Long story but I have suffered severe RA for 9 years and had many periods of long term sickness from work. Had a few battles with work but on the whole they have been good (but also very cautious). Anyway, went to work on Monday morning very poorly, I could barely walk, and almost collapsed when I got to my staff room. End…
I work for a big charity in Health and Social Care. I have OA, I already have adjustments in place. I missed two days and my absence has been escalated to HR by the outside company that collate the information. I think due to it being covered by the Equality Act. I am now to have regular risk assessments. I guess this is…
Hi all, Just wanted your opinions on the following; Have been off work for the past fortnight with what the doctor put on the sick-note as 'Stress related disorder and Fibromyalgia' Today I received a letter from the head office of the company, which is based in London, so we don't have any HR. Occupational Health or such…
hi everyone out there, i am a new user on the forum saralea and wondered how many of you out there have O.A . I am 57 and had to give up contracted work as was unable to fulfill my contract needs, as i live on my own i am finding it hard to do every day activities that i took for granted. I am also finding it hard to get…
Been feeling really rough and yesterday had to take the day off work. I was prescribed sulphasalazine and hydroxychlorinr before Christmas and when I took it had dreadful stomach problems and violent head aches. I stopped taking it over Christmas and started taking it and building up the dose slowly in the New Year. When I…
hi everyone well i have O&A in my spine and a slip disc in my L5 tail end of spine and haveing asking for support from my work by going to see one of there occapetional health center and they said because i have not been off alot they could not help.so i got the union in to help and i got a mat to go next to my till and a…
Hi to all. I need some advice regarding employment law...specific to contract of Employment "breach". My employer is saying (in a very round about way).That if my condition, OA ,does not improve to the level where I can resume my full week (to fulfill my contractual agreement hours). I will have to find another job...I am…
Worst Christmas ever. I feel so down and need to vent so hope that's ok. I have just been medically retired after a lifetime of illness - chrons and arthritis. Long story but just as I finish work my mother has a brain haemorrhage . The last 5 months have been horrendous but she has improved and has come home for…
Hi, my name is Hannah and I am 20 years old. I used to use this forum a lot when I was about 14 through to 17ish, but stopped for a while. I was diagnosed with JIA at the age of 14 (officially) and since then (sad to say it) but that is kind of my life now. My health has just got worse and worse since about that age, and…
Hi everyone, Sorry I've not posted for a while been at a bit of a loss. Trying to just get on with my life but deep down really struggling with pain. I struggled on untill about two weeks ago when I couldn't get out of bed I was in that much pain. I just sat and cried and admitted defeat, my ole faithful black lab came and…
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