motownmartin
Established Member
Maybe some of you can help me.
A few years ago I started to feel lifeless, lacking energy and troubles in the stomach area, and it got worse as time went on, then 6 weeks ago I had enough and came home from work and visited my GP, and was sent for a sigmoidoscopy, but before that I injured myself on my SCMS and ended up in hospital for surgery, thats turned out fine its the other thing thats bothering me, so off I went for my 2 foot long camera up my you know what and within 5 minutes I was diagnosed with Inflamatory Bowel Disease, probably Ulcerative Colitis, I wont know till I get the results of the biopsy.
The problem is that I am unable to do my 12 hour shifts and am worried what they will have in store for me at work, can they take me off shifts and make me do a different job for less money? how will that affect my pension? would they offer me early retirement through ill health, I am 53, I don't mind early retirement but I still have a sizeable mortgage and won't be able to pay it with a pension that is only half of what I am being paid now.
If anyone of you has had similar circumstances or know anyone else with similar problems, I would be glad to hear about it.
A few years ago I started to feel lifeless, lacking energy and troubles in the stomach area, and it got worse as time went on, then 6 weeks ago I had enough and came home from work and visited my GP, and was sent for a sigmoidoscopy, but before that I injured myself on my SCMS and ended up in hospital for surgery, thats turned out fine its the other thing thats bothering me, so off I went for my 2 foot long camera up my you know what and within 5 minutes I was diagnosed with Inflamatory Bowel Disease, probably Ulcerative Colitis, I wont know till I get the results of the biopsy.
The problem is that I am unable to do my 12 hour shifts and am worried what they will have in store for me at work, can they take me off shifts and make me do a different job for less money? how will that affect my pension? would they offer me early retirement through ill health, I am 53, I don't mind early retirement but I still have a sizeable mortgage and won't be able to pay it with a pension that is only half of what I am being paid now.
If anyone of you has had similar circumstances or know anyone else with similar problems, I would be glad to hear about it.