What is the worst condition you have been in but still went to work/school

[meaty]

Can be mentally or physically

I remember once having to stay at my grandma till 2/3am as my brother had to go to hospital and I still had to go to school at 8.55am

 

[aprilchem]

I once gave a final exam with a severe case of pink eye, wearing sunglasses. I'm a college professor and there was nobody available to give the final exam for me.

I also gave a final exam about 10 years ago with two broken ribs while recovering from a severe case of pneumonia. When you're a professor everything can be changed BUT the final exam - it's written in stone.

 

[LilyWDW]

Working on a torn calf muscle the day it happened. I thought it was just a really bad strain in my defense and I did end up leaving early to hit up the doctor. Yea... that was painful.

 

[usnuzuloose]

My back was out, had to work. Could barely walk and the boss saw me and did not care.

 

[loves to dive]

Went back to work 2 weeks after hysterectomy. Worked while I had shingles, they were on my upper thigh so walking was an issue and I worked upstairs with no elevator. I've worked with broken toes and sprained ankles.

 

[indimom]

Worked half a day while in labor. Labor started about 4 a.m. Worked from 5:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Went to the hospital when I couldn't hide the pain anymore, had the baby at 3 p.m.
I went to nursing school on several occasions following a full night shift at a group home (and no, you couldn't nap ). Coffee was my friend on those days.

 

[Vijoge]

I was in the middle of a gallbladder attack and in so much pain I was doubled over. My boss wouldn't let me leave work because we had a nurse's meeting that afternoon. Yes, that's right-a nurse's meeting! Not always the most caring profession.

 

[rastahomie]

I don't normally drink much, and when I do I hardly ever get hung over. BUT...

One Wednesday night, for reasons I can't even fathom, I got really hammered. Went to work the next morning with a raging hangover.

 

[PigletsPal2]

Went to work in the throes of appendicitis. For breakfast I had a piece of pie my baby sister (18 y.o.) had made, and I swore she was trying to poison me!

Queen Colleen

 

[tvguy]

I worked overnights for 25 years (11pm to 7 am) and got sick with the flu at work 3 or 4 times in all those years. Often i was the only one on duty so there was no way I could go home. I would tell them I was taking the NEXT day off sick, and usually I was well enough the next day that I COULD have worked.
I have an unusually knack for getting sick of getting sick on Friday after work, and being better by Sunday night, so being sick work hasn't been much of an issue.

 

[bookgirl]

'Taught' my class from the floor of the bathroom once.

I had one those no warning when I was going to throw up bugs, but I also had a class of 10 kids and three classroom aides who while competent could not always manage some of the high maintenance students.

It never failed that I would be gone and that would be when I got a call that I had a kid go streaking down the street or there was a meltdown so bad that parents had to remove the child. Everyone was happier if I was there.

 

[mjkacmom]

It's a toss up between taking a final exam after a night of too much tequila (vomiting before and after), and going to work after being out for three days with vomiting and fever (couldn't justify another day even though I felt awful), only to get a call from my boyfriend (now DH) who got his test results back from the doctor - hep A. I left and was out for another month (took DH 6 weeks to be cleared).

 

[MinnieMouse84]

I was suicidal every day in high school.

 

[tarheelmjfan]

I was suicidal every day in high school.

I hope life is much better for you now.

 

[MinnieMouse84]

I hope life is much better for you now.

Thank you. I still have a long way to go, but it's definitely better.

 

[tarheelmjfan]

I reffed varsity basketball on a broken toe.

 

[Micca]

Years ago I sometimes went to work suffering from gout. The attacks are exquisitely painful, but because you can't really do anything to stop the pain I sucked it up and went to work. My co-worker pushed me around in an office swivel chair so I could move about the building. It's a strange thing because there are no visible symptoms...except for the excruciating look on my face.

 

[GaSleepingBeautyFan]

I went to work for a few hours with some sort of head infection since my Doctors office was near work - I wasn't sure what I had at the time. Bad mistake - when leaving I misjudged the distance to the cement pole (weird parking lot with cement poles everywhere) and scraped all down the side of my van. Cost me a pretty penny to fix that up.

When I got to the doctors I had a double ear infection, sinus infection and strep throat. No wonder I was so miserable. Luckily I didn't pass the strep throat on to anyone since I was contagious.

 

[CdnCarrie]

Went to work day after my husband walked out on me. It was horrible and hard but it was a new job and I couldn't afford not to work.

 

[Gumbo4x4]

I've gone on zero sleep after traveling overnight, and with pneumonia. But, the tops was probably doing my colonoscopy prep at work.