 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Oh yeah, I almost forgot! Im going back to my union rep days.... your employer does not need to know anything about your medical condition. Keep as much info private as you can. When calling out sick decline to give specifics! Just tell them "I wont be in Im not feeling well" On return to work notes, it does not need to list ailments only that you have been under a doctors care and are now able to return to your full job (or partial job with x,y,z limitations expected to be fore say 2 weeks).
Many companies will use a employees health against them in the future when people tell their company too much info. Less is always more!
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | 
