i can't afford to be on comp anymore

[nursedina]

lonestarlady550 Wrote:I read all the posts, and it really makes me sick. I live in Texas. I have spent the past 20 years helping people, and now I need help, and guess what? I was injured in February 2010, and still off work. I have had one injection for L4-l5 annular tear, with bilateral radiculopathy. Did have 3 weks PT in beginning, made it worse. EMG showing nerve root irritation. Just had a contested case hearing and insurance company agreed to cover annular tear and radiculitis. I was told now I would get more injections. However, IC quickly sent me to DD for MMI/IR. This DD totally disregarded the report from the administrative judge, he answered his own questions, for me, and when I told him I felt his pinwheel testing better on my right side, he took that pinwheel very hard acroos my left foot, actually leaving and abrasion on the top of my foot he did it so hard. I was asked to bend over backwards until my head touched the ground. I left that place in tears. This DD said I plateaued, I said no I just have not had the medical care I need, and I have not plateaued. He was hellbent on saying I plateaued. I am so upset. My doctor sayd he will never release me to go back to doing the same type work. I have applied for SSSI in Texas, but that can take forever. Slowly I am losing everything I have worked so hard to get. The new Worker Compensation laws do nothing to help the injured worker, and allow the IC to take advantage of injured workers. It is so fair, I want to write a senator or someone about it, but dont know who to write, or if they would even care. The only thing good is DARS is going to help me with going back to be retrained, but I cant start classes until Jan. And how will I pay my bills until then? I know I can not go back to work with all the lifting, I too have felt like just ending it all, but why should I hurt my family because of the stupid workers comp laws that dont help the injured worker at all? I am stuck, if I go back to work, then DARS wont retrain me, if I dont go back to work, I lose everything. The DD I saw both times, this man can barely stand straight himself. He put my compensable injury is my left shoulder, when there was never a shoulder injury, my left hip is involved. The first visit to the little shack I went to was filthy!, It was cleaner this time. This is just amazing. I worked in the medical field and I am shocked at how many people have to be screwed over by our system!

Lonely - Hang in there . It's a long road. No one can tell you what is best to do. Many of us here understand too well about losing everything. Many of us have. No, it's not fair and it's hard to comprehend sometimes. We need to write to those in chanrge and who make the laws and let our voices be heard. We are not asking for what we are not entitled to , but we would like to not lose everything we worked for our whole lives. Unfortunately, there are many who scam the system, and it makes it hard for us who are legitimately hurt. I hate the looks I get when I tell someone I am on comp. Like I am doing something wrong. They don;t know that I was working three jobs when I got hurt, that I have had a job since I was 13, that I worked those three jobs while going to school full time so I could be a nurse to raise my family and give them a better life..just to have it all taken away in the blink of an eye.

I am sorry that you have to go through this. We understand.

be well- dina