3 level laminectomy-discetomy recovery

[highdesertguy]

hello to every one and thanks for all the info you post in this forum
have not been in here in a while t;due to surgery on sept 30 09
my question is this,after surgery I found myself still in a lot of pain
it seems to me that my back pain changed from my back to my left leg,been receiving w/c benefits since july 08 in CALIFORNIA
my question is this, at what point do my benefits stop,and what other choices do I have if iam not fully recovered when they do stop
the company I used to work folded down in june 09,will I be able to get unemployment when my benefits stop?if iam not recovered by then? what are my options? thanks for your help , very slowly recovering in california

[1171]

Td is limited to 104 wks or max medical improvement. Some permanent impairment will be advanced.you may qualify for sdi if payments stop before mmi.unemployment only after mmi.

[inpainokla]

im kinda in the same boat as you are i had a 2 level fusion in may of 09 and amstill recovering and still in pain but i beleive as 1171 said with any type of fusion there is gonna be some sort of permanant loss which is due after the ttd benefits good luck

[Bad Boy Bad Boy]

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