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So yesterday I started on my first full time job. It is just a trainee job that I won't get payed for (except for the extremely small amount I get from the insurance stuff, which pretty much pays for the traveling and a little bit extra) since they are teaching me how the job is done, but if things goes well, they might employ me for reals once the trainee period is over, and if not I will have good chances of getting a job in other stores because of the things I've learnt there.
But already yesterday a big issue appeared. Both my feet started hurting after around 4 hours of the 8 hour shift. The pain started out dull, but during the last hour it was so intense it felt like my feet were going to break completely. Walking the thirty minutes to the bus afterwards was a nightmare. The pain was only located at the bottom of the foot, not the side not the top. I think it started at the heel on one foot and went to the front after a while and on the other foot it was the reversed.
When I got home I took a nap and it felt slightly better. When I woke up today the pain was completely gone and I took the bus and then the thirty minutes walk to work without any problems, but after less than one hour at work the pain started again and I was limping within two hours. (The previous day I limped first at the 7th hour) This time the pain has spread to the sides, which hurt just as much as under the foot, and after I stepped out of the bus it was also up at my ankle on my left leg, that pain is rather dull though, but who knows where it will be in a few days.
A few people told me yesterday that it was normal to feel pain when you aren't used to standing up and walking around for so long. I only sat down during my thirty minutes break during the middle of the shift, so I do expect some uncomfort of course. But this pain is so intense and is getting so much worse so fast that I'm worried my feet might actually be damaged somehow. Today its not even calming down even though they are lying down without the undersides touching anything. I can't walk properly and it affects my work, and if I can't keep up the tempo, which I can't with the pain and the limping, they won't be able to employ me at the end. I can't concentrate and space out a lot too because of it.
I really are in need of a job and it feels like I will fail both myself, my boss that took the chance of taking in a newb which slows things down for his other employees who needs to train me and my family that are paying for my food and clothes right now cause I don't have anything. There is a chance that I will get a job in a few days that will let me sit down for most of the day, but if I don't get it cause some other applicant was better than me, what am I supposed to do then?
(Note1, I have no problems with the job other than the pain. I don't even mind having to go up four in the morning to get there. I don't mind that there's a lot of heavy lifting or a lot to do and a lot of codes to memories. I just can't handle the pain and I can't come home breaking down every day because of it. It won't work.)
So what do you think? Is this just pain from not being used to the work and it's getting worse because I keep working, but it will go down eventually? If so, how long would you expect it to last? Or do you think I need to think of going into a completely different line of work where I can sit down more? Other thoughts?
(Note2, I am already thinking of contacting a doctor just to check if it can be something they need to check up. But if I need to wait weeks or maybe months for that check up (cause I doubt I will get an appointment right the day after the call. It doesn't tend to be that easy o_o) then I kind of need to figure out what to do. Continue and hope it will pass or quit and go back to job searching with focus on more sitting down jobs. This trainee job is a great opportunity for me to gain experience, so loosing it would be horrible, but what good will it do if I suddenly collapse on the job one day?)
(Note3, I am not a person who is sensitive to pain. I can handle a great deal of pain without complaining about it. I do hate pain, but that's another matter, I can still handle it for the most parts. I have broken down twice because of period pains, and those were so bad I could barely walk, couldn't eat and even got diarrhea. That's my breaking point, when I'm in so much pain I can barely walk. This problem has gotten to the point where the pain is so intensive so it is extremely hard to move. I am the girl who didn't think of going to the emergency when I was literally suffocating because my airways were closing down. If my dad hadn't taken me, I would have thought "naah, just gonna call the doc and get an appointment for tomorrow." which probably would have killed me. I do not want to see when my body is in need of help and I don't want to bother the doctor with something that isn't that big of a deal, so I tend to downplay everything. Sure, first I get the period of "AAH, I'm dying! I PROBS GOT CANCER!" before the "You're ridiculous, this will be over tomorrow." comes in a couple of seconds later. But this time, I really feel that I need to take the issue seriously if I'm going to get a job at all.)
But already yesterday a big issue appeared. Both my feet started hurting after around 4 hours of the 8 hour shift. The pain started out dull, but during the last hour it was so intense it felt like my feet were going to break completely. Walking the thirty minutes to the bus afterwards was a nightmare. The pain was only located at the bottom of the foot, not the side not the top. I think it started at the heel on one foot and went to the front after a while and on the other foot it was the reversed.
When I got home I took a nap and it felt slightly better. When I woke up today the pain was completely gone and I took the bus and then the thirty minutes walk to work without any problems, but after less than one hour at work the pain started again and I was limping within two hours. (The previous day I limped first at the 7th hour) This time the pain has spread to the sides, which hurt just as much as under the foot, and after I stepped out of the bus it was also up at my ankle on my left leg, that pain is rather dull though, but who knows where it will be in a few days.
A few people told me yesterday that it was normal to feel pain when you aren't used to standing up and walking around for so long. I only sat down during my thirty minutes break during the middle of the shift, so I do expect some uncomfort of course. But this pain is so intense and is getting so much worse so fast that I'm worried my feet might actually be damaged somehow. Today its not even calming down even though they are lying down without the undersides touching anything. I can't walk properly and it affects my work, and if I can't keep up the tempo, which I can't with the pain and the limping, they won't be able to employ me at the end. I can't concentrate and space out a lot too because of it.
I really are in need of a job and it feels like I will fail both myself, my boss that took the chance of taking in a newb which slows things down for his other employees who needs to train me and my family that are paying for my food and clothes right now cause I don't have anything. There is a chance that I will get a job in a few days that will let me sit down for most of the day, but if I don't get it cause some other applicant was better than me, what am I supposed to do then?
(Note1, I have no problems with the job other than the pain. I don't even mind having to go up four in the morning to get there. I don't mind that there's a lot of heavy lifting or a lot to do and a lot of codes to memories. I just can't handle the pain and I can't come home breaking down every day because of it. It won't work.)
So what do you think? Is this just pain from not being used to the work and it's getting worse because I keep working, but it will go down eventually? If so, how long would you expect it to last? Or do you think I need to think of going into a completely different line of work where I can sit down more? Other thoughts?
(Note2, I am already thinking of contacting a doctor just to check if it can be something they need to check up. But if I need to wait weeks or maybe months for that check up (cause I doubt I will get an appointment right the day after the call. It doesn't tend to be that easy o_o) then I kind of need to figure out what to do. Continue and hope it will pass or quit and go back to job searching with focus on more sitting down jobs. This trainee job is a great opportunity for me to gain experience, so loosing it would be horrible, but what good will it do if I suddenly collapse on the job one day?)
(Note3, I am not a person who is sensitive to pain. I can handle a great deal of pain without complaining about it. I do hate pain, but that's another matter, I can still handle it for the most parts. I have broken down twice because of period pains, and those were so bad I could barely walk, couldn't eat and even got diarrhea. That's my breaking point, when I'm in so much pain I can barely walk. This problem has gotten to the point where the pain is so intensive so it is extremely hard to move. I am the girl who didn't think of going to the emergency when I was literally suffocating because my airways were closing down. If my dad hadn't taken me, I would have thought "naah, just gonna call the doc and get an appointment for tomorrow." which probably would have killed me. I do not want to see when my body is in need of help and I don't want to bother the doctor with something that isn't that big of a deal, so I tend to downplay everything. Sure, first I get the period of "AAH, I'm dying! I PROBS GOT CANCER!" before the "You're ridiculous, this will be over tomorrow." comes in a couple of seconds later. But this time, I really feel that I need to take the issue seriously if I'm going to get a job at all.)