Re: Time off - To squiggles_bug

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Hi

I told pretty much everyone on campus it seems haha. I talked to the

academic counsellor at my school in advance to see what she

recommended. In the end, I told all my professors, and told them I

would probably not be able to hand in assignments in the two weeks

after surgery. I also asked them what they expected of me, and what

they would do in terms of missed assignments or tests (I got to miss

some assignments in one class, whereas another professor asked me to

hand them in late. Also I wrote a 'special' test in one of my

classes because I'd missed so much material). I also got a letter

from my surgeon stating how long he expected me to need to recover,

and went to the Dean's office for my faculty with it. That way, if I

have any major problems in my courses and needed to appeal a mark or

something they'll have a record of my surgery.

Finally, just because I'm in a very small department (probably only

60 students in it) I met with my department head. Because it's a

small department he knows me well and wanted to go out of his way to

make it as easy as possible for me.

Personally, I think the more people you tell at your university the

more help and understanding you'll get in the aftermath of surgery,

but that's of course your decision to make Mind you, people got

so helpful that it seems I can't go to school anymore without someone

suggesting a " great new recipe " I should try (most don't sound good

at all!) lol

Let me know if you have any other questions!

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> > >

> > > Hi, I am getting surgery sometime this year (at long last), and

I

> > was

> > > wondering how much time I would probally have to take off

> > university?

> > > I have read in leafflets that you should take off at least a

week,

> > but

> > > I was wondering how much time others have taken off,

particuarlly

> > > after a LeFort 1, and genioplasty? I dont want to have to take

too

> > > much time off study.

> > > Thanks