I completely understand and sympathize with everything that you said. It is just a crummy situation to be in and if I were not going through something similar myself I would not know nearly as much about it. All I want is to go back to work and get that sense of normalcy back in my life...but my employer is being difficult and not letting me back even though I have been released back. They haven't fired me either...so it's a very strange situation all around. But I have done everything on my end that I can do (including filing a charge of discrimination with the EEOC) and that's about all I can do. Now I am going to look for a new job..but with the walker I can't imagine it will be an easy thing. I know "legally" a place cannot not hire because of a disability...but in the real world they find ways around it. I did not want to be antagonistic with my employer and I don't think I was at any point...I gave them more than enough chances to do the right thing. But such is life and there's only so much we can control right?