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I may be getting kicked out, so work ideas for a chronic pain sufferer? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Even if I'm not getting kicked out (though, I don't know what else it could be considering her conversation with her father), I still need out. She's been extremely angry towards me, more so than usual, so I better get gone.

Since I'm right smack dab in the center I can go anywhere. I may have an opportunity for an apartment maintenance job, but I'm very worried about my pains not allowing me to do it. I can become seriously uncontrollable when they get bad, which I can be dangerous to be around. So I really need something that's very nonphysical. (Standing, sitting, walking, doesn't matter. They all can hurt excessively after 5 minutes or several hours, very erratic).

Also, I'll need to find real non-kill shelters or homes for my cats. I have four indoor (one of which will need to be put down), and one outdoor cat. They've been all fixed. So that would need to be en route to wherever I go, too.

These are the things I have that I can sell en route that should be able to make the transition easier (as I really can't just eat anything after some NSAID side effects).

Math books: https://imgur.com/a/math-books-U3N1Xus
Native Flutes and tools: https://imgur.com/a/tools-flutes-DDnbvHv
Computers: https://imgur.com/a/fqA0NVp

Ok, with all that said, anyone know of any jobs that might not be so physically demanding in your neck of the woods? Or deserts?

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 week ago (2 children)

A call center job might be a good option. They'll hire anyone who can pass a drug test, and it's completely non-physical.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Ooh! Hmm! I'll have to look into them.

And wouldn't you know it, indeed now makes you enter in a phone number. I may not have this phone for long as it's not under my name, 😶

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago

If you need to get a cell phone plan in your name, US Mobile has a 2-gig/mo cell phone plan for $10/mo. My partner and I moved to them a couple months ago and are spending $28 for 2 lines at 10gb/mo, down from $144 for an unlimited plan with T-Mobile. USM is very upfront with their pricing and I’m a fan. (I do have a promo code I can share, but I’m honestly not recommending it for the kickback.)

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago

You're better off locating a call center and checking with them directly. The one I worked for had all job postings on their website.

One big plus of a call center is they love to promote from within the company. It's often because they don't want to pay market salaries, but if you treat it like an internship, it's not a bad deal.

I went from being an agent to being a senior server engineer in like 4 years, then jumped to a government contractor gig paying 3x what I was making there.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The stress can cause more pain, though.

[–] CmdrShepard49 4 points 1 week ago

Weigh that against the stress of not having a job or place to live though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

That totally depends on the campaign. If you're on a support campaign, it's really not that bad.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

My wife got a gig working from home with a mortgage company. Lots of phone/computer work. Seems like a good gig.

Check out remote job opportunities.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago

I'd like to, but I need a home first, and if I stayed here, I wouldn't have the mental capacity to be able to perform a remote job, 😬 . So first things first, need money to pay for a place to stay. Then I can attempt that.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Can you become roommates and share expenses temporarily?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

I don't know anyone, and all my family that I could live with would be about as bad as my wife has been to me. I do have that job lined up and a possible place to stay, which it turns out I may be able to do part time and afford the place, so I can attempt to get a remote job during it (as long as my pains don't get too uncontrollable. Else, I'll become a mindless zombie, 😶 and blow all my money on expensive food as I won't be able to control my finances. The pains are really that extreme).

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What chronic pain condition do you suffer from? I've got a degenerative disease called Ankylosing Spondylitis that causes me a lot of pain. I might have some tips for working from home if you have similar symptoms.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Don't know. Every time I tried saving money for the mri, I'd get snapped at about not helping out, to which I'd cave and blow what I'd save. But I know what caused most of them, Furniture Delivery. Tore a muscle or tendon in my left arm, meniscus tear in my left knee. At least two or three parts of my back are from that, too. The worst spot in my upper spine is the only odd one out. Probably caused from carrying backpacks of books from my youth.

This morning almost my whole back feels like it's on fire, and my upper spine hurts like hell. Oof, and I think my knee and arm hurt a bit, but are drowned out by my back.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Upper back pain is quite unusual compared to lower back pain. Definitely worth getting checked out by a doctor when you can.

Anyway if you are working from home try to move to a different position every 30-40 mins. I find that standing up and putting the laptop on a chest of drawers or something similar for a while really helps with stopping the pain accruing in a certain area. If that's too painful try to be on your feet semi-frequently, like taking a bathroom break and walking around the block.

You probably don't want to do any strenuous exercise like pilates but some light yoga might help.

Somewhere in the OP you mentioned NSAID's which are what I get prescribed - the one I have is called diclofenac and it's stronger than ibuprofen but there are even stronger ones too.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Somewhere in the OP you mentioned NSAID’s which are what I get prescribed - the one I have is called diclofenac and it’s stronger than ibuprofen but there are even stronger ones too.

Oh, no no no no! I was prescribed two NSAIDs back in Oct of 21, and only took them for two weeks. The issues I got from them haven't stopped since. High blood pressure, difficulty breathing (They've at least added almost the same amount if not more issues as my smoking had up to that time. Constantly coughing up sugary, salty phlegm), and about a year ago an off-and-on pain just below my front ribs (All across), oh, and dizziness...really really really bad dizziness...Used to be worse than my pains, but I think that's changing.

Oh, and a doctor prescribed omeprozole to help with the stomach and lungs in February of 22, and I gained almost 20 pounds in one month...I have only gained that much weight that fast once in my lifetime, and that's when I attempted to quit smoking in 99 or 98. Only recently have I finally gone under 200 lbs, but I'm still 5 away from my heaviest, and 10 from my weight before I took the omeprozole.

Which is one thing I'm seriously worried about, the first two years my lungs would clear up once in a while, and I could breathe normally, but about mid to late 2023 they have not gone back to being that good at all. No matter how I feel. I really need to get screened, but of course, I finally get the nerve to stand up for myself and setup a doctors appointment, now I have to find a whole new way to live, yeesh!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Damn dude, sorry to hear that.