no, it's not good news as in "in your second trimester". it's bad news. or, more accurately, potentially bad news. i've been off work with a horrible case of the flu, but now have a new heart murmur and some "suspicious nodules" that need to be biopsied. so, i'm scheduled for biopsies and tests on my days off, and i'm still spewing green snot and coughing up if not a lung, at least a lobule or two every now and again. i've used up as much sick time as i can without going into fmla, and i'm afraid to do that now because i might need it more later, so i'll drag myself to work this weekend.
i guess i'm asking for two things. first, some virtual hugs from my friends here on allnurses -- assuming of course that my tendency toward blunt honesty doesn't mean i have no friends.
and second, what do i tell my boss and when? do i just tell her "i've had a bad case of the flu" and leave it at that unless or until either the cardiac work-up or the biopsies yield a real, fmla-inducing diagnosis? or do i prepare her for the idea that i'm possibly really sick and not only won't be able to do all the extras i'm currently doing for her, but won't be able to come to work at all?
To paraphrase what others have said, share as much - or little - as you feel comfortable. You don't owe her any information, especially since you don't know what you're dealing with.
I sincerely hope what you're dealing with turns out to be nothing major, Ruby. Consider yourself hugged!
So sorry you're not well, Ruby! I hope that changes soon for the better. Good luck on your health.
As far as the situation with telling a manager, I would have told my last manager, because she was an all-around great person, but not my current one. I guess it depends on how much you trust her and if you think you'll be supported or supplanted.
Specializes in Peds Urology,primary care, hem/onc.
Feel better Ruby!!! I agree with what everyone else has said...depends on your manager/boss. My current one would know everything that is going on because she is like a second mother to me. Previous ones, not on your life would I say anything until it is factual. Feel better soon! !
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To paraphrase what others have said, share as much - or little - as you feel comfortable. You don't owe her any information, especially since you don't know what you're dealing with.
I sincerely hope what you're dealing with turns out to be nothing major, Ruby. Consider yourself hugged!