rsd and cellulitus

[fireball]

has anyone gotten cellulitus from lesions,ulcers or shingles from rsd. and if so how did your work comp company deal with it

or if you havent and continue to read please let me know what you think is going on with the work comp we all know they play games but im trying to see how or what they will try and come up with to continue not to pay my ttd---thanks

i'll warn you now it is long and after typing this im thinking there is probably some other place on this site to put this--i apologize i should of searched the entire site first--im kind of new--i was going to erase it but its taken me all nite and you know what just knowing i had someplace to vent last nite and this am was something i really needed--i feel i can go on another day-and i thank god for showing me the place to go to get rid of all the what ifs in my head

i got rsd after a passenger(i work for an airline)knocked me down in the aisle with a beverage cart and my legs went under the cart. i was being treated for rsd and therapy for a contusion to the knee. w/c paid ttd and all bills for 10 months--then would only pay my ttd--i quess they thought the rsd would get better on its own. at that time i had open sores--whatever you want to call them shingles ulcers,lesions--my doc was wanting the okay to due injections--they refused.
2 months later still had the same open sores and all the burning etc that goes along with rsd--and now go into septic cellulitus shock--coma--50/50 chance to live.
they paid ttd and hospital bills throuighout the whole thing
then ime says 4 months later that i no longer have rsd its all cellulitus and there is no way to tell that the open sores are where the bacteria entered--even though the docs could pin point the spot of entry--therefore injuries have healed from the accident and if it wasnt for my preoccupation with pain i would be able to do secondary work(I WAS ON THE SAME MEDS BEFORE THE CELLulitus that i was on then--morphine pill--oral morphine zanax-cymbalta,lyrica.trazadone,bactrum,benedrly,klonopinflexrile,narcotic cream and hydrocodone(its all given under a strict pain management program)(didnt want u to think i was a junkie--but this is how bad i suffer from the rsd pain.--so w/comp now stops my ttd
well this w/comp failed to give the ime all my records especially the one from the infectious disease doc that cleared me of cellulitus 2months before this appt--this ime just assumed i still had it because i was still on the same antibotic that i was for the cellulitus--but i was on it for something else.--nothing surprises me with thiese ime but this guy wrote an 11page document on how the cellulitus was affecting certain parts of my body-he went on and on and on

i have since had 3 of my doc depositions stating at that time i did not have cellulitus,but rsd(the infectious disease docs dep is coming up next week. one of my docs who use to treat me for rsd told w/comp during the dep that he wasnt for sure if i was off from the rsd or a drop foot that he was treating me for--but he did tell them he handed my rsd treatment over to the pain management co.

all of a sudden they want me to go back to the same ime who wrote that 11page lie--they'll even overnite me money for a hotel meals gas etc.--sorry couldnt go i was scheduled for a trial stimulator--so they set it up for 2 weeks later. of all dates the 23 of december in chicago 3hours from my home.

by the way i do have an attorney but alot of times they wont tell you what they think--all he said was to go(i really didnt have to they arnt paying any med or ttd)so we can get this all over with. he did say if the trial stimulator worked then we would diffently win in court as it would prove that the pain was from the rsd(meaning they would have to pay for this surgery since they have refused all treatment saying im just lieing and trying to stay off work longer--heck i cant even get a foot in a shoe

i went to their play game(appt) where someone is watching it from another room and phoning him with questions to ask etc--what a get up!

what w/comp and their quack did not know was the drop foot had healed and here i was again no cellulitus--doc's dep to prove it--no drop foot--yet my legs, feet are swollen--im in a wheelchair(have been for a year) my skin is molted and im taking the same meds. he freaks when he finds out that i have to sit in a bio sequiential machine for hours not just for my legs but arms also -as i told them from day one the rsd spread to my upper limbs. obviously sees im not in a leg brace that they thought id be in so now starts asking me if i have had any infectioons or hospital visits since the last time--yeah once for a gall bladder attack due to the medication but thats it--he asks me this at least- no lie- 10 times--i think he was trying to get me to mention the drop foot but thats not an infection and ive learned only to answer the question they ask
wants to know why i havent had any treatment for the rsd if i have it--because you told them i had cellulitus and w/comp refused to pay for anything after that.

