Boss Called Back
By lilacskies
@lilacskies (4508)
United States
February 13, 2025 10:02am CST
I'm feeling sick this morning and can barely get out of bed. I have no energy. I tried drinking chamomile tea and couldn't swallow it down. My plan is rest for the rest of the day, try eating something again later so that I don't take my meds on an empty stomach, and drink water to stay hydrated. Well, I will attempt to drink water. I'm having a hard time with swallowing today.
My boss called me back around the time I woke up today. I woke up early today due to chronic pain not allowing me to sleep properly. I stayed in bed and answered my phone. I am still on Friday's work, but I do not have any other work this week. I have an interview with another place in three weeks for a potential full-time position so I will see how that goes.
In the meantime today, I need to recuperate. I will stay in bed and rest. I will not get out of bed unless I absolutely have to.
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@snowy22315 (185372)
• United States
13 Feb
Rest sounds best,,if you are in chronic pain, how do you think you will be able to handle a full time position? I think you should concentrate on getting healthy first. You aren't even over the Pleurisy.
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@lilacskies (4508)
• United States
13 Feb
Yes, that's all my plan for now. Unfortunately, I need a full-time job soon if I'm ever going to move out of my parents' house. I've been out of proper work for the last five years and have been staying afloat with freelance work, but that only covers the basic bills. I will never afford to rent/buy a place anywhere at this rate. I will never get healthy because chronic pain has no cure according to my doctor. I also have other physical and mental illnesses I take meds for. I'm overwhelmed, but what else is new?
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@lilacskies (4508)
• United States
13 Feb
@snowy22315 Thank you. I will try my best.
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@celticeagle (171528)
• Boise, Idaho
13 Feb
Good luck on the full time job. I hope you feel better tomorrow.
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@celticeagle (171528)
• Boise, Idaho
15 Feb
@lilacskies. ...glad you are doing better
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@lilacskies (4508)
• United States
13 Feb
Thank you. Three weeks from now. Me too. Doing much better now at least.
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@lilacskies (4508)
• United States
15 Feb
@celticeagle I need the money to pay the bills so no choice but to work. The bills are piling up for the month.
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@FourWalls (71505)
• United States
13 Feb
I haven’t been badly ill since I retired, and I told my doctor I think the reason is that I can take the #1 prescribed medication for illness: REST. Like you, I was an hourly employee, not salaried, so no workee, no payee. That caused me to go to work when I didn’t feel like it and should have really been there.
I know it’s a pain in the wallet, but DO rest. It really does the body good. 
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@lilacskies (4508)
• United States
13 Feb
Yes, I am resting all day today. I don't have the energy to get out of bed. I will just stay home. I don't have any work today anyway because I have a sporadic work schedule due to being a freelancer. I will work again tomorrow. Just one shift tomorrow. In the meantime, all I can do is get some rest.
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@lovebuglena (45494)
• Staten Island, New York
14 Feb
Good luck with your upcoming interview. Hope it goes well.
Unless I’m thirsty I can’t really drink water. I don’t know how some people can drink eight cups of water a day. Most of the time I can barely get myself to drink one.
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@lovebuglena (45494)
• Staten Island, New York
14 Feb
@lilacskies do you drink tea? Would that count toward drinking “water”?
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@lilacskies (4508)
• United States
14 Feb
@lovebuglena Yes, green tea and chamomile tea. I think so. I wonder if soup would count as water too. I'm not sure.
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@lilacskies (4508)
• United States
14 Feb
Me too. Three weeks from now. Feeling nervous. I know, right? I have a hard time swallowing water when I'm sick which is pretty much every other day, but when I'm feeling okay, even then I don't like water.
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@manasamanu (3762)
• Bangalore, India
14 Feb
Wish you a speedy recovery my friend. Don't bother with the work calls, they are present to torture us. Just rest well, keep hydrated and have lots of good sleep. 
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@lilacskies (4508)
• United States
14 Feb
Thank you! I definitely need to work on hydrating. I have insomnia so I only slept three hours. Feeling groggy, but nothing can be done. I will sleep again tonight or at least attempt to.
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@manasamanu (3762)
• Bangalore, India
14 Feb
@lilacskies Drink or eat something that induces sleep naturally. Practice meditation, that might probably help you with insomnia
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@lilacskies (4508)
• United States
15 Feb
@manasamanu I tried everything. I will try again though.
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@lilacskies (4508)
• United States
20 Feb
Thank you. Me too. The interview is in a little over two weeks now. I hope I get the job.
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