so called into work last night, first time for everything. I was swelled so bad and knew my body needed rest. well, they appeared butthurt that I did, even though being pregnant and a cardiac patient, still working at 26 weeks is a huge accomplishment for me. So how does everyone else deal with similar situations? I called Dr, he still thinks I need to take my medical leave but I'm just not ready mentally or financially. BTW, I'm am LPN, and almost always work more than 40 hours a week!