How did/do you deal with the stress?

symara · #1 (**permalink**) 05-12-2009, 05:04 PM

I have thought about filing disability, but we are in too much debt right now. One thing after another has broke down in our house in the last 6 months, right after we made two big purchases of a big screen TV and a new car... which we would have been fine with just those two, but then we had to replace our sewer line, fridge, oven, microwave, hot water heater, sump pump, and probably something else I'm forgeting. We just can't decrease our income right now.

I can't even afford to take off for surgery until Aug (If I'll be off longer than 8 weeks) if I want to supplement my STD with my vac and sick leave to get 100% income.

Plus, my job wouldn't be here when I came back from disability, I know that, I would be off longer than 12 weeks and they wouldn't be able to hold it longer than that. It's a good job, I can't afford to lose it.

treefrog · #2 (**permalink**) 05-12-2009, 05:32 PM

Is there any place that you can lie down at your work?

I understand the financial worries.

With the economy the way it is, it's scary to think I might not be able to come back to work within 12 weeks, and then to lose my job. As it is, I will have to come back to a different job. My boss can't hold my job.

But, I have to think positively. Or I would never get through surgery. And I know this is my only shot at being able to function normally again.

I hope you can find a doctor to get a second opinion.