if you can't speak to the neuro you might have to consider the er.
if you can't walk, that's more serious.

i was in nursing and tried to work as long as i could. it got to the point that i couldn't walk the halls anymore or do 12 hr days. i was practically collapsing at work. and, i took care of sick babies under warmers and the heat was killing me. like doydie, when i retired my BP came down from dangerous levels to normal. the physical effort it took to do my job was killing me.

do you have anything like SSDI in canada?
prayers for you that you get seen and heard by your drs.

Thanks,

I do, I have applied for sick leave.. I get 15 weeks then I can switch over to regular unemployment benefits depending on how many weeks I have in.

My job is very physical, it's a cosmetic sales job/make up artist in a boutique.
But it is a huge boutique, so when a customer wants a fragrance you have to walk to the back of the store.. its a lot of back and forth.. I worked on an hourly plus commission so you hustle a lot.

It was also a high stress job as the clients were more affluent.. very demanding.

Not to mention, bringing out stock etc. then you work in the other part of the store where covergirl, Revlon is sold as well. To try to sell them the expensive cosmetic like Lancôme etc.

I loved my job, loved the people I worked with but it was such an effort to walk and to walk with a cane was just so difficult.

I honestly felt like I couldn't take another step.
I'm dragging my leg, and I hurt everywhere.

I tried to call the neuro today but couldn't get through..busy ..busy.

Sorry to hear this, MHM.

Your plan makes sense. Get off your feet for a while, see a neuro and re-assess.

ANN

You are very smart to get out of that job. I hope you'll recover with some rest. I am in the same boat but I am too vain to walk with a cane so I do a lot of wall walking, but our store is small. I hope you'll get in to see the neuro soon.

Thanks,

I feel badly for you , hope you feel better soon too

misshayleesmom, I was so glad that I didn't have to make the choice to quit work or not. A relapse made that decision, called in sick one night and never went back to work at all. But I love it that all my memories of my career are good memories, none of it was struggling through the day to day. So again, God was taking care of me.

my experience might serve as an FYI for other folks.
i was an RN working 12hr days. lots of walking, almost all on my feet.
i had worked in this hospital for 18 yrs. had been paying for long term disability all that time.

my dr urged me to quit. but i just couldn't and kept pushing; for another yr or more. i thought if i went PT i could prolong my work life but it meant giving up my long term disability benefit. i only lasted another 2 mos. i physically couldn't do the job, my cognition was shifting and my coworkers were resentful that i was asking for some concessions like not having rooms at the end of the hall.

all in all i had to quit and had NO LONG TERM DISABILITY TO FALL BACK ON.
so consider my experience when you make these decisions. since i was turned down on my first ssdi try i had to hire the lawyer and wait another 18 mos to get any benefits, plus pay $800/mo for cobra.

yikes. i was in so much denial about my work. everyone saw the writing on the wall except me.