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Join Date: Aug 2006
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Magnate
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 2,871
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Originally Posted by KLS2007
I still don't have a diagnosis yet after 14 months and back in October, WC sent me to one of their neurosurgeons who of course couldn't find anything wrong with me (based just on a MRI of my cervical spine and the EMG report). My attorney had this appointment set up where it would also count as my independent medical exam. I only saw this neurosurgeon one time and he is now recommending that I have a functional capacity exam. Could someone explain to me the difference between an independent medical exam and a functional capacity exam and how you can have either when you don't even have a diagnosis?
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Good to see you!
What were you primary complaints when you went to the neuro, or other W/C doc's. They are the codes they use. Also, they may just be treating symnptoms, as myofascial as opposed to calling it a brachial plexus injury. Myofacial is the trigger points, making spasms and pain where the nerve inserts to the muscle to make it move...
We had a diagx two or more years before the actually spoken words from W/C doctor. HE KNEW but did not share as he knew it was something that has a poor recuperation from due to repetative jobs, workplaces induced, long term truma. Unless it is an accident that an injury happens; then you still do not get a good diagx but they send you to rehab before all the hoops.
This doctor feels likely that you may not improve to return to the job, and wants the functual capacity to say that you can do another type of job. Of which they are not required to find for you....
You need an aggressive attorney, and a doctor extremly knowledgabe in TOS to take on the W/C company and dispute and treat your symptoms for optimal recovery and remission of symptoms.
In any w/c injury if you are not back after 14 months they assume that you are at optimum recovery and see what you can do.
Unfortunatly you can like a small box, or squeeze a grip once, but the day of working you could not do those task.
You are your own best advocate. but on good days or days I have to escape the problems of the heart, I come to our home on the forums and hammer out to keep my mind busy.
I hope you find help, very few doctors ever see TOS, and I am not even sure a neuro is the best treating for you.
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