I was in the same boat this week. I scheduled surgery on Wednesday and sent out a note later that day that I would be gone. The admin assistant (who thinks she is my supervisor and runs the office) called me in and said that I'd need to postpone my surgery or get a note from my doctor saying it is medically necessary now. I called my doc, almost in tears (I've been waiting for this for 2 years!!!), and they faxed me a letter. It was a dang good one too. If you read it, you'd think I would die next week without the surgery. So call yoru surgeon's office and see what they can do for you. I'm sure they run into this kind of thing all the time.
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Jennifer
Lap RNY Surgery Date: May 12, 2008
Highest/ Pre-Op/ Current/ My Goal/ Doc's Goal
335-28/ 280-26/ 180-12/ <160-8/10/ 150
(Current weight as of May 12, 2009)
5'8"
 Only 20 pounds left!!! 
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