It's the first month of a new year and I am ready to move forward with the Sleeve surgery. I've met with my surgeon, got my list of to-do's and have prepared myself for the self pay due to a lower BMI. As I was reading up on my employer's leave policy, I was shocked to learn that if I go on Short Term Leave, It will take all but 3 of my PTO days! This means I will have to go the next 11 months with only 3 available pto days There is no way I can manage this! I was really hoping to get my new year started off right with the surgery but man is this throwing a wrench in my plans!

Edited January 18, 201511 yr by Beautiful Mess

Yes short term disability only kicks in after you have used up sick time. The downside of having PTO instead of sick/vacation/personal days is it then views all of it that way. Think about how your body works. I had a really easy surgical process. I could easily have gone back to work after a week off. My doctor advises his patients to take at least 2 weeks off.

It's the same where I work, too. Before STD kicks in, they take 40 hours (full work week) and then I get the benefits started the following week.

My job is pretty strenuous. One of my coworkers actually had the sleeve mid December and came back after 2 weeks and now says it was too soon. She's having a lot of issues though. I guess my only real option is to.....sigh.....wait.