Allergic Reactions

[terminator954]

I'm about to graduate from college and have received a job that I'm happy with from an insurance company. Over the past 5 months I've started having allergic reactions. No doctor can figure out exactly why they happen. They are not life threatening, but they are enough to interfere. The first attack was god-awful, but the attacks have consistently become less severe. The last attack I went through on my own without medical attention. Without fail, these attacks have always occured after dinner (no earlier than 6:15). This is beyond the regular work hours at the company, so it is unlikely that I will experience an attack at work. I'm also okay by the next morning. I haven't mentioned this to my employer. Do you know of a good way to tell them. I just have a hard time because I can't think of a good way to do it, and I feel confident because the attacks occur at night and are becoming milder.

[wat]

I'm about to graduate from college and have received a job that I'm happy with from an insurance company. Over the past 5 months I've started having allergic reactions. No doctor can figure out exactly why they happen. They are not life threatening, but they are enough to interfere. The first attack was god-awful, but the attacks have consistently become less severe. The last attack I went through on my own without medical attention. Without fail, these attacks have always occured after dinner (no earlier than 6:15). This is beyond the regular work hours at the company, so it is unlikely that I will experience an attack at work. I'm also okay by the next morning. I haven't mentioned this to my employer. Do you know of a good way to tell them. I just have a hard time because I can't think of a good way to do it, and I feel confident because the attacks occur at night and are becoming milder.

Do you feel a need to tell them? Why?

I think the only reason you should mention it is if it takes you away from work. If you have to go to the doctor to get tested for allergies or try and figure out what's happening, then you might want to tell your boss what's up.

[terminator954]

I just don't want to keep secrets. I've been tested plenty of times with nothing conclusive. I don't plan to leave work to be tested anymore. I just follow a very limited diet (not eating any common allergens) and take a lot of medicine. I've had 5 attacks and they've all occured at night leaving me back to normal the next morning. If the past is an indicator of the future I know it won't interfere with work, but I can't guarantee that. I don't know whether to take my chances or tell them about it now possibly making them have second thoughts. I know they can't legally fire me for a medical disability, but I'm still hesitant to do it.