If he can anyway as you say work at home to do his job, and he has informed his boss of the situation, then I fail to see why he would need a medical note to occasionally help you or bring you things while working from home. Unless of course his company are a bunch of ****s and don't believe his story.
Wouldn't it be simpler for him to ask his HR department if they need a medical note, instead of "listening to rumours"?
Hierarchal company - it is up to his boss to tell him. He asked his boss, boss spoke to HR and so far, nothing yet.
I agree, seems a bit ridiculous - he has a great team who 100% believe him and some are our good friends who have been helping out/seeing it for themselves. But one of the owners is a major PITA and it would most likely come from her demands.
Post-surgery recovery depends on how they do the surgery, from the extreme of replacing the whole joint to knee arthroscopy where they just work through a couple of small holes.
I had to laugh at the memory, meloncollie. 15 years ago, OH had knee surgery to flush out his meniscus, which was shredded from years of ski competition. As a survivor of US health insurance disasters, I was amazed: His insurance paid for us to go to Castel Fragsburg in Suedtirol for a week of rehab–massage, sauna, and Jacuzzi. It was a fabulous stay–we’ve been back for holidays. Those were the days!
IMO not a waste of time at all.
When my wife went into surgery, I waited at the hospital. In fact outside the theatre. It was a five hour surgery and every time someone came out they would tell me all is going well - and that was comforting. There was nothing I could do, that's true, but if anything went wrong I'd be there, and my wife told me after that she took great comfort in knowing I was there even though she was knocked out.
This would very much depend on the hospital. I've only been operated at the cantonal hospital, and this would be impossible there. In fact, even in the surgical recovery room the spouses are explicitly not allowed. My husband was only ever able to visit me once I'd been returned to the normal hospital ward. The only exception I've ever known of was in the maternity/women's hospitals, where all the signs said the only external people allowed in the recovery room were spouses of those who'd had C-sections. If you had a normal delivery or other type of surgery spouses were not permitted to visit.
I'm guessing your wife was operated on in a private hospital?
Your wife was knocked out and knew nothing about nothing during this time, she told you as she was being nice to you !
No ... it brought her comfort most likely prior and it will for me too.
This is amazing! Did you have to ask for this?
Nope. Of course we had to pay my part of the costs, but still...
The only beauty of working for the Commission back in the days of old. They treated their officials like royalty.
Ah OK ... so this isn't a standard offer then. I would like to look into an actual ortho rehab clinic though - that sounds like just what I need. Jacuzzis and luxury castles not needed.
My friend’s rehab stay was organized first by her GP - so that is the place to start. IIRC there was some involvement from the hospital, but I don’t know if that was simply communication as to care needs and rehab goals or some other level of authorization.
But start with the GP to get the ball rolling.
The key arguments for a rehab stay were:
Expected immobility post hospital release - Spitex is limited to one or two short (30min) visits per day, which was insufficient given her immobility.
Need for intensive PT due to nature of injury/surgery. Home SPitex PT again could not offer this level, and she was immobile and thus could not travel to a PT facility that had the expertise and equipment required for her recovery.
No one available in the home to provide support for basic needs throughout the day/night. My friend lived alone, but in your case your husband’s company not allowing him time off/WFH alternative might be a similar argument.
This was the clinic she was sent to:
https://www.klinik-adelheid.ch
I would imagine that there are rehab clinics much closer to you, though.
It can’t hurt to ask your GP if a rehab stay is possible given your injury, op, and expected post op and recovery needs. If the GP says no, you are no worse off - but if a rehab stay is possible, that might help with your post op logistics.
Hoping for a good outcome, and all the best…
Thanks so much meloncollie, I appreciate you!
Honestly, while being in a rehab clinic sounds nice it will be bloody damn expensive, and perhaps overkill for an ACL, which is a very common surgery in CH and is generally treated as an outpatient during the post-op phase without too much trouble. The only people I know who went to rehab clinics were there for recovery (1) following a stroke, and (2,3) following a major car accident with multiple fractures and being completely bedridden.
During the first few days/weeks post-recovery you basically just sit around allowing your body to start to heal while trying to control the pain and getting a bit bored. So long as you have access to food and medication not much else is required or possible from a treatment perspective. I'm not sure what additional things a clinic could provide you during this period apart from emptying your wallet.
Physio is key to your recovery, but you can't start physio in earnest until the swelling has gone down a bit and you have regained some mobility, by which point in time you should be able to successfully navigate stairs and public transportation in order to get to your doctor's and physio appointments.
Susie-Q, I know you are apprehensive about your surgery, but you shouldn't stress too much. You are having a standard surgery on just one joint and you should be able to get around pretty well on crutches in a short period of time, you will not be bedridden. And the prognosis for an almost full recovery is generally quite good for this injury.
I wish you luck with the surgery, please do keep us posted of your progress!
You do not need a rehab clinic for knee surgery. They won't let you home until you can get around the hospital on crutches.
Thanks very much, I know my surgery isn't major. I am having my ACL replaced, + my torn MCL and meniscus repaired.
I wasn't able to do anything for one week after my accident, but am now able to get about my apartment just fine with crutches. I am hoping for the same post surgery! My husband and I can cope until then. I just like to know options in case they are needed.
This is also one of those moments where I really wish we weren't so green and had a car, as going to physio appointments etc the first month is going to be cumbersome. Taxi service in Bern is fairly limited ... but hopefully I can hobble down to the physio easily on my own past the first more difficult month.
We actually had a friend with a more minor injury and surgery who stayed in a rehab clinic for two months since he was a dad to two very young children - it was a family decision and his work paid for it. Our two cheeky cats are easier ...
Have a look into the different options for transport to hospital or physio appointments. There are various options here so I’m sure there must be similar in Bern.
Our commune has a volunteer service which offers this, you just have to pay a fuel allowance to the person who drives you based on how many km are involved. I think the Red Cross offers a similar service and I’m sure there are others too.
Absolutely this. The secretariat of the department where you will be operated will have contact information for these types of services.
And in case you have only been proposed having physio at the hospital, remember that you are of course free to find a private practitioner closer to where you live. For insurance purposes it is the same, everything will be covered 100% as it is an accident.
This is not true. Physical therapy comes from your basic insurance. I have consulted a lawyer on this, as it was my assumption too that it should covered from the accident insurance coverage, but it does not, as long as you are in Switzerland. I have private accident insurance and several supplementary insurances, however, have been told by my insurance company, that it falls under the basic insurance coverage, when you are in Switzerland. The accident happened outside of Switzerland, and I had all the coverage I needed, however, as soon as I returned to Switzerland, PT is covered through your basic insurance. Read your policy, you have coverage for all types of therapy EXCEPT physical therapy. Just one of those things.....read the fine print. I thought I understood the fine print too.
In my case, accident insurance paid for it. Can you post that fine print?