bit miz...

[lcg]

fell off my bike this morning and broke my wrist. in a plaster cast for the first time in my life at 35! it ruddy hurts and i've just found out that work (my clinical post) won't let me use annual leave to cover the next 6 weeks (i only do 15 hrs a week) so i may be back to formal sickness monitoring (after spending the last 14 months behaving myself and coming off a stage 2 and narrowly avoiding getting fired - i had a depressive episode and developed severe arthritis which took some sorting out!).

my teaching post (3 days a week) are cool about it and will let me carry on teaching with a plaster cast, which is quite nice of them. i'm freaking out and really worried i'll lose my job and just can't stop crying at the moment. i just can't believe a moment of ...well, not even stupidity (my tyre just wouldn't mount a lowered kerb) has the possibilty of messing my life up. am so upset...x :[

[mccfluff]

awwww poor you :(

[lcg]

thanks, fluff. spent most of the afternoon crying and sorting various things out. luckily, they must like me cause they found a bit of a 'gardening' post which i can do instead, so won;t be for the chop after all. i have the best boss in the word! shame he's leaving in december - he's finally got fed up with all the crap going on at work and going to a rugby job which really is his first love anyway. had a sleep and feel a bit better, just sorry for myself! x

[sherrardk]

You probably frightened yourself a bit too and you've realised that you're not indestructible. Hope you've cheered up a bit and you feel a bit better now.

[DTCwordfan]

ok - stiff drink time me thinks.

teaching job looks secure - the largesse of your income I presume. so a quick drink to them!

Breathe.

The clinical post - (i) a doc's note I presume you have - what can you do (ii) see your manager, discuss it calmly through to what you can perform and areas that you may need assistance. Think it through over the recovery period as you may be able to do more as the healing progresses.
Agree a working plan, agree some informal review meetings.

(iii) Now have that next draught of your drink and breathe again.

Get a good nights sleep and review what you have thought about tonight. If ok with it go for it

[Maydup]

Ouch, ouch and triple ouch. Ouch for the wrist, ouch for the lack of sick pay (really?) and triple ouch for your dignity!

((((Hugs )))) to you and I'm sure you'll feel a little better in a few days when you start to get over the shock . Its the shock that's making you cry, take it easy and rest up until it subsides.

[DTCwordfan]

Agree ^, let the shock come out and then think about appropriate communication and how you can best be seen as the "soldier" you are.

[askyourgran]

Icg It's probably a bit of delayed shock, such a nuisance being one handed having to cope with everything. Your boss is understanding and I can't think why they would fire you because of an accident. Hope you feel OK soon. Chin up it could have been worst.