fears of being able to work full time

andromeda · 09-15-2012, 04:05 AM

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Originally Posted by rmschaver

I understand completely. I was injured at work and am very fortunate that many of the more debilitating symptoms are much less severe. I just had a Dr appt and he told me even though I have cognitive, memory, balance, headaches, back and neck pain, I am going to be released for restricted duty.

I expressed my concern and told him that I work in a manufacturing facility that will chew you up and spit you out with out even slowing down. He told me that I could work or go on unemployment. What a joke. I grew up poor and have worked since I was 15.

I could not convince him how dangerous it is and resign myself to going back. In my job I work with large, extensive electric machinery. Almost all of it is operated by computer. I do the programming. If I fail to to do the proper safe gaurding I can easily hurt myself or others.

I am waiting to talk to my lawyer about this development as I feel it is unacceptable.

Aaaah surely they shouldn't push you when you're not ready, especially considering the safety aspect! I don't remember it always being like this. I worry about this a lot - especially with the state of the UK at the moment. Apparently they took a woman with one arm off of disability benefit here, deeming her 'fit for work' - meanwhile they're not taxing the rich and they still allow them toto receive benefits. It makes me so angry.

Mark in Idaho · 09-15-2012, 04:19 AM

There are lots of jobs a person with one arm can do. Disability is usually only until the one armed person has healed and learned to live with only one arm.

The UK taxes on the rich are already the highest in the world. Any higher and more will move out of the UK and take their businesses with them. We have British actors and musicians living here to avoid the high UK taxes.

Here in the US, they could tax the rich at 100% and only add a few percent to the tax revenue stream. Still, many want the rich taxed more. We have already had a steady stream of the rich moving off-shore to avoid the high taxes.

Life can be a struggle, but it is better than not living.

rmschaver · 09-16-2012, 05:46 PM

I believe we all want to contribute. It is human nature. For myself right now my neuro is a rest alittle while and you will be Ok Dr. His terminology at the end of the dr visit follows. You are not paralyzed and you have not lost any feeling permanently I can find no nuerological reason for you not to return to work.

While only being a short timer here I hear alot of frustration with whatever medical system we are dealing with. I still have the same goal. Go back to doing what I did before. I am 50 and not sure I want to start over again. But that may be a choice I no longer have.

I have heard and continue to hear good advice. Take as good care of ourselves as we can. Be the best advocates we can. Support each other. Try to leave politics out of it.

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