just wanted a reaction about this !!!!!!!

Your boss is clearly not an HR or medical expert.  You do not have to justify your health to him/her. Your doctor should work up a letter of medical necessity and then you file for FMLA. 

Would this moron say a heart stint is elective if earlier in the year an angioplasty was performed but failed?  Nope, it was medically needed.  Yes, technically the surgery falls under elective but that doesn't mean not needed.

Please do not encourage your doctor to do something that he is not comfortable with because of your asshole boss.  This is your life we're talking about here.  If your doc says to do it in two surgeries, then that is how you should do it.  I'm not quite sure why you feel that 6 weeks is needed to be off work after the VSG surgery.  I was out one full week and then worked 1/2 days the second week and then back to work full time on the third.  Everyone is different, but you may want to approach your boss about a shorter recovery time and see if he is more willing to bend.  Just a thought.

Deb

I don't understand why people feel the need to tell their boss exactly what type of surgery they are having. A person is protected under the HIPPA regarding privacy of medical conditions or treatments. All your boss needs to know is that you are having surgery, no other details are needed.

That! Exactly. Your boss can not tell you what is and isn't necessary for YOU, in fact it was a courtesy that you even shared it with him. 

There you go!  If the boss didn't know the details, the boss wouldn't be able to judge what was elective or necessary.

Good luck.

Im sorry your going through that i hope every thing works out for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I waited two years in between my band removal and my sleeve.  Maybe you should consider waiting longer before getting sleeved.  It gives you time for the scar tissue to soften up so you are in better shape for the sleeve and you can take your boss out of the picture all together.  Maybe you'll do ok on your own for a while.  I did really well for almost a year before I started regaining.  Wishing you well.

I am not sure why most people take 6-8 weeks off after surgery. I was VSG'd on a Thursday (10/20/11), home from hospital on Saturday and back to work on Monday. Granted... I left work 3 hrs early because I was tired... but I just took it easy. No complications at all so far (KNOCK ON WOOD). You never know whether you need 6 weeks off or not.

On that note.. hell with your boss. You don't have to tell him ANYTHING! You go ahead and do what you and your doctor need to do and just tell your boss, it is what it is. He/She cannot fire you for it. Then you have a nice long recovery time while you look for a lawyer.

Anyway.. I hope everything works out in your favor. Good Luck!!!!

Do consider waiting between surgeries!

As for taking six weeks to recover vs. shorter times needed by some people, you teach preschool or kindergarten. It's maybe not hoisting 100-pound crates all day, but it's plenty strenuous! Constant bending, stretching, carrying, walking, plus stress and exhaustion: those little buggers wear you out and would be heck on a suture line. Take your time.