wants me now to get totaly undressed--measures the swelling continues to prick me with a pin until i tell him to knock it off--keeps trying to intentionaly touch the right side of the leg which is extremely hypersensitive--grabbing my neck asking if it hurts--my shoulders--are you sure you havent had any other infections--NO--now he really gets mad because i cannot hold back the pressure of his hands on my legs--dahhh i have no muscles now thanks to you--tells me i shold of been working on this the last 6 months--yeah i afreed with him and mentioned again i got no treatment because of his report. now he trys to pull my leg up(im laying flat)to see how high it will go---remember i had the trial stmulator put in 2 weeks ago-he know knows this but does not now the insertionof the wires caused massive swelling due to the rsd,but we opted to keep it in to see if when the swelling went down i could get any relief--that pain was just under the rsd pain--so he says tell him when it hurts--he lifts it a little and i tell him to stop--the back is still sore and id be darned if he was going to make it worse--he snorts at me and trys the other leg--same thing lifts it up -i tell him to stop-he says oh come on it cant hurt that surgery was weeks ago--i told him i dont care what he thinks but it hurts and thats it--he grabs my folder off the desk and says goodbye!!!!!!!!!

so here i sit daily- thinking since i cant do anything else, and thinking isnt always good due to the meds.were they trying to get me in when i had a drop foot so they could some how say that is why i was still off and they needed some other reason before the infectious disease docs dep next week to justify not paying me all these months as he to will say i was cleared of cellulitus 2 months before i even saw the quack to begin with--will they try and create something again that i do not have--he made me move my feet up and down so he could see(and those spies behind vclose doors) that i do not have a drop foot--yet theyn somehow have to explain the swelling--coldness--molting--why a doc would perscribe a bio machine for me(its by perscription only and only after you have tried everything to releive swelling)

a couple months ago they had my attorney tell me they were willing to settle but dont demand a million dollars--well my rsd is full body-with the stimulatorr in it only takes away some of the pain and then only if the stimulator is at the highest it can go--but then your unable to walk because of the intensity,it doesnt take away the swelling, the faulty brain function that still is there as i still need most of the pain meds to(i did this because if i could even get off one pain med its one less thing to hurt my other organs)function.i still need therapy to get back what muscles that have wasted--but i cant drive--my husband cant afford to take off work so i would need transportation or a at home trainer

my attorney said with the income i was making and the amount of damage to the body the case is worth over a million.
of couse i told them i had no intention on settling
everytime after a dep they throw an amount at my atorney--i think the last offer was 200 thousand--thats 2 and a half years a pay--i have no insurance--i cant work where do they think im going to get money to live on after 2 and a half years--my meds alone are over 2 grand a month.

hers's what i think and i thank anyione who has taken the time to read this--i need someone elses opinion besides a husband who doesnt want to talk about it --just wants to kill them all--an attorney who knows things but holds things back from me and from me, because my mind is so far gone from pain,med and all their games

i think that they finally got the infectious disease doctors reports stating when i was released from his care--that after 3 docs dep all stating i have rsd not cellulitus and all stating i am the only person they know who really likes to go to work and knowing the last dep coming up was the infectious disease doc who will state also i did not have it then---that they were doing nothing but searching through each dep looking for something else to blame my time off work---and when they heard i had a drop foot they went in for the attack and in their hurried rush they did not get an update from the doc who treated me for the drop foot who would of told them that i only had one follow up visit and the drop foot went away as fast as it came. how can they possibly continue to deny me ttd and medical treatments(i live in illinois by the way) do you think they will create some other sci fi illness. i cant see them admitting hey we were wrong heres your back benefits and will pay for future treatments. have you ever had a w/comp company try and figure out how to handle this--as the workmans comp boardis going to see the specialist who treated me for the cellulitus released me way before the first appt--all other docs have given the same statement under oath and with their own last scheduled appt there was nothing wrong with me other than rsd.

and feedback, advice, thought or chat--im just at the teetering stage of letting their mental games get to me

this site has been my savior for the last six hours--im sure you know what i mean

thanks to all who listened , i know i can now make it another day

cheers!!!!

me!!!

[oblivyous]

Welcome to the forum Fireball. I cant answer your questions, but someone who can will do so soon. Keep checking back. Sher

[jayne]

welcome sweetie this place has been a lifesaver for many of us....there are several on here with RSD Sithie,Rnvic and undercover angel to name a few....Both RNvic,Tuffy and Bad boy are from IL. so you should get some help..
while I am no help to your RSD or state I did want to welcome you and to let you know to go to OFF TOPICS as there we have a bit of fun ,contests and just BS.....also many of us go to http://www.pogo.com its a free game site and it goes 24/7 so on hi pain nights there is always someone or something to go.....

