tpapik Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 Hey! I am a nurse- just diagnosed in november im trying to keep my job at least part time (40 hours a week) and would like to go back full time, so just wondering if there are any other nurses out there or any other people that have POTS and works on their feet all day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoGiuliana Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 I was able to go back towork full time after severe disability for about a year. I am not on my feet all day, most days. However, recently I have added a part-time job--I teach violin privately and have 8 students. So after 8 hrs of working I am standing for at least 1 hr 3 nights a week teaching. Anyway, it is possible to greatly improve, but I do understand that nursing can be a very physically tiring job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badhbt Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 I went back to work about 3 weeks ago. I work 20 hours a week, 8 hour shifts. I have tried to incorporate the chair more often. I work in Endoscopy so I work in the pre-op and recovery area. I use to never sit down....I don't think I even noticed that we have tons of stools around the unit. I try to use it when starting an IV or asking questions. I am still trying to figure it all out. Taking it one day at a time. I don't want to lose my job either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramakentesh Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 So many nurses get POTS... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mytwogirlsrox Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 I'm in nursing school... Does that count? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpapik Posted February 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 of course it counts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altruism Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 So many nurses get POTS... Disturbingly many! I keep wondering about the reasons. (I'm a PM, not a nurse.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoGiuliana Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 Maybe nurses are just better able to figure out what is wrong and get a diagnosis. ??I remember reading somewhere that the typical POTS patient is a highly educated female. Again, it may be that you have to be highly educated to navigate the medical world and get a correct diagnosis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badhbt Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 Mytwogirlrox - I think Nursing school should count twice!Momtogiuliana - Maybe you are right. After weeks of scouring the internet I diagnosed myself, after many diagnosis of "Anxiety" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobiano Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 tpapik - I sent you a message.Momtogiuliana - I think you may be onto something!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bustersacc11 Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 Nursing school is like military boot camp. If you have dysautonomia and going to nursing school. Your inspiring! I am a male nurse but it took my wife who is a nurse to figure out what was wrong with me before the docs could. She is a beautiful well-educated women minus the POTS.I am not working right now but many out there are able to work. Many things you can do with your nursing license that doesn't require you to be on your feet all day if it becomes a problem. I was sharing this with another nurse on this forum. Even if you stop working, which I hope will never be the case for you only when you decide to retire, but keep paying your renewal fees. Don't let your license expire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batik Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 One health risk with being a nurse is shift work. It really messes with your hormones, starting with melatonin and going on to sex hormones and such. There are some alarming studies on rates of breast cancer and so forth in night shift workers.Also it can be quite a hard job, long hours, exposure to bugs, harder to take time off to rest, and a relatively high chance that you're also raising a family. ME is meant to be particularly prevalent in nurses, teachers and farmers, and ME often overlaps with POTS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddschool Posted February 24, 2013 Report Share Posted February 24, 2013 I am (was) a nurse, but haven't been able to work for the past 2 yrs. I am truly convinced something in hospitals is making us sick (cleaning supplies, patients not being honest about their history, etc). I have known too many of us getting tumors & other debilitating illnesses in our 30s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brethor9 Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 I was a ward clerk in a very busy cancer clinic.....exposed to lots of stuff.....I still wonder if that all wasn't a factor somehow....had to stop working in 2011....no forseeable return date yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lillybits Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 I was a nurse and have been out of work now for almost 2 years and still haven't seen any permanent improvement... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 Not a nurse but worked in a hospital as a physical therapist. Haven't been able to work for the past year though. Would love to get back to it. I miss it a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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