Christy0829
Member
Good evening,
I’m almost one month post op, and doing pretty good! Little overly-conscious of my bowel habits but I’m pretty sure it’s partly due to getting bored at home. All in all things have been good, until the other day. Preparing for this surgery was no quick thing. Among all the required doctor appointments, and paperwork was making sure I could allow myself the time I knew I needed to safely adjust to the changes in my life and my body before returning to work, which is a safety conscious role. I enrolled in short term disability insurance through my union, made sure I got the one that was a greater contribution, but paid the closest to my salary in the shortest time. I’ve paid for this for over a year, and when I enrolled, I told the rep my plans for surgery, she assured me of coverage.
I found out yesterday that they just decided to pay me for 14 days. No explanation, no reason. I was simply informed (after I called them, mind you), that that “was what the auditors approved”.
Now I am needing to fill out all that paperwork again, and I had a hard time initially having my bariatric nurse saying I would be out of work for 30 days. I know it might seem like small potatoes in the grand scheme of things, and maybe I’m just expecting too much from already busy other people? I have my 30 day post op tomorrow and I don’t know why the thought of having to ask them to do my paperwork again is daunting, but it is. I know I should be grateful for any pay, but I’ve paid in twice what they approved me for.
Am I way off base? Is there some verbiage I need to have on my forms? Maybe my frustration is that hormonal stuff I read about?
Sigh,
I guess I just needed to vent a pinch.
You guys are great.
I’m almost one month post op, and doing pretty good! Little overly-conscious of my bowel habits but I’m pretty sure it’s partly due to getting bored at home. All in all things have been good, until the other day. Preparing for this surgery was no quick thing. Among all the required doctor appointments, and paperwork was making sure I could allow myself the time I knew I needed to safely adjust to the changes in my life and my body before returning to work, which is a safety conscious role. I enrolled in short term disability insurance through my union, made sure I got the one that was a greater contribution, but paid the closest to my salary in the shortest time. I’ve paid for this for over a year, and when I enrolled, I told the rep my plans for surgery, she assured me of coverage.
I found out yesterday that they just decided to pay me for 14 days. No explanation, no reason. I was simply informed (after I called them, mind you), that that “was what the auditors approved”.
Now I am needing to fill out all that paperwork again, and I had a hard time initially having my bariatric nurse saying I would be out of work for 30 days. I know it might seem like small potatoes in the grand scheme of things, and maybe I’m just expecting too much from already busy other people? I have my 30 day post op tomorrow and I don’t know why the thought of having to ask them to do my paperwork again is daunting, but it is. I know I should be grateful for any pay, but I’ve paid in twice what they approved me for.
Am I way off base? Is there some verbiage I need to have on my forms? Maybe my frustration is that hormonal stuff I read about?
Sigh,
I guess I just needed to vent a pinch.
You guys are great.
