Hello everyone,

I'm having a bit of a tough time filling out my short term disability for my surgery coming up on December 12! I have CIGNA, so my questions are as follows:

1. Do I fill out the short term disability before or after the surgery (I've already filled out FMLA paperwork as well.)

2. When asked "when did the symptoms first start?" - is that when my morbid obesity became an issue?
"Have you had this illness before?" I've had it pretty much my whole life, so is that a yes or a no?

Anyone else care to share what they put down for their short term disability? Thank you in advance!

I have cigna as well. My hr dept tools me to call an open a claim. Did the initial over the phone. For the claim number. They asked for the Dr's name and phone /fax. Other than turning in my release to go back to work that's all I had to do

21 minutes ago, AJP said:

I have cigna as well. My hr dept tools me to call an open a claim. Did the initial over the phone. For the claim number. They asked for the Dr's name and phone /fax. Other than turning in my release to go back to work that's all I had to do

I have a bit of phone anxiety, so I always like an internet option. But I may call them on my next day off and do what you did. But it seems to have been easy peasy with you!

Alot simpler then I expected