Today, someone at work took my delicate medication out of the fridge to make room for their lunch. Now my medication has expired. FML
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Today, at work in a call center, I went into my locker to get my pain pills from a recent surgery. When I opened the bottle, half my pills spread all over the floor. My boss walked by and said, "I knew it!" FML
Today, I forgot to bring my lunch to work. I got so hungry, I resorted to eating antacid tablets from the medicine cabinet for lunch. FML
Today, I scrambled to get out of work on the dot to go to a special pharmacy that closes at 5 pm an hour away. I arrived at 4:58. Upon reaching the door, one of the employees came and locked it in my face. Apparently, her going home early was more important than me getting my medication. FML
Today, I had an anxiety attack because I thought I'd lost my anxiety medication. It ended up being on the shelf right where I left it. FML
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Today, just like everyday, I opened my med box, took out a blister pack and took one of the pills before putting the pack back in the box. Today, not like everyday, I had diarrhea. Turns out one of the packs was laxatives put in my med box by my boyfriend because they looked the same as my meds. FML
Today, after getting booked off work for being sick, I go to work anyway. On the way home, I stop by a colleagues fairwell, being the paranoid type of guy I make sure my car is locked about 3-4 times and head in. Later I get home to find my laptop has been stolen from my boot with my medication. FML
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brainymes 30
Hopefully you're able to get a refill soon! Coworkers can be so insensitive at times :/
Liamj774 36
Looks like somebody's life has to expire now, huh?
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Comments (80)
cestjoliee 3
Idk about the laws in the UK but you can probably sue for that
fiveforfighting 26
#13 I've never heard of a place where you can sue people successfully for moving something like that. It was just medication, which I'm sure if OP explained the situation could get it refilled.
militarybrat 21
#15 not really. In the US at least. And if it was something like insulin they could die before they get to their next refill. Or be on the last one and haven't made an appt yet because they weren't expecting to for weeks.
fakedsincerity 32
Ugh. People are awful, as long as they're happen **** everyone else. Especially if you have an invisible illness and they assume cause you "look okay" your meds aren't serious.
Brandi_Faith 33
Invisible illness are frustrating. People think you look ok so you much be fine. Not realizing that there's havoc going on inside you, or that they only see you on your good days when you're able to put makeup on and get out of the house for a bit, or that you're out now but you'll go home and crash for hours because that little bit of time going and doing things exhausted your body and was pushing your limit.
lil_juggalette 15
as everyone else is saying; hopefully you can quickly get a refill. and perhaps you should talk to your boss? that way they can at least do the work of informing the coworkers.
feven 32
I would've waited until the person came back to get their lunch and then forced them into buying more medication for me
jackroarrr 25
Your delicate medication ??? Maybbbbbbbbbbe you should have brought a dose to work and saved the rest at home ... I'm not going to leave my Ativan out for everyone to sample or toss. No offense it's your responsibility to look after things like medication perhaps you should have brought a small cooler ... You can't expect ppl to be considerate. Chive on is just a hashtag ... Not a way of life sadly !! Hopefully you get a refill soon.
toomanyidiots 14
Why wouldn't/couldn't it be a single dose? I've seen people keep a single dose of insulin in the fridge.
littlekellilee 45
I've had to take my Botox to work for a migraine injection later that day. It's an $800 prescription that I can only full every three months. I put it in the company fridge because a cooler wouldn't keep it cold enough, but that doesn't give other people rights to sample it or throw it out. It still has my name on it with a date. Ativan isn't delicate, it has a long half life with normal temperatures and is cheap, so it's definitely not the same thing.
jackroarrr 25
I'm just simply saying that things like medications shouldn't be left out for all the idiots to tamper with or remove. It's the owners responsibility to keep it safe and stored right !! Soooo everyone voting me down thank you :) FyL
jackroarrr 25
Also ... Ativan may be cheap but not any Tom dick or Sally can walk into a doctors office for it. I have panic disorder ... If I didn't have my meds ... I would have a complete melt down ... More scary to me than .. Anything else. It's not the cost of the medication but the benefit of her meds were truly that important and crucial your damn right she should have kept them safe so that some inconsiderate person wouldn't mess with them.
