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Not disclosing details about surgery to employer

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schavez2010    32

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Yeah, in my office everyone is very open about their vacations etc. so I think they will ask... But I will request it and if they ask why so long, ill say medical leave. And keep I private. Because I will be using my PTO I figured that if they required a reason why I'd have to give them specifics.

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schavez2010    32

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I meant legally speaking, if I refused to disclose the info could they NOT pay me for the time I'm out.

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AmandaRaeLeo    2,146

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I meant legally speaking' date=' if I refused to disclose the info could they NOT pay me for the time I'm out.[/quote']

Are you using vaca time or sick time? Fmla? Depends on what "time" you're taking. If it a medical leave then I believe it has to go thru HR to be approved, but it doesn't have to be approved by the Water cooler gossip mill. ;-)

Amanda Rae

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Ima Loser    197

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I meant legally speaking, if I refused to disclose the info could they NOT pay me for the time I'm out.

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Actually Leagally speaking they can not deny you your pay if you are taking time off and you have PTO avail. The HIPAA laws protect you... In reality they aren't even suppossed to question you on medical issues...

I just told my office manager I was having a routine procedure done and I needed to work from home for 3 weeks... It was fine no questions asked... Our HR rep told me I didnt need to disclose ANY information!

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alw1981    2

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I was vague with my male boss. I just said I was having surgery. He asked if everything was ok and I said yes. No further discussion.

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schavez2010    32

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You guys are all right, it isn't their business!! I'll just keep it private. They may not like it but they'll have to accept it, AND pay me:) lol

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AmandaRaeLeo    2,146

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You guys are all right' date=' it isn't their business!! I'll just keep it private. They may not like it but they'll have to accept it, AND pay me:) lol[/quote']

Your personal private business.

Amanda Rae

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schavez2010    32

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Amanda Rae, are you pre or post op?

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AmandaRaeLeo    2,146

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Amanda Rae' date=' are you pre or post op?[/quote']

Pre. 3/18/13 in TJ.

Amanda Rae

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schavez2010    32

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Awesome me too! 3/8 also in Tijuana. Dr. Garcia :)

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AmandaRaeLeo    2,146

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Awesome me too! 3/8 also in Tijuana. Dr. Garcia <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />

I regret telling ppl preop. So much flack for choosing Mx. :-(

Amanda Rae

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sleever10    109

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I had mine done in Mexico, too (12/20/12 with Aceves). Only my husband and my best friend (since 3rd grade) knew. I didn't even tell my mom until one month after the fact.

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schavez2010    32

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Yeah people will freak out when you say mx. Luckily my mom accepted it and didn't object. She knew I did my homework on it an how much I want it. But I didn't tell anyone else. Id rather not Have to deal with all the comments and questions. I'm a fairly private person

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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