Question:
can you draw your short term disability after having wls????

i have short term disability insurance with american heritage life insurance company........    — SHERRY M. (posted on February 19, 2003)

February 19, 2003
I don't know about American Heritage but I received Short-Term disability from Aetna.
   — Dave B.

February 19, 2003
I have short term disability from my employer and I am currently using it with their approval...
   — Amy W.

February 19, 2003
Hi, Sherry. It depends upon the state you are in. Some insurance companies will require you to draw short-term leave for surgery and recovery. You can check with your HR department regarding short-term disability and/or the Family Medical Leave Act. If you are not comfortable speaking with your HR rep, does your insurance company have a web site? Many companies have a web site and you can usually look up your coverage options online. I hope this helps. :-)
   — Angela D.

February 19, 2003
I plan on using my short-term disability, and will NOT be telling my employer. Actually, according to HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), we are not required to reveal to our employer the reason for our disability. A friend of mine told the disability company that she wanted the records marked "private" (which is your legally protected RIGHT), and the disability company contacted the HR department about the fact that she would be out. She told everyone at work she had gall bladder surgery. I'm not saying you shouldn't tell people at work that you're having the surgery, i'm just informing everyone if they don't want to, they really don't have to. However, you then have to perpetuate and "embellish" on whatever you decide to tell people.
   — sweetmana

February 19, 2003
Hi, I have United Health Care through my employer and was on short term disability for 6 weeks. The only thing is you have to be off 7 days before you can start using short term. So the first 7 days I used sick time that I had built up prior to surgery. open RYN 6/07/02 140#'s lost.Cathy
   — Cathy S.

February 19, 2003
hi there i had short teerm disability at the time of my surgery and was able to get it, however, i think 5 weeks had gone by and no check, i called work and hr told me that theyd need a letter from my surgeon stating that this surgery was medically necessary and not cosmetic.once that was taken care of, i got the disability, i remember thinking to myself, hmmm, lets see, im like oh 220 lbs overweight and they think this is cosmetic? omg! best of luck to you! :)
   — carrie M.

February 19, 2003
I used my short term disability when I had my surgery. Why wouldnt you be able to? You are having surgery....that is what it is for.
   — RebeccaP

February 19, 2003
I drew mine after RNY and my TT/thigh lift. The main thing was putting down the medical problem that the surgery was trying to correct.
   — cindy Q.