Hello All,
I hope this finds you all as well as can be with no pain!
I disclosed to my employer because I have been taking off too much from work and my balance is getting bad when I walk I look drunk. Lol. Before anyone could start talking I had to disclose. They are very understanding but like any employer their bottom line is money and I realize that.
I was approved FMLA; my MS doc certified the forms. I did not request an accommodation yet although I need one. I'm afraid of rocking the boat although I know it is my right to ask.
I had a neuropsych that took 4 hours long and it uncovered deficits in all areas. They were surprised I've been working this long. Lol. Anyway, my main issues are cognitive, depression, extreme fatigue, migraines, vertigo and eye issues (Uveitis). I have many other things going on but those are the main things that interfere with my doing a good job or not being able to work some days. I do not have an official dx of MS yet; Probable MS and Demylinating Disease are the DX's he puts on my chart. I go for follow up MRI's but they have not showed changes since baseline. I meet all other criteria; everything else has been ruled out. Anyway, I digress...
Can someone tell me, briefly what comes first and what the steps are after FMLA? I am wondering if I have LTD (my employer offers it but I don't remember if I signed up. I called today but I'm waiting to hear back). I already went out on STD for Clinical Depression.
Some background info:
I have been with my employer 11 years and prior to that I worked for a straight 14 years with one employer; both of them are hospitals. I now work in upper management in an Analytic role. They already took away my Analytic duties due to my inability to perform them. When I returned from my leave for depression they basically demoted me to a position of a more clerical nature; although very stressful and I still do a lot of higher functioning duties but the main ones I was hired for I no longer do. I sense that I am not well liked because I also have social anxiety and I keep to myself. But that's beside the point although it does hurt my interpersonal relationships and makes it less likely they will make an accommodation when I ask for one.
What happens after FMLA runs out? What do I need to do, if anything? I'm so confused with reading all these posts. Can someone guide me in the right direction?
Thanks so much for any help anyone can give!
I hope this finds you all as well as can be with no pain!
I disclosed to my employer because I have been taking off too much from work and my balance is getting bad when I walk I look drunk. Lol. Before anyone could start talking I had to disclose. They are very understanding but like any employer their bottom line is money and I realize that.
I was approved FMLA; my MS doc certified the forms. I did not request an accommodation yet although I need one. I'm afraid of rocking the boat although I know it is my right to ask.
I had a neuropsych that took 4 hours long and it uncovered deficits in all areas. They were surprised I've been working this long. Lol. Anyway, my main issues are cognitive, depression, extreme fatigue, migraines, vertigo and eye issues (Uveitis). I have many other things going on but those are the main things that interfere with my doing a good job or not being able to work some days. I do not have an official dx of MS yet; Probable MS and Demylinating Disease are the DX's he puts on my chart. I go for follow up MRI's but they have not showed changes since baseline. I meet all other criteria; everything else has been ruled out. Anyway, I digress...
Can someone tell me, briefly what comes first and what the steps are after FMLA? I am wondering if I have LTD (my employer offers it but I don't remember if I signed up. I called today but I'm waiting to hear back). I already went out on STD for Clinical Depression.
Some background info:
I have been with my employer 11 years and prior to that I worked for a straight 14 years with one employer; both of them are hospitals. I now work in upper management in an Analytic role. They already took away my Analytic duties due to my inability to perform them. When I returned from my leave for depression they basically demoted me to a position of a more clerical nature; although very stressful and I still do a lot of higher functioning duties but the main ones I was hired for I no longer do. I sense that I am not well liked because I also have social anxiety and I keep to myself. But that's beside the point although it does hurt my interpersonal relationships and makes it less likely they will make an accommodation when I ask for one.
What happens after FMLA runs out? What do I need to do, if anything? I'm so confused with reading all these posts. Can someone guide me in the right direction?
Thanks so much for any help anyone can give!
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