blinked_281 29
I think most people are respectful enough to not move other people's things. With the exception of this person. That could've been the only place OP could put it. Ativan doesn't need to go anywhere specific. Insulin, however (which I'm guessing is what it is) is very expensive and absolutely needs to be refrigerated. It's so ****** up that someone could be so disrespectful. You can't compare ativan and something like insulin. They're very, very different. It's not OP's fault that someone could be that inconsiderate.
littlekellilee 45
Exactly. As bad as panic disorders are, you can't die from them, despite feeling like you will. You can die from not having your insulin.
jackroarrr 25
I wasn't comparing the two ... I'm just saying AGAIN that if its that important .... And YOU need it ... Then YOU are responsible for it. You can't trust ppl to be responsible for your things or even give a f@&k these days.
jackroarrr 25
I'm not blaming them for disrespectful idiots ... But .... If you can't leave your lunch in a public fridge without someone sneaking it why trust something so important.
militarybrat 21
#39 you actually CAN die from anxiety disorders, it is just more likely to die from lack of insulin.
Maycontainnuts 17
Insulin is extremely expensive but one vial lasts a long time. Op could well have needed to refill their pen/pump later so taken the vial to work. It could be their last supply because one vial lasts a month. So they didn't exactly have much choice. Even if they have a spare it's a huge waste.
h_dawg25 4
Insulin isn't "delicate". A vial can last at least a month without being refrigerated.
valalvax 13
Insulin lasts up to a month without refrigeration, so the op wasn't refereeing to Insulin *edit* beat to the punch
Stillo 25
Try to explain it to them the next time, maybe they really didn't know that it had to be in the fridge :)
stoych 19
This sucks but 'delicate' medication? What exactly is that?
shepp626 11
Probably insulin
Ashd09 30
#26. You could be right, but it is a lot more common to find insulin in a flex pen that doesn't have to be refrigerated. Of course if OP is paying full price it's possible that it is in a bottle and must be refrigerated...
militarybrat 21
#30 some insurance companies pay for the cheapest possible way. I had to have dental implants. Insurance paid for nothing because to them i can just wear a retainer for the rest of my life (bull shit lol).
adamo_erebus 26
A number of medicines have to be refrigerated or else they'll degrade and no longer work.
stoych 19
The dental system is the same in the UK. I have to wear a retainer for the rest of my life too because they ballsed up a dental operation and the tooth cracked. Can't believe I got thumbed down so much for asking what it was! We have different lingo here!
h_dawg25 4
It's not insulin, unless the coworker had taken it out at least a month before OP discovered it was out of the fridge.
Leantheotherway 0
Or if you have an insulin pump like I do. It only comes in the vial that way.
wakemeupplease 21
Seems like you're working with douchbags
rehadb 10
If it's insulin, a lot of people think it has to be refrigerated. Not true. Only refrigerated until the first time use. You don't want to leave it in your dashboard in the summer but it doesn't have to stay cool.
mrg_not_a_dude 18
ughh this is soo true. after the first use its actually not supposed to be refrigerated. the insulin works much better if its room temp. and the body can absorb it a bit faster
bgbwtp 13
It depends on the type of insulin, I think. I know my dad's current type doesn't need refrigeration, but his old prescription did. And back when I was caring for a diabetic dog, that one needed to be kept cold. I don't claim to know for sure, but this might be the one that does require refrigeration between uses. Assuming it is insulin and not some other medication.
Maycontainnuts 17
If its super hot though it could have denatured.
chef4money 12
My mom had one type of insulin that had to be refrigerated. I believe it was novalog but I may be wrong on which one it was. She has others that didn't need to be kept cold.
h_dawg25 4
Novalog doesn't have to be refrigerated.
Geckosrock99 33
Wow... Why would anyone remove something that didn't belong to them from a company fridge? I can understand rearranging a little to fit, but come on. Be more considerate.