Osteophytes
Junior Member
Posts: 2
Joined: Apr 2006
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Friday April 28, 2006 7:29 AM
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I have been educating myself in this forum for about 3 months now. This forum has in most part answered all my questions. Seems like there is a lot of nightmares out there, and I wish you all luck. My story is for those who are starting out and need hope in the w/c system.
DOI 12/03...no TTD...just a couple of PT`s, did yoga at the "y" for 2 years to help with the pain. Problem did not go away. 12/05, went on TTD... 2/06, QME approves sugery without seeing me.....3/06, cervical spinal fusion c-5,c-6....currently doing PT....expecting to be back at work by the end of May.
I`m 46 years old. Been with the same company for 25 years. I need 7 more years for full retirement. My attitude from the beginning was that I was going to get fixed, get strong , and come back to work. I told everyone this...my employer, human resources, my CA, my doctor, and my IA. It`s important to know that these people want to help you, but they all have there own agenda. I also told all these people I was educating my self on the workmans comp system through forums like these. I`m in constant contact with all of these people. I`m fortunate to have a good IA. She has answered all of my questions ( no matter how dumb they seemed). I was and still am ready to hire an attorney if needed. But I hav`nt had the need and I trust my IA enough even through the settlement phase. For you experts out there...is this to good to be true?
Edited: Friday April 28, 2006 at 7:31 AM by Osteophytes
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