Attendance Record

Missed 15.5 days being sick last year.

Balance carried forward:
Annual leave: 30 days
Sick Leave: 18 days
Bonus Days: 1 day


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Wednesday, July 13

Felt nauseous all day. Toes are red and swollen. Toes on the left foot are the worst. Feet have a burning feeling in them. Butt and legs ache. I have been so very tired all day and just felt disconnected from everything. Hard to concentrate at work.

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Tuesday Evening, July 12

I have felt absolutely lousy today. Stayed home from work and slept most of the day. Have had chills on and off. Feeling some better as it gets later in the day. Hopefully I will feel well enough to go to work tomorrow.


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Tuesday Morning, July 12

Not a good start to the day. Hands are a little swollen and so are the feet. Feet are also burning. Neck and back are hurting too.


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Monday, July 11

Just got home from work. Both feet are swollen and hurting. Neck and back are also hurting.

Sunday Night, July 10

Everything is all achy now-- Back, arms, wrists, hands, even my butt aches. Feels like the muscles have had a workout but I have done hardly anything today. Feet still hurt and have that burning feeling. I have taken all my meds today plus had a hydrocodone this afternoon and another one about 30 minutes ago. They help my feet but not the other pains.


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Sunday Afternoon, July 10

Got dizzy and then got a bad headache about 15 minutes ago. Pain is right behind my eyes ad my eyesight is a little blurry. Muscles in upper arms ache as well as lower back and legs below the knees. Feet are still burning, toes a little swollen and toes are red--especially around the joints.

Sunday, July 10

We went to walmart this morning and now my feet are hurting ad burning. Just took a pain pill. Took a Lyrica this morning and will take another one tonight.


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Saturday, July 9

Slept ok last night. Doing laundry this morning/afternoon. Ready for a nap.


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Thursday, July 7

Back wasn't as bad today. I slept like 9 hours last night so I wonder if that made a difference? There's no way I will be able to get that much sleep tonight though.

Right now I'm at the hair salon. I always enjoy coming here (:


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Finally Home

So glad to be home. Laying down makes my back feel much better! Just took my meds too.


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Uggghhh....back pain AGAIN

Back was fine until I got to work today. Only after about an hour it started hurting and is killing me. I've tried walking around, stretching, etc... and nothing is helping. I just broke down and took a cyclobenzaprine (flexeril). It's the least effective thing I have to take that I could still take and be able to do my job and drive home. Please hurry and let this work day end.

Can't Sleep

Unable to sleep. Tossing and turning. Got up and just took a sleeping pill. Left foot is swollen more and toes are red. Hopefully some good sleep will help. Clock will be going off at 5:15am.


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Something Odd

Noticed about an hour ago that sometimes the veins in my hands are enlarged and sticking up. Seems to happen when I stand up and move around. Oh, still have the sore throat. Pain in back is much better now. On 1-10 scale it's only about a 2.


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Home from work

Just got in from work and took the daily dose of the new meds. I cannot take twice a day as prescribed because I would not be able to drive to work or do my job at all. Laying back in a recliner now with a heating pad on my back. I hope relief comes soon. Feels some better just to be able to lay down. Woke up this morning with a sore throat and it is still sore. Only hurts when I swallow though.

And it gets worse....

Now along with my back it is my neck, arms and upper legs. Geez...4:30pm can't get here quick enough!

July 5th - Hurting at Work

First day back to work after the 4th holiday. Since about 11am this morning my back has been killing me. Hurts to sit or to stand. Can't wait to get home and take something for this pain. On a scale of 1 - 10 it is at least about an 8. :-(

Sore Throat

Woke this morning with a bad sore throat. Hurts to swallow. Toes on left foot are swollen too and elbows feel tender.


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Sleep...

It doesn't seem like sleep is going to happen without a sleeping pill ):

Monday Night

So glad to see the rain this evening. I love a good thunderstorm. Nothing is hurting or swollen at this time. I took the new meds about 3 hours ago and they haven't hit me as bad as the past nights. Hoping I am able to sleep well tonight. 5am comes awful early.


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Sunday Night

We had some of the neighbors over and we all sat in our driveway watching fireworks. I must have over did it or maybe it was the heat but my feet are both swollen and hurt and my neck and back are hurting. This is like 2 hours after taking the new meds. Sure hope it's better in the morning.

Sunday Morning

I slept great again last night. A little "foggy" feeling this morning but nothing hurts and nothing is swollen.

Blurry Vision

Well I made it through the daily relatively pain free. Haven't really done a lot though. Went to the grocery store this afternoon and when we got home my feet were a bit swollen and my toes were red. I put my feet up for a while and it was ok. Took a little nap around 5pm. Just took my new meds about 30 min. ago. For the past 20 minutes I've been experiencing blurry vision in my right eye. This has been occurring seemingly random over the past few weeks. I took the dog out and being in the dark it went away. But when I came back into the house it started again. I will call next week to get an appointment to have my eyes checked. It's time for my yearly exam anyway.

A Hot Saturday Afternoon

Looks like it's going to be another hot day. I'm still feeling the meds in my head. Beginning to get  somewhat use to it though. We took the car through the car wash and then made a run through the drive-thru at McDonald's to get Taylor a Happy Meal. She's a happy little girl! My husband's boss and his wife are going to be staying at my in-laws vacation home just down the road from us this weekend. I think we may cookout or do something with them later this afternoon. Would be very nice if I could get a nap in this afternoon before then! :-)

My Daughter

I just have to share some pictures of our little girl.

Morning 2 of being on the new meds. My body actually feels pretty good. Nothing is hurting and I slept like a baby. My head feels very heavy though and I still have that 'disconnected' feeling. Hopefully, in time, my body will adjust and this will get better.

Effects Finally Wearing Off

Well, it is 6:30 p.m. and the effects of the new meds are FINALLY wearing off. Just in time for me to take the next dose. hahaha I actually do believe I feel somewhat better today. However, it's difficult to tell if it's the drugs or because I just haven't done anything really 'physical' today and the humidity is lower today as it was yesterday.

Morning After the New Meds

Wow! Still feeling the effects of the new meds this morning. I kind of feel disconnected as if everything around me is happening but I'm not a part of it. Does that make sense? Strange feeling. I was extra careful driving in to work this morning. Thankfully there was hardly any traffic.