FMLA, Delay my surgery?

[livinlife]

I am and have been on intermittent FMLA. I am currently under a doctors care and my FMLA states that there would be multiple doctors visits and two addtional surgeries. I just found out that one of my co-workers is taking FMLA during the time I was to have my next surgery. I was told to work around the co-workers FMLA leave. Can my employer actually request that I delay my surgery?
I do work for a large employer bu t there are only two of us that do the same job, my co worker and me.

 

[cbg]

CAN your surgery safely be held off? Can your co-worker's?

 

[livinlife]

Most likely, I will wait

 

[livinlife]

I'm currently undergoing reconstruction after breast cancer. The reconstruction process started in August and my FMLA indicated when each step of the process would occur. Although I can safely delay my surgery, I feel that asking me to delay surgery after I had already started a medical process is very unfair. If anything thanks for letting me vent!

 

[cbg]

It very well may be unfair. Off the top of my head I can't say for sure if it's acceptable under the FMLA statute or not.

But if your surgery can safely be delayed and your co-workers cannot, it might not be worth making an issue of.