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12 minutes ago, iattcom said:

Have you been there more then a year? Family Medical Leave may be an option. However you might have to disclose the type of surgery you are having

No, but I am in sales and my sales numbers are quite high, which leads me to believe (hope?) they will want to keep me. If not, I have savings and am prepared to get fired or laid off, get COBRA, and get a new job. I have a couple of standing offers to do sales at other tech companies near me.

They do know I have debilitating back pain (I have a standing desk, etc.) and that is one of the main reasons I am getting the surgery. I (and my doctors) think getting the weight off will really help my back.

At least worrying about this has me totally fearless about the surgery itself!

On 9/17/2018 at 5:16 PM, xxtrinaxx said:

I have talked with my surgeon just today. He won’t really give me what he thinks is best.

I think if it were me, I would find this a little confusing. My surgeon told me that VGS is best for people like me (BMI 40) unless I had GERD. I wonder if he is worried you will blame him if you later feel that you did not get the best surgery for you? I like my doctor to be able to make good recommendations for me so I can decide what to do with her.

My suggestion, if your insurance covers it, would be to have an initial apt. and get a second opinion from another bariatric surgeon at a different hospital and see what they say. I am excited to get the VGS because it seems like the least invasive and I think I will be successful with it, but of course, everyone is different. Good luck to you!

I have what seems like an unusual concern. I'm all ready to set my date for VSG and I have a great doctor, just waiting for my insurance authorization, which I hope will come soon. Then I am going to tell my work that I need the time off. I work for a small start up, we just hired an HR person! I'm more worried about getting the time off, and I don't want to disclose what surgery I am having, than anything else. We only get 3 weeks PTO a year and I have taken one. I really hope it will be no big deal, but now I wish I worked for a more normal, large corporation.