? Planning (saving) for time off work
Hi there,
Being the good Girl Guide I was, I want to "be prepared".
I know I need to save up $1200 for optifast and $150 for a blood thinner and 3-4 nights hotel stay in Toronto.
How much time off work should I try to save for? I am an RPN at a local Hospital. No desk job option for me. Any health care professionals or similar work people that might jive with what I will be told. I know my surgery will be a long way off yet, but I have student loans, a new furnace and many more to plan around.
(I can't find a forum search feature right now either so I'm putting it out there for the experts)
Thanks in advance,
Heather
Being the good Girl Guide I was, I want to "be prepared".
I know I need to save up $1200 for optifast and $150 for a blood thinner and 3-4 nights hotel stay in Toronto.
How much time off work should I try to save for? I am an RPN at a local Hospital. No desk job option for me. Any health care professionals or similar work people that might jive with what I will be told. I know my surgery will be a long way off yet, but I have student loans, a new furnace and many more to plan around.
(I can't find a forum search feature right now either so I'm putting it out there for the experts)
Thanks in advance,
Heather
Hi, did you really mean $1200 for opti? mine was $200, for 2 weeks, do you know how long you will need to take it. I hope some others in your line of work can respond to the approx. time off work you will need. If you have any complications you will need extra time off, so probably a good idea to save extra. Also, for me they gave me shots of blood thinners in the hospital so that was covered by them, have you fully scoped this out yet? Hope you get good answers, and best wishes...
JJ_
on 1/12/12 5:46 pm
on 1/12/12 5:46 pm
Hi Heather,
Wow, in Ottawa, Optifast is approx. $100 per week.
I was given a medical note to be off of work for a minimum of 4 weeks (depending on medical evaluation it may be longer). I work in an office, and since you have a very physically demanding job, it may be longer.
As for a search feature, scroll to the very top of the screen to the right.
Judy
Wow, in Ottawa, Optifast is approx. $100 per week.
I was given a medical note to be off of work for a minimum of 4 weeks (depending on medical evaluation it may be longer). I work in an office, and since you have a very physically demanding job, it may be longer.
As for a search feature, scroll to the very top of the screen to the right.
Judy
That's a ton of money for optifast. I'm buying my 2 week supply here in thunder bay for $156 from the only place that carries it (shoppers drugmart) .... Maybe you meant $120?
I think the norm for time off is 4-6 weeks
Good Luck to you!
I think the norm for time off is 4-6 weeks
Good Luck to you!
"The good Lord gave you a body that can stand most anything. It's your mind you have to convince."
-Vincent Lombardi of the Green Bay Packers
Heather, are you part time? If you're full time, don't you get paid sick time?
Optifast is available only from the doctor's office, and its about 100 per week, so i would imagine 4 weeks at the very most.
(the forum search is at the top right hand corner of the page, but for these questions, i think you're better off hearing right from people)
Surgery usually requires 4 - 6 weeks off of work.
You do need to be careful about going back to work, especially too soon. You say there's no "desk job" option, because you're an RPN, but if you're working for a hospital, they must have a plan that can return you to work on lighter duties than your regular. Say, no lifting, so you just do meds and vitals or something like that, rather than bathing and lifting people.
If i were you, i'd talk to your supervisor, about your upcoming surgery. You don't ahve to tell them what kind of surgery you're having, just that you'll have the option of not coming back to wor****il you're fully functional, or on a "light duty". There must be someone who coordinates people's return to work. If you worked in a small clinic or something, there wouldnt be, but a corporation like a hospital will.
Also, sometimes you plan a leave, by working for 75% pay, then getting paid 75% while you're off.
Where do you live? I didnt stay in a hotel after my surgery ( i live about 2 hours from the hospital) The surgery went perfectly, and i was feeling fine, so didnt stay in a nearby hotel.
I hope you get your answers.
Monica
Optifast is available only from the doctor's office, and its about 100 per week, so i would imagine 4 weeks at the very most.
(the forum search is at the top right hand corner of the page, but for these questions, i think you're better off hearing right from people)
Surgery usually requires 4 - 6 weeks off of work.
You do need to be careful about going back to work, especially too soon. You say there's no "desk job" option, because you're an RPN, but if you're working for a hospital, they must have a plan that can return you to work on lighter duties than your regular. Say, no lifting, so you just do meds and vitals or something like that, rather than bathing and lifting people.
If i were you, i'd talk to your supervisor, about your upcoming surgery. You don't ahve to tell them what kind of surgery you're having, just that you'll have the option of not coming back to wor****il you're fully functional, or on a "light duty". There must be someone who coordinates people's return to work. If you worked in a small clinic or something, there wouldnt be, but a corporation like a hospital will.
Also, sometimes you plan a leave, by working for 75% pay, then getting paid 75% while you're off.
Where do you live? I didnt stay in a hotel after my surgery ( i live about 2 hours from the hospital) The surgery went perfectly, and i was feeling fine, so didnt stay in a nearby hotel.
I hope you get your answers.
Monica
well... ok, i kind of lied. Dont' follow my example "well, Monica said.." They did advise me to stay in a hotel, or nearby, for the week following surgery.
I only live 2 hours away, tho, and only 45 minutes from a very reputable hospital (although not a bariatric centre). I felt confident that i was feeling absolutely fine, and that there had been NO complications with the surgery, or shortly after, i was up and walking, tolerating fluids well. And I trusted in my good luck. I generally don't have health issues. I had someone at home with me, when i went home (my daughter was home from school).
So, yes, make your own decision when it comes to that. If you feel ANYTHING wrong at all, please stay close to the hospital. You might want to consider, also, the 4 hour drive home might be a challenge.
I only live 2 hours away, tho, and only 45 minutes from a very reputable hospital (although not a bariatric centre). I felt confident that i was feeling absolutely fine, and that there had been NO complications with the surgery, or shortly after, i was up and walking, tolerating fluids well. And I trusted in my good luck. I generally don't have health issues. I had someone at home with me, when i went home (my daughter was home from school).
So, yes, make your own decision when it comes to that. If you feel ANYTHING wrong at all, please stay close to the hospital. You might want to consider, also, the 4 hour drive home might be a challenge.
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