doctor is making me come in to be seen

[devonmae 56]

I called my doctors office to get them to extend my medical leave for another two weeks because i wanted off 6 weeks and my doctor changed it to 4 weeks. I told them i have been throwing up 2-3x/day and not getting all my fluids in. I was sleeved on 4/22 and am only getting in 20-30 oz of fluids in and about the same in Protein. So the dr office called me back and said before they would extend my leave or give me more nausea meds i have to go in and be seen tomorrow.

[laceeb 27]

I hope youre not upset about their decision to have you in. I would have already made an appt if I was having those problems, especially vomiting so frequently

[Lisha73 97]

I agree laceeb....you should be seen if you are having those kinds of problems...I have friends that went back to work on day 2 and another a week later......we are told by our Dr. that you should be pretty much ok after 1 week.....but looking at what others say on here there are so many having drinking issues and Protein issues

[magpie30 187]

Are you actually having these symptoms, or is that just what you told them to get the extended leave? Not being judgmental, just wasn't sure the way you wrote it, so wanted to clarify. If you really are having those symptoms, you do need to be seen ASAP!

[devonmae 56]

I'm really having those symptoms but I feel it is tolerable. I just do not have the energy to go back to work yet. I am a nurse and I work 12 hour night shifts. The nurse in call kept telling me i should not be eating soft foods if i am throwing up and i should go back down to liquids but when i tried to do that i could not stomach another Protein Shake so i stayed on soft foods.

[magpie30 187]

Ugh, that sucks. I'm sorry your having such a hard time. I know by about 3 weeks i couldn't handle another Protein Shake, the very thought of one made me wanna gag. What about things like yogurt, or pudding? There are some recipes for Protein pudding on this site that are actually pretty tasty. Popsicles were another way i got in my liquids. I bought a Popsicle mold and just filled them with Water, and sucked it down that way. helped a lot. unflavored Protein Powder in mashed potatoes is another thing i did a lot of, sprinkle a little cheese on top and it was pretty good. I hope they figure out whats going on and that you get the extra time off. I know i didn't fully have my energy back till after the 6 week mark. it was better by a lot, but still not back to normal. Good luck to you!!!