Sinking feeling
So I haven't written about my ankle lately, so here's the update. Yesterday I got a new boot! I feel like I went shopping for new shoes. The old boot cracked and had to be replaced. It really wasn't that exciting. My next Dr. apointment is August 30. I should find out then whether or not surgery is in my future. I am really hoping not, but I have a feeling I'll be screwed, literally.
I've been going through all the paperwork required by my employer to ensure this leave from work is all legit. So far, I've used three different leave types, which complicates the whole process. I have been out of sick time since late June (my absence began June 3) and because of some red tape, I can't get the 16 days of vacation that I would normally be allowed to take in an absence like this (retardidly, I'll get it when I come BACK to work). So now I get to pay all my benefits out of pocket. For three months (July, August and September) that totals just under a thousand bucks! Remember that air conditioner repair?
The good news is Beth and I have the resources to weather the storm, though it appears the storm clouds are getting darker. Oh, did I mention the company overpaid me in June? Now I owe them six hundred bucks on top of the grand for benefits. The sad thing is my actual medical benefits are less than $70 a month, but with a medical spending account and supplemental this, that and the other, it all adds up. And you'd think I'd have disability in all that. Nope. Apparently the company terminated its provided disability coverage last year, leaving it up to employees to notice and chose a disability package to add to their benefits. It would have been nice to have noticed. And it would've been nice not to have broken my ankle. Such is life.
I've been going through all the paperwork required by my employer to ensure this leave from work is all legit. So far, I've used three different leave types, which complicates the whole process. I have been out of sick time since late June (my absence began June 3) and because of some red tape, I can't get the 16 days of vacation that I would normally be allowed to take in an absence like this (retardidly, I'll get it when I come BACK to work). So now I get to pay all my benefits out of pocket. For three months (July, August and September) that totals just under a thousand bucks! Remember that air conditioner repair?
The good news is Beth and I have the resources to weather the storm, though it appears the storm clouds are getting darker. Oh, did I mention the company overpaid me in June? Now I owe them six hundred bucks on top of the grand for benefits. The sad thing is my actual medical benefits are less than $70 a month, but with a medical spending account and supplemental this, that and the other, it all adds up. And you'd think I'd have disability in all that. Nope. Apparently the company terminated its provided disability coverage last year, leaving it up to employees to notice and chose a disability package to add to their benefits. It would have been nice to have noticed. And it would've been nice not to have broken my ankle. Such is life.
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