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| Thu, 11-13-2008 - 2:04pm |
The other night DH and I were sitting at the table playing cribbage, and I told him I didn't feel right, so was going to go lie down for a bit. This was about 6 p.m.
Well, as I lay there, I decided to try and see what my pulse was like. Seemed like it was racing and slightly erratic. Well I told DH that, and he got out his BP machine thing. -- Now, note: I have NEVER had any medical conditions concerning my heart; my BP is ALWAYS around 118-12/78-80. I'm not coming down with anything; I'm healthy as a horse. His BP machine measured 190/113!
I simply have a terrible work environment.
He swept me off to the ER. I was trying to convince him that I was only dehydrated. (This was my diagnosis once before about 7 yrs ago when almost the same thing happened.) He wasn't listening. By the time I got to the triage nurse, it was down to 150/113.
The nurse put a wristband on me and told me to wait in the waiting room. There, I did my best selling pitch to DH to take me home, that I promised to call my dr. first thing in the a.m. He gave in.
So yesterday morning I called her and they took me right in. The BP was 149/95...still quite elevated for me. She gave me an EKG which was perfect-o. All my rhythms and such sounded fine. So....she turns to me and says, "Are you still having trouble with that one lady in the office?"
So....I have some work to do. Now is no time in this area to be looking for a job. I have a few options. I can move my work station to an empty office and away from her. (That would just start lots of gossip, I know. Plus, a double-edged sword, I won't be able to hear her be rude to people...nothing I can do anything about...she's not EVER going to change...and they won't fire her.)
It's been nice to write this...maybe I should start a gripe journal, if that would help. I wish I could turn off my frustrations as soon as I get home, but I can't, and that is having a negative effect on my health.
If any of you have any advice, I'm all ears!
Hugs,



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I am so sorry you have to endure this uncomfortable situation
first..big ((HUG))
second..I think "nothing is important unless you make it important"..so ..to all degrees possible...make this woman and what she says and does unimportant to you
she sounds like a pretty sad case...remove yourself physically and mentally as much as you can
what is the saying?" if you can't change the situation, change your perspective"..or something like that
you are a smart woman, accomplished....don't let the turkeys get you down..LOL
and vent away here!!
good luck
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