medicamanda

Hey angelique, I too am just starting the process to become banded. Although I some friends and family supporting me, I would love to have some other people to talk to who know what its like. To share the ups and downs with

lol, I work for county government, and though I absolutely love my job, they definately dont have upscale benefits! I do have enough sick and vacation time saved up to take the 6 weeks off, but that will wipe out all of it, which makes me nervous. I have had the disability insurance for a couple of years, but have never filed a claim, and as embarrassing as it is to admit, I am not even sure what company it is through. Lol I just know it comes out of my paycheck every month. I will definately look into it though. My medical insurance will cover the surgery, but I am not sure if that will make it a medical neccessity in the eyes of the disability insurance company. Guess I have some researching to do!

Hi all, I have been on the lbt site for a few months, but this is my first time posting. I am on my cell, so apologize for any missing punctuation or misspellings. I have my first consulation with the surgeon next month, so still very early in my journey. I am a paramedic, and due to the heavy lifting requirements I know I will have to be out of work for at least 6 weeks. I have short term disability insurance, but hadnt even considered trying to use it. I thought that since it will be an elective surgery that it wouldnt be an option. Does anyone have any info on if it would be covered, and if so, since my job does require extensive amounts of heavy lifting if it would cover more than a weeks pay? Any response would be truly appreciated!