Agreed Medical Exam on 3/31/09 Tuesday
 

Hi to all my fellow workers compensation friends! I was injured on 4/27/1990 at work, my case continues almost 19 years later. I have to see Dr. Sam Ahn in L. A. this week for the Agreed Medical Exam final report. I have had 6 surgeries for a work injury to remove scar tissue and the 5th surgery I got a staph infection from the operating room at UCLA. This left me with worse chronic pain than ever at my left and right clavicle's worse on the left radiating pain in every direction. (TOS) I have been unable to work since the staph infection in 2000 and remain a chronic pain patient. I do not want anymore invasive tests or surgeries. My pain medicine physician says there is a 1 in 10,000 chance any surgery would improve my condition. My daughter says for me to just answer Dr. Ahn's questions at the appointment. Does anyone have any helpful advise for me as I go to the agreed medical exam? I sure hope my case is settled in the near future as 19 years with a workers compensation attorney and waiting for a final settlement is certainly a long time out of my life. Any suggestions for my visit would be appreciated. I don't feel like Dr. Ahn is on my side at all! Thanks in advance. Jacqueline:grouphug:

wish i would have seen this earlier this week. I attended 3 ime dr appts with my husband up in portland this past week. Please let me know how your appt went. I wonder if our experiences were the same...

I think with an agreed exam - your atty agrees with the choice of the examining dr , where with the IME or QME the Ins co {wc} picks the dr.

It's been awhile since I have read up on it..

I hope your exam goes well.

jo mar
 

Thanks for clarifying that for me. Hopefully she had an easier time than my husband did with the IME's.