.) yeah,right. I've seen it happen before. Of course,it might turn out to be nothing. I may be just suffering from paranoia, an occupational hazard in my career field.
On a more pleasant note, I still feel pretty good. the Advair must be working.
When I get around things that used to double me over with coughing (cigarette
smoke, chemicals, fragrances, etc)I am OK as long as I don't get a direct shot
or linger too long in an affected area. My sensitivity is way down and that is a very good thing.
Be well,
tom
My boss wants to meet with me in the morning. It's probably about some things he wants changed or clarified on my shift since he also wanted my assistant supervisor there. But I'm still nervous because I can't believe he'll miss an opportunity to voice his concerns about all the time off I've had to take. (Lieutenant, can you excuse us for a minute while I speak with the Captain?) I can't blame him. Asthma has caused me to use over 230 hours of sick leave in the past 10 months. I always have a written medical excuse from the doctor but that is still
a lot of time.I'm sure my job performance has suffered too. My stamina is not what it was so I can't see how it would be otherwise.
I must admit that this is stressing me more than I thought it would. I guess I really don't want to retire yet. If the
administration starts to pressure me I may have to. I don't have the energy to fight them and asthma. I wish the doctor's office would finish with my family leave papers. Still if they want you gone they just start nitpicking until they have enough to force the issue. (Illness? Why illness has nothing to do with this. We're just concerned.) yeah,right. I've seen it happen before. Of course,it might turn out to be nothing. I may be just suffering from paranoia, an occupational hazard in my career field.
On a more pleasant note, I still feel pretty good. the Advair must be working.
When I get around things that used to double me over with coughing (cigarette
smoke, chemicals, fragrances, etc)I am OK as long as I don't get a direct shot
or linger too long in an affected area. My sensitivity is way down and that is a very good thing.
Be well,
tom
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I hope the meeting went well with your boss. Stress is a vicious cycle isn\'t it? The asthma gets worse as the job gets worse as the asthma gets worse. Nick has to use his inhaler more as his stress level rises. The full blown attacks of his youth don\'t happen as often now, for which, I\'m deeply grateful. I too react badly to chemicals and of course smoking is the worse thing I can do for myself.
Living in the west is good for asthma. I\'m glad you feel good.