Aaarrghh......frustrated with dr's office

I am 6 days post-op. Before I left work, my boss told me to fill out the FMLA forms before I went, but that my short term disability forms didn't need to be turned in until my sick time was ready to run out. That will be this Friday. So I am getting my papers all filled out by the Dr's office and the rep there tells me that they will only authorize 2 weeks of sick time, counting the day before surgery because of the bowel prep. She said that the short term disability goes into effect before my sick days are used. So, basically, I'm screwed out of short term disability, right? Because I didn't get the papers turned in on time. Also, by her calculations, their 2 week approval is over on the 12th, so they are expecting me to go back to work on that day. I don't even get my staples out until the 15th, plus I'm on a 14 day swish and swallow antibiotic for thrush and am giving myself heparin shots 3 times a day until the 14th. I'm so stressed out about this, I told my bosses that I would be off for 5 weeks, but the Dr's office won't authorize that long. I won't even be off the clear liquid diet before they expect me to go back to work. Is this standard procedure, or is this woman at the Dr's office just not paying attention to when my next visit is and such???? Help??

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