What do you do when...

**fireball** · 27th February 2008, 11:15

the doctors tell you, you can no longer continue working in your profession?

this happened to me today,

im sitting here contemplating what to do next....

**NOMIS** · 27th February 2008, 11:18

Originally Posted by fireball

the doctors tell you, you can no longer continue working in your profession?

this happened to me today,

im sitting here contemplating what to do next....

whats your profession? cant help if you dont no what your profession was

**NOMIS** · 27th February 2008, 11:19

ACC- pokies

**jim.cox** · 27th February 2008, 11:19

Originally Posted by fireball

the doctors tell you, you can no longer continue working in your profession?...

Seek a second opinion

and a second profession

Whazz up, dude?

**Str8 Jacket** · 27th February 2008, 11:22

You getting OOS chick?

**fireball** · 27th February 2008, 11:22

i was a barista... make coffee for a living.
doing the same thing for hours on end at pace has left me with damage to the nerves in my hands. have had 2 doctors and my physio tell me time to change career.
i am now on acc for 2 weeks then who knows. it will prob get renewed but still that leaves me on 80% of what i was earning previously

**ManDownUnder** · 27th February 2008, 11:29

Find a career guidance bod, establish what you would like to do and retrain towards that.

Get in touch with ACC or other state agnecies and see if there is assistance in retraining (might be nice to get it paid for...!)

Then... Go for it!

**MisterD** · 27th February 2008, 11:58

Originally Posted by fireball

i was a barista... make coffee for a living.
doing the same thing for hours on end at pace has left me with damage to the nerves in my hands. have had 2 doctors and my physio tell me time to change career.
i am now on acc for 2 weeks then who knows. it will prob get renewed but still that leaves me on 80% of what i was earning previously

Get a business loan, buy a cafe and employ/train another coffee monkey to do it for you?

**James Deuce** · 27th February 2008, 13:28

Originally Posted by fireball

the doctors tell you, you can no longer continue working in your profession?

this happened to me today,

im sitting here contemplating what to do next....

I've never given it much thought. Prostitution is my life.

**SDU** · 27th February 2008, 13:50

It's not alsways easy finding a direction that you like that doesn't continue to damage your hands but when you find one do talk with ACC & see what help you may get. The DR should put in writing for you & Acc you are not in a position to work full time in your current work & retraining is advisable.
Think long term work, play balance & minimising further injury to yourself when looking at new work.

**ManDownUnder** · 27th February 2008, 14:05

Originally Posted by Jim2

I've never given it much thought. Prostitution is my life.

Luff you long time Jim - how much for the supersized works combo?

**steveb64** · 27th February 2008, 14:46

Originally Posted by fireball

i was a barista... make coffee for a living.
doing the same thing for hours on end at pace has left me with damage to the nerves in my hands. have had 2 doctors and my physio tell me time to change career.
i am now on acc for 2 weeks then who knows. it will prob get renewed but still that leaves me on 80% of what i was earning previously

Get yourself one of these things: http://www.powerballs.co.nz

They REALLY do work - even more so for preventing 'forearm pump' - you know - when you've got a death grip on the bars, due to tricky conditions, and then your arms start to get that burning feeling?

**fireball** · 27th February 2008, 14:49

Originally Posted by steveb64

Get yourself one of these things: http://www.powerballs.co.nz

They REALLY do work - even more so for preventing 'forearm pump' - you know - when you've got a death grip on the bars, due to tricky conditions, and then your arms start to get that burning feeling?

i agree they are really good, but atm i can hardly hold a bottle in my hand let alone rotate a gyro ball.....

**Ocean1** · 27th February 2008, 14:57

Originally Posted by SDU

The DR should put in writing for you & Acc you are not in a position to work full time in your current work & retraining is advisable.

Which can mean subsidised courses. Perhaps it's time to start looking at what the local polytechs etc can offer...

**steveb64** · 27th February 2008, 15:02

Originally Posted by fireball

i agree they are really good, but atm i can hardly hold a bottle in my hand let alone rotate a gyro ball.....

Bummer. Sort of know what that's like - had a busted wrist that doc's and hospital said wasn't - took 9 weeks before they revised their original diagnosis.

Was off work for 11 weeks all up.

Oh well, keep them in mind - maybe in a few weeks when things start to improve...

Good luck!