I have a name for my pain...

[gridlore]

Boss called again. They wanted me to go see the occupational health folks and have my back looked at. So I did.

Long story short, strained lumbar with a minor muscle tear. I've been given prescription-strength Tylenol, medicated cream, and a brand-new lumbar support belt.

Tomorrow morning, I'll start driving the truck without gates.

In case some of you are confused, here's a truck similar to mine. Those metal railings along the sides are called "gates" and have to be lifted straight up to get them out. The deck of the truck I'm driving is about chest-high, so I was having to lift a rather heavy and awkward metal object over my head many times a shift. Now I'll be strapping down the loads like this.

Of course, if I ever get loaded that heavily, I'm asking for a raise.

I'm going to medicate, noodle around for a bit, them probably go back to bed. I didn't get any sleep last night, y'know.

Comments

[murphymom.livejournal.com]

Nice of them to send you to the occupational health folks - seems like they're really interested in keeping you healthy (although I'm sure not having a workman's comp claim filed is at play somewhere).

[eleri.livejournal.com]

Yeh, that. Not only did they call you and ask you to not quit, they cared about *why* you were quitting enough to get you checked out. Wokmans comp claim or not, that's still a nice effort on their part.

[cmdr-zoom.livejournal.com]

Word.

Hope it works out for you.

[dandelion-diva.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad they're making sure you're being taken care of, and doing what they can to keep you on the job and make sure they don't break you. Great news! :)

Hope your back's feeling better very soon.

Gessi

[lisa-marli.livejournal.com]

They are doing the right thing! How wonderful. Definitely keep them as your employers for as long as possible. Honest, good employers are hard to find.

Hope the back feels better soon. Lumbar support should help.