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Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 7
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Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 7
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Originally Posted by Jo*mar
So you only got 3 days worth of PT???? 
Was that all the dr allowed or all that wc allowed?
You really should be getting more PT to see it it can help or not, hopefully a good one should be of help.
Is your claim accepted so far?
Is the treating doctor yours or a wc appointed dr?
If WC stops working with you - or things get too complicated consult/interview some wc attys - don't sign with the first one -check them out after talking w/them, some are better than others.
Work comp is a tricky animal, and lots of rules to follow, you might read on our workers comp forum as well as your state website in the work comp section.
Did you have any previous health issues or injuries before this one?
Be sure to mention the arm numbness as a symptom and be sure it is added on to the claim paperwork.- or they will only focus on the lumbar and it may leave you with unaddressed arm problems down the road.
The arm numbness could be from the neck itself or some other upper body strain, but it could become a chronic thing so don't overlook it. |
I did mention the arm numbness and burning pain in back to the wc doctor and also on the mri paperwork. WC is currently paying me, doctor cost and the case mgr & nurse never return calls so I just deal with the doctors who have gotten approval for the steroid injection. He said he wants to try this before sending me back to PT. I did contact the wc doctor this am regarding burning pain in abdomin, I think it may be groine hernia and they said I should stop taking meloxicam which is for inflamation and take omeprazole am 30 min before eating and to contact my family doc to test me for ulcers. I have had back issues and have regularly gone to a chiropractor at a school near me where the services are free for over 50 folks. I havent been since I hurt myself in sept, just waiting to see how this works out and I also have fibromyalgia and regularly went to aqua areobics but have only been once since the accident.
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