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Originally Posted by MsRriO
It states that I'm to attend daily vestibular therapy for six weeks, then return to work on a graduated basis as such:
2hours/5 days a week on week 1
4hours/5 days a week on week 2
6hours/5 days a week on week 3
8hours/5 days a week on week 4 (full time)
However when I was in his office he stated he did not think I was ready for an aggressive return to work plan.
My confusion is this: isn't the plan I just described pretty darn aggressive or is that just a standard workers comp RTW plan?
I'm trying to stay in the moment here and just focus on the fact that I have six weeks yet to heal. Positive mentality. But. I think the RTW plan stinks. And I'm confused as to what the heck my doc is thinking by agreeing to it?
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As Mark mentions, I would see this as a pro-forma schedule. You may be pleasantly surprised how much progress you make over those six weeks. I don’t know how this works in Canada and/or with your employer, but I would hope there would be some flexibility based on your tolerance to returning to work.
FWIW, I began working from home ~ 20 hours/week (was still not released to drive yet) starting about 3 months after the accident. I wasn't 100% recovered cognitively at that point (I realize that now, I didn't so much back then), but I believe getting back into the "real world" was a big help in resolving my remaining deficits, which at that time included working memory problems, problem solving, and other executive functions. It just felt good to be contributing again, and I think that emotional boost helped contribute to the recovery of the cognitive functions. A couple months later my NPA showed much improved functioning. After that, the MD release stated “Return to work part time, increase to full time as tolerated”. I was back full time six months after the accident.
Staying in the moment is a good thing. Wishing you the best in this next phase of your recovery journey.
