IcanMakeit 1,318 Posted November 14, 2014 I'm so happy to have received the approval letter from my insurance company today for breast reduction. But now I'm trepidatious about telling my bosses that I will be taking more time off for surgery. They were pretty nervous about me being gone for two weeks when I had my WLS in May. Now, only 6 months later, here I am asking for time off again. I had originally planned to wait until next year. But my back pain has been so severe that I don't want to wait. I want relief now. I work for a very small company and when I'm away, my work just piles up. Last time, I hired a bookkeeper to fill in for me, but she was only able to do the easy, routine tasks. I don't look forward to having to catch up again after another absence. How do I reassure my boss that everything's going to be ok when I know my absence will really be disruptive? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thesuse2000 698 Posted November 14, 2014 The only thing I can thing of is - could you possibly work from home a bit while you're healing? Mostly I just wanted to say - wow! Great job on coming so far so quickly! And congrats on getting approval on the surgery. I wish you luck getting through this with work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IcanMakeit 1,318 Posted November 14, 2014 I guess I could set things up so that I could do some work from home. It's a hassle because some of the information I need only exists on paper, but there are plenty of things I can do on my laptop that would help keep things moving at work. But I wonder if I really will have the energy to do much directly after surgery? I was pretty tired after the VSG. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thesuse2000 698 Posted November 14, 2014 (edited) Yeah, I don't know much about the recovery from breast reduction. Might be good to at least offer to do it, if you're able to - just to show that you're making an effort to make things easier for your team. Edited November 14, 2014 by thesuse2000 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bandora 136 Posted November 14, 2014 The surgery is a medical necessity and you should not feel bad asking for the time off. Check with your surgeon to see what realistic recovery time is. Maybe you could work a modified schedule? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scamp 207 Posted November 14, 2014 (edited) I would say 'I have a medical problem I need to get sorted/fixed' I have had a breast reduction and I had no pain at all... So if you tell them you cannot do any heavy lifting afterwards - And you need maybe 1week off - You should be fine You can tell them if you are fine - You will come back early? Good luck to you Edited November 14, 2014 by Scamp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miss Mac 6,262 Posted November 15, 2014 With weight loss surgery, there is no immediate difference in one's appearance, but with a breast reduction, everyone is going to know as soon as you walk in the door. Plus, you will no doubt be tender for a while and not want people to touch you, hug you, or shake your hand too heartily. Tell the truth and run! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IcanMakeit 1,318 Posted November 15, 2014 I don't know what I'm going to look like immediately after surgery. I thought that because of the swelling, it might not be apparent that I've had a reduction. I guess I need to ask more questions when I next see my surgeon. As far as work goes, I decided that I'll make sure there is no backlog before I leave and set up my laptop to work remotely as necessary. I think things will be fine. The place isn't going to blow away just because I'm not there! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites