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Posted by: Kirstenmumof3 Dec 5 2009, 07:09 AM |
I went to see a doctor at the Walk-In Clinic yesterday evening. I woke up yesterday morning with green gunk in my eye. It turns out that I have pink eye and a chest infection. I have been prescribed antibiotics and eye drops. I asked the doctor if the pink eye was contagious and explained to him where I worked (at a grocery store). He asked when I work next and I told him tomorrow (which would be today at 2:00). The doctor told me that as long as I started the eye drops as soon as I got the prescription and had another dose before I went to bed, I should be okay to go to work and to just make sure that I wash my hands (we have Purell hand wipes at each register). By the time I go to work I will have had 4 doses of the eye drops. I'm still not convinced that I should be going to work. It's only a 4 hour shift and I'm already constantly sanitizing my hands. I've never had pink eye before, but I did work in a cafeteria and one of my co-workers had pink eye and she still came to work. Not sure what to do! |
Posted by: TrulyBlessed Dec 5 2009, 08:30 AM |
I would follow your instincts and do what your gut tells you. When my daughter got pink eye, I think I had to keep her home for 24 hours or until the pinkness went out of the eye. |
Posted by: MommyToAshley Dec 5 2009, 09:28 AM |
If you think you are still contagious then I would stay home. Can you call your boss and tell them your concerns? I am sure s/he does not want you to spread it either. |
Posted by: Kirstenmumof3 Dec 5 2009, 09:51 AM | ||
Sad to say but my employers really don't care if your sick! My eyes aren't too bad right now. I will just clean them really good before I head to work. |
Posted by: Kirstenmumof3 Dec 6 2009, 05:44 AM |
Work went well yesterday! No problems and DH said my eyes looked fine. Ironically I was up in the staff room and my nose started running, so I blew my nose and washed my hands right away. Well then my boss came up and was chatting with us and she needed a kleenix, so I handed her one, she blew her nose and didn't bother to wash her hands. I wonder sometimes, if people realize that now they're going to touch the doorknob and spread their germs to the doorknob and then someone else is going to touch it. |
Posted by: moped Dec 6 2009, 06:20 PM |
It is truly impossible to stop the spread of anything....colds, flu, h1n1, etc etc...... |
Posted by: Kirstenmumof3 Dec 7 2009, 06:23 AM | ||
You're absolutely right! |