41yr with 2 adult kids - Tummy Tuck with muscle repair and lipo - Penn Plastic Surgery Chief Resident’s Clinic

Hi, did you get specific with the surgery or just inform them that you needed time off?

I've been at my job for 13 yrs & my boss is a female but super cool. I asked her in November about march & she was cool. I said I was going to have a procedure & then just told her what, I figured eventually it would get around so I wanted to be upfront in case something didn't go as planned. I just ended up using my vacation days :)

I have an active medical job. Any thoughts on how long to take off? I'm getting TT in july and have scheduled 3 weeks off. Originally I was just going to use vacation, but now I'm thinking to do an actual medical leave and get paid partial wages. I'm also thinking about saying I'm having surgery, but saying its personal reasons. Any thoughts would be helpful.

Excellent question. My boss actually thought that short term disability would cover my leavd & sent me thru HR but HR told me they don't cover cosmetic surgeries. Maybe your company is different, I just wanted to be transparent. I work for a huge corporation so we have great benefits but your company may be different, good luck. Also I'm only on post op week 1 & I'm returning to work next week. I do have a corporate desk job so not very physical tho. I've been stalking RS for a while & reading different journeys & the healing process seems to be all over the place. I had kind of eventful day 3 & 4 post op but day 5 & on started to slowly turn around. I would say 3 weeks is fine but I would address that concern with your PS & he will advise you (well mine did). Btw I just saw my results & I love them. I didn't have any lipo but had muscle repair, muscle repair is what was tough but looking back at the recovery a week later it's all manageable :). I hope this helps & ask away, I'm still recovering.

Thanks for this infomative feedback. I plan to take ask for a week off, so including the weekend that will be 7days off. I work a desk job with minimal movement so I am hoping I can manage the drains - if I still them and the pain

@robyneddie I have a desk job as well. I had my surgery exactly a week ago, full tummy tuck & muscle repair & no lipo. I did not take my pain meds last night or today. I still have my drains in & I'm hunched over but I feel good. I've been working from home since 8AM & its 10AM now, so if you are strong enough is totally doable but it's challenging. I'm still "officially off" until next week but just checking e-mails & delegating projects & if I had to go in physically I suppose that I could but please note that I am moving at a much slower pace as far as walking. I am still trying to gain my strength back & not functioning at my full capacity physcially, so pls factor that in. I hope that your office is supportive like mine. oh, if you have loose clothing I guess you can hide the drains in there if you still have them in a week post op like me, you may not tho but that depends on your body. I would try to get as healthy as possible starting now & up to your surgery date because the 1st few days were rough for me but I started to feel better quickly & I think it's because I was very healthy & strong going in. Of course I would run this by your doctor because you don't want to go back to soon & take a risk & again this is a major surgery. I would say if you can do it around Memorial day weekend if you get that Monday off to give you extra time, around 4th of July etc, to give you a few more days. As far as my doctor, he cleared my to physically go in was 12 days post op & that was the earliest, but I'm 36, you may be younger & different rules may apply to you. I also thought about doing it before Thanksgiving bcz we get off that Wed -Friday so that would have given me extra 3 days...

I have talked to HR about 3 months ago when I first saw a surgeon, they said it was ok, but I,m going to double check. I hate to use all of my vacation time up if an emergency arises and I figure if short term disability is offered I might as well. I see my PS this Friday and have here fill out my leave of absence firms so if I am denied disability pay i could still use up my vacation pay.

My PS said I'd be bored staying at home after 2 weeks, however I'd rather play it safe for me since I have an active job and take 3 weeks off.

I think that's a good idea. I'm exactly one week post op today & I worked half a day from home but I'm still weak (from my muscle repair)

I agree with you. My boss was cool & she is letting me pick up hours from home & come in a few Saturdays when I gain my full strength back bcz like I don't want to use all my days. I have contributing to the short term disability for 13 yrs...I hope it gets covered :)

Oh , is that the 4,390 ? Just saw that

I going to Penn Plastic Surgery Resident Clinic $4,390

Thank you for your response. Did that include a night in the hospital ? Or is it considered outpatient? I have a consultation April 3rd

Dang, I paid $8,000 at Vabderbilit & went in at 7:30am & left the hospital by 1:30pm

It is considered out patient.

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It posted too soon! Cosmetic to most men, they think of face.I had back issues and my hanging tummy, I feel adds extra strain on my muscles. So losing the weight of the belly and the muscle repair is my goal

I'm having surgery in July and my company pays short term disability, however my job is not protected through FMLA. I have already requested vacation during that time so not to create a hardship in my department. Everybody's employer is different no doubt, so I would suggest to everyone to contact HR or benefits coordinator at work to make sure you're covered. And then double triple check and then have a print out of policy. You can never be too careful! I love the term of corrective surgery, think I'll start using that!

Hi, I like the term corrective surgery, too ...lol

Hi, I just said I'm having surgery and I need these days off. Using my vacation days.

My adult kids will be around. I plan on putting them on the nursing schedule....lol

got ya! Just making sure bcz I needed full time care & im not a process type or anything.

princess not process