Well, let's see. For the past 2 or 3 weeks, I have had unbelievable back pain. I went to the chiropractor 2 weeks ago tomorrow. I got off the table, walked to the lobby, walked out to my car and drove the 20 minutes back home pain-free. As soon as I got out of my car and walked in the house, the pain came back. At first I thought it was just standard muscle pain. It happens sometimes after the vertebrae are forced back into their natural positions.
I was told by my doc that if the pain didn’t go away by Wednesday that week, I was supposed to go back and put my back in place. Well, life goes on and I knew I had to call and get an appointment, but it didn’t happen for whatever reason. And I kept forgetting. Last Thursday, I had a few things to tell my boss about work procedure and the lack of help from my coworkers. I said something about my back and she flips out.
According to my company’s safety policy, an employee is not allowed to work with pain for more than 1 day without a doctor’s notice and the proper paperwork. I was allowed to work my scheduled shift on Friday, but I was taken off the schedule for Saturday and today (Sunday). I see my Dr. again tomorrow. At this appointment I need to have him fill out the work restrictions form my boss gave me.
A couple lessons were learned from this whole experience so far. First, any pain I feel needs to be reported, whether or not it is work-related. I knew this but I have always had back problems so 95% of the time I work through the pain. Second, anytime I get readjusted by my chiropractor and the pain comes back within a day, I know I need to go back.
No more screwing around with my spine. There’s my back problem rant.
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