post transplant and working

[Gillymac]

Hi all you can always visit this site and realise you not the only one ! After my transplant I went back to work in school but my job had been changed so I had nothing to do. Bored I left for another job, this lasted 5 months due to a 19 year old bully ( cant believe it). Since then I have struggled, worked temporary last Christmas was ok, then nothing til Sept but I coudnt cope with hours and joint problems. I have now taken on 22hr job in pharmacy standing all day selling cosmetics but they're throwing all this training at me which they did not mention at interview! I dont want to work on pharmacy my job was selling cosmetics. Hence its now all too much I feel pathetic why cant I cope???? Feel like i've done all the coping I can but like thousands of others we need the money. Another school have asked me to interview but its primary the nurses mentioned I should be wary about bugs especially chikenpox does anyone work in primary school ? if so how do you get on and should I worry?
I do feel as though I should be over my illness by now and tip top but I dont think that happens, day by day I guess.

Sorry for the downer and thanks to the site

Gillx

[Helen Rambaut]

Hi Gilly
I havent looked at the site for a while and saw your post hadnt had any replies.

I think you're right - day by day is how you have to look at it and not compare yourself with how you think you ought to feel.

Sometimes I am so pleased with how much I have done in a day, which I could never have done before, and then find the next day I am much tireder than I feel I should be.

Perhaps the years I had on dialysis took a lot more out of me which putting the new kidney in does not put back.

Could you talk to a renal counsellor?

Helen

[Gillymac]

thanks Helen i have been to drs he thinks counselling god idea. Seem to be just like a rollercoaster with emotional ups and downs since transplant. Some say its all the different meds.

thanks Gill x

[Thumps]

I'd definitely agree with that. I was all over the place for the first few months. Counselling really helped - best of luck!

And give yourself a break, so few people go through this, it's an incredible mental and physical strain.