Does the ADA cover morbid obesity.....

I'm on short term disability because my weight has gotten so that I'm having a hard time doing my job. My legs are swelling up so that I can't walk, and I am depressed even more. When my doctor filled out the paper work he originally said that my reason for being off of work was because of "morbid obesity and exhaustion". My complaint was that they are going to look at that and say "okay, she is fat and tired - so wheres the serious illness?" My doctor claims that morbid obesity would be covered as a serious illness because it is a life threatening disease. Thats true - but since I don't think he covered enough I insisted that he tell them about my edema and depression, which he then told them that I would be off of work until I am able to have a gastric bypass operation and 6 weeks recovery afterwards. Bless his heart- but I have an exclusion in my policy and I am still fighting them about it and trying to get my employer to cover the procedure. Now that I'm off, I'm worried that they are either going to fire me, or just as bad, if they don't approve the surgery then they won't let me come back because I will still be morbidly obese. Can someone help me out here?......

We greatly appreciate your interest in helping us build our Q&A database. To discourage vandals from posting garbage, however, we require people to register before posting.

You must be logged in to post an answer. Click here to log in.