I called in sick again today (day #3)

I'm still coughing and it feels like each cough inflates my head like a balloon... if the cough is hard enough I start to throw up. Oh joy.

I called my manager and told him I still feel terrible and would like to stay home today to get healthy. I NEED to get healthy for my surgery in a couple weeks. I guess I'm being paranoid but I'm putting all my hopes of happy sinuses into this surgery. Anyway, the boss gave me a bit of attitude (which I expected and its not unmerited) and I told him I'd try to come in today but I need to be left alone to do my thing and not have anybody tease me about being sick (again)

You see, its the office joke that I'm always sick. Don't you think I want to be healthy? Do you think I enjoy having migraines that knock me flat for days on end? Do you think I'm not frustrated over never having energy. Of never knowing how my head will feel from one hour to the next?

WHY is it ok for THEM to get sick? One had kidney stones last month.... he was complaining of them for months prior. Did anyone tease him about his constant whining over kidney pains? Noooooo.

Another had surgery for diverticulitis (sp?) and he had a LOT of flare-ups before the surgery. Did anyone tease him for stomach pains? Of course not!

So why is my migraine/sinus pain something completely free and clear to tease? Is it because they can't understand why I'm always complaining of the same thing? Is it because they can't understand how I could constantly have the same pain week after week? Do they not believe me?

I'm going back to bed!