[bronco54501]

fireball
I also would like to welcome you to the board, as Jayne has said thier is alot of people on here with rsd prob. I have had a lot of advice from many and has helped me understand. But one thing is for sure fight for your rights, as they will try to screw you silly. Hang in there hopefully someone will be along soon. Bronco

[chrischris]

Your symptoms are "best" described under the heading "Chronic Clinical Presentations".
http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/refl...n_syndrome

I don't know how to advise you, or opinion on your case history. I have heard that RSD is fought ruthlessly because of the medical costs involved. My RSD has been classified as "mild" and accepted as a consequence of my original injury; but I have no idea how it will affect my settlement. I'm still in the "getting medical treatment" phase and could care less about the dollars. That's my attorney's job.

I hope you get all the answers you are looking for.

[fireball]

chrischris Wrote:Your symptoms are "best" described under the heading "Chronic Clinical Presentations".
http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/refl...n_syndrome

I don't know how to advise you, or opinion on your case history. I have heard that RSD is fought ruthlessly because of the medical costs involved. My RSD has been classified as "mild" and accepted as a consequence of my original injury; but I have no idea how it will affect my settlement. I'm still in the "getting medical treatment" phase and could care less about the dollars. That's my attorney's job.

I hope you get all the answers you are looking for.

chrischris

i finally heard yesterday from my attorney that the last depositions of the doctors takes place this month and my case will go to trial in feb. not a trial for settlement--which i do agree with you all the money in the world is not worth my health not to mention all the other things ive missed out with my children,family and the career i totaly love(im hoping one day to return) this trial is only to get w/c to start paying my ttd and medical once again. fighting rsd is ruthless and if treatment is stopped or not agressivive it spreads. things may seem all well for you right now--and i seriuosly hope it all stays that way especially the "mild" rsd--theres hope you can still fight it
i wish you luck and even though you have an attorney--make sure you never settle without life medical even if its just mild at mmi

take care and god bless

cheers!!!

me!!!!

19yr rsd sufferer, survior, and determined to get justice and all that includes to live my life to the fullest

[dsny1mom]

Fireball

I am so sorry to hear all that you have had to and still have to endure.

I hope and pray that Feb brings you your medical and TTD back.

I too am from Illinois. The one thing that kind of surprised me is that your attorney told you your case is worth over one million. Unless that quote includes future medical I just don't know how that would be possible based on your mention that 200,000 is what you earned in 2.5 years. I believe in Illinois RSD falls under the whole body catagory and that is a max of 500 weeks at 66 2/3rds of your time of injury earnings. With a quick calculation that comes to around 514,000, for 100% loss, and it sounds to me you do have 100% loss. I know settling is the last thing on your mind right now but thought you'd like to know what the max settlement, excluding medical, might be in the future. Of course I'm not an attorney nor am I a DR, but I have pretty much commited the Illinois WC handbook to memory.

Good luck next month and if you ever need to talk off the boards feel free to send me a PM.

dsny1mom

[fireball]

dsny1mom Wrote:Fireball

I am so sorry to hear all that you have had to and still have to endure.

I hope and pray that Feb brings you your medical and TTD back.

I too am from Illinois. The one thing that kind of surprised me is that your attorney told you your case is worth over one million. Unless that quote includes future medical I just don't know how that would be possible based on your mention that 200,000 is what you earned in 2.5 years. I believe in Illinois RSD falls under the whole body catagory and that is a max of 500 weeks at 66 2/3rds of your time of injury earnings. With a quick calculation that comes to around 514,000, for 100% loss, and it sounds to me you do have 100% loss. I know settling is the last thing on your mind right now but thought you'd like to know what the max settlement, excluding medical, might be in the future. Of course I'm not an attorney nor am I a DR, but I have pretty much commited the Illinois WC handbook to memory.

Good luck next month and if you ever need to talk off the boards feel free to send me a PM.

dsny1mom

dnsy1mom,

thanks , for your respose in illnois your ttd is calculated at just 66 2/3rds of your income. when a settlement is figured you are right about the weeks however it also includes your age--the amount of years you have left in the work force and the amount you would be recieving every year at your current joib or a job of just like it. fortunately or unfortuanately i am rather young and although i have been with the same comany for 23 years i still would have 20 more years left to work. i know in either the ic booklet or website it allows you to do your own calculations. another thing to keep in mind if you have a claim and it is not settled-- is that once this amount is calculated you can also calculate what is the lump sum amount that if you took and invested it would amount to your settlement worth. in my case i would not be taking future medical as (being one of the few rsd suffers) was granted ssd back in 1994--covered hospital when i returned to woik and started my claim right back up when i went off.) and my lowest lump sum would be 750,000.
bottom line all the money in the world is not what i go through--i oringinaly was injured on another job years ago--settled-but when the rsd went into remission my major employer took me back along with rsd (i know now they wish they hadnt) because of social security (and i do have retirey benefits if and when i choose to retire along with social security for my medical) i know your priobably thinking how can that be possible and why would they pay. once you get a signed statement from your insurance companys attorney stating theyt will no longer pay for any further medical benefits then any other insurance you have is required to pay your medical bills. thats where i am at now
call me stupid but im not real computer illerteriate w/c maybe so i will try ad send a p/m let me knw if you do not get it

p.s. what kind of injury and where about do you live????

cheers!!!!!!!!!!!1

me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dsny1mom]

fireball Wrote:

dsny1mom Wrote:Fireball

I am so sorry to hear all that you have had to and still have to endure.

I hope and pray that Feb brings you your medical and TTD back.

I too am from Illinois. The one thing that kind of surprised me is that your attorney told you your case is worth over one million. Unless that quote includes future medical I just don't know how that would be possible based on your mention that 200,000 is what you earned in 2.5 years. I believe in Illinois RSD falls under the whole body catagory and that is a max of 500 weeks at 66 2/3rds of your time of injury earnings. With a quick calculation that comes to around 514,000, for 100% loss, and it sounds to me you do have 100% loss. I know settling is the last thing on your mind right now but thought you'd like to know what the max settlement, excluding medical, might be in the future. Of course I'm not an attorney nor am I a DR, but I have pretty much commited the Illinois WC handbook to memory.

Good luck next month and if you ever need to talk off the boards feel free to send me a PM.

dsny1mom

dnsy1mom,

thanks , for your respose in illnois your ttd is calculated at just 66 2/3rds of your income. when a settlement is figured you are right about the weeks however it also includes your age--the amount of years you have left in the work force and the amount you would be recieving every year at your current joib or a job of just like it. fortunately or unfortuanately i am rather young and although i have been with the same comany for 23 years i still would have 20 more years left to work. i know in either the ic booklet or website it allows you to do your own calculations. another thing to keep in mind if you have a claim and it is not settled-- is that once this amount is calculated you can also calculate what is the lump sum amount that if you took and invested it would amount to your settlement worth. in my case i would not be taking future medical as (being one of the few rsd suffers) was granted ssd back in 1994--covered hospital when i returned to woik and started my claim right back up when i went off.) and my lowest lump sum would be 750,000.
bottom line all the money in the world is not what i go through--i oringinaly was injured on another job years ago--settled-but when the rsd went into remission my major employer took me back along with rsd (i know now they wish they hadnt) because of social security (and i do have retirey benefits if and when i choose to retire along with social security for my medical) i know your priobably thinking how can that be possible and why would they pay. once you get a signed statement from your insurance companys attorney stating theyt will no longer pay for any further medical benefits then any other insurance you have is required to pay your medical bills. thats where i am at now
call me stupid but im not real computer illerteriate w/c maybe so i will try ad send a p/m let me knw if you do not get it

p.s. what kind of injury and where about do you live????

cheers!!!!!!!!!!!1

me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Got your PM and responded.

I understand what you are saying, but the 500 weeks at ones TTD rate of pay is the max payout for settlement, regardless of all factors. But hey, I could be wrong, I'm just going by what the booklet and my attorney have told me.

If you can get 750,000 that would be awesome but still not enough for what you have had to go through.

FYI my injury was my dominant side shoulder and I live in the Chicago burbs.

dsny1mom

[dsny1mom]

Fireball

I just noticed on another thread that your WC case is in Wi. I just assumed it was in Illinois as that is where you live. So ignore what I said about calculating your settlement, as what I posted was for Illinois not Wi.

dsny1mom