FCE

[brneyedgirl40]

It is so good to have you back UA!!I hope you are doing better and recovering from your surgery well!Have missed you being on this site.I had an emergency appointment today with my oral surgeon due to I was running 104 fever from my abscessed tooth.He was booked up for the next two months but is making an exception since I am so ill and working me in on his lunch break.Unfortunately it is the exact date and time I have my FCE scheduled in Dallas.I explained this to him and he stated thats the only time he can perform the surgery.He also stated that if I delay it any longer I will probably end up in the hospital with sepsis.I called every oral surgeon in town so I could schedule it another day and the earliest anyone had was Aug 26.,I received your post about emailing you or writing you on facebook and I promise I will do that very soon when I am better.I definitely want to hear how you are doing and catch up.Happy to see you on here again!!!Take care!

(07-11-2012 11:53 PM)UndercovrAngel Wrote:  Unfortunately, you can't reschedule. As stated before, you could end up loosing any benefits you are getting at this point in time and have your claim closed as being non-compliant. However, if the tooth is pulled close to the time of the FCE, take a note from your dentist stating date, time and procedure... this can be put into your records and taken into account when doing the FCE.

Many FCE's are now done by computer which keeps track of your pulse, heart rate, and several other things that will actually show how hard you try to accomplish the task assigned. Just do the best that you can and if the pain gets to be to much, let the tech doing the testing know. Most will stop that particular part of the test. I had 3 FCE's done during my injury/claim on my right shoulder, arm, wrist and hand during 2008-2010. Each showed that I was using maximum amount of strength as well as effort, but that no progress was being made in my recovery and that instead, I was continueing to degress and the results were worse each time. I am now getting ready to challenge the IC once again for more treatment/ care as my arm is getting worse and the Dr's feel it has now progressed into my neck.

Angel ^j^