TheCalliton Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 (edited) hey all, yesterday i cam eto a self diagnosis of having a swollen uvula. I work as a cook at burger king, and it seems those responsible for changing the frier grease just wont do it, so they are smoking. combine that with a compact kitchen, and me having a sensitive respiritory system, and you have me needing to sit down for a half hour to regain my breath. Now it seems the smoke has agitated my uvula, which has now swollen (elongated) and is resting on my toungue painfully. Mom gave me a few Ibuprofien to help with the swelling, but im worried that the cause might be something wrong with my tonsils (i did some research) i doubt my folks will pay for me to see the doctor (which i really should, this is causing me to have trouble falling asleep) figured id ask your opinions p.s. this really sucks and im about to go to sleep to wake up on day 3 of this bs p.p.s. :wallbash: Edited April 13, 2012 by TheCalliton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshh Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 (edited) Can they even legally smoke indoors, within the workspace area? Nasty...Thank goodness we have a law against that here. In any case, best wishes! Edited April 13, 2012 by Yoshh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCalliton Posted April 13, 2012 Author Share Posted April 13, 2012 i ment the friers, like what we cook the fries in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitualBlack Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 It could be your tonsils or tongue that is causing you grief. I had some problem with my tonsils a few years ago and I could hardly speak or eat food for a week, it was always sore and I lost a lot of weight. That especially wasn't good because if anything I needed to put on some weight :laugh: . It started out as a sore throat and continued getting worse until I went to a doctor. It was a miserable experience. Some tonsil related problems need medication to get over it so seeing a doctor would probably be a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonger Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 take some well deserved sick leave then consider using the "suggestion box" "improving working conditions and customer satisfaction by changing the grungy and burnt oil" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubjectProphet Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Take a week long break for medical reasons, let the swelling die down. See a doctor and he'll give you some things like inhaler maybe to help out to keep you're lungs open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCalliton Posted April 13, 2012 Author Share Posted April 13, 2012 i cant afford to take time off, im not making too much money as is, and i can still work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ita Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Contact your union rep and have him/her talk to the management about doing something about your work environment. :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonger Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 i cant afford to take time off,if you are too new to this job to have sick time change jobs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCalliton Posted April 13, 2012 Author Share Posted April 13, 2012 no, its not the too new thing, its if i miss a week, my paycheck will be missing money i could really usemy managers are reasonable, ill talk to them about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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