http://www.workerscompensation.com/forums/general/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:11:58 -0400 MyBB http://www.workerscompensation.com/forums/general/showthread.php?tid=9945 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:49:58 -0400 http://www.workerscompensation.com/forums/general/showthread.php?tid=9945 http://www.workerscompensation.com/forums/general/showthread.php?tid=9944 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:29:57 -0400 http://www.workerscompensation.com/forums/general/showthread.php?tid=9944 A 2007 Black on Black Acura 2007, with only 18000 miles. Got it for 25000 less than a 2010 would cost. We get to pick it up tomorrow.
Very excited about it.]]> A 2007 Black on Black Acura 2007, with only 18000 miles. Got it for 25000 less than a 2010 would cost. We get to pick it up tomorrow.
Very excited about it.]]> http://www.workerscompensation.com/forums/general/showthread.php?tid=9943 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:51:45 -0400 http://www.workerscompensation.com/forums/general/showthread.php?tid=9943
My new toy, 2010 Dodge Ram 1500 quadcab SLT package. Yeah we owe money on it, only $9,800. though, should have it paid off before the end of the year. So if you see a big white dodge ram on K-96 or I35 in Sedgwick County Ks just get out of my way. It's a biggie.

Tomorrow we go pick up our new travel trailer, 2010 R-pod 177. We sold our other travel trailer 2 weeks ago. We're going to have fun this summer.

BB]]>
My new toy, 2010 Dodge Ram 1500 quadcab SLT package. Yeah we owe money on it, only $9,800. though, should have it paid off before the end of the year. So if you see a big white dodge ram on K-96 or I35 in Sedgwick County Ks just get out of my way. It's a biggie.

Tomorrow we go pick up our new travel trailer, 2010 R-pod 177. We sold our other travel trailer 2 weeks ago. We're going to have fun this summer.

BB]]> http://www.workerscompensation.com/forums/general/showthread.php?tid=9942 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:37:19 -0400 http://www.workerscompensation.com/forums/general/showthread.php?tid=9942 http://www.workerscompensation.com/forums/general/showthread.php?tid=9941 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:13:09 -0400 http://www.workerscompensation.com/forums/general/showthread.php?tid=9941 http://www.workerscompensation.com/forums/general/showthread.php?tid=9940 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:28:22 -0400 http://www.workerscompensation.com/forums/general/showthread.php?tid=9940 I had a 3 leve laminectomy-discetomy back in sept 09
l3-l4-l5-doctor tells me Iam not going back to any kind of work.
recomending permanent disability,I honestly feel a little difference
on the pain, before and after the surgery,cant walk too long
cant sit down too long,its frustating having to take pain medication.
just to be able to walk around the house.
is anyone out there who had a 3 level laminectomy?
and how are you doing after, i HAVE been waiting to get better
since last september,doctors tell me , give it time, it will get better.
when?doctor tells me, you look good,I dont want to look good .
I want to FEEL good!thanks]]> I had a 3 leve laminectomy-discetomy back in sept 09
l3-l4-l5-doctor tells me Iam not going back to any kind of work.
recomending permanent disability,I honestly feel a little difference
on the pain, before and after the surgery,cant walk too long
cant sit down too long,its frustating having to take pain medication.
just to be able to walk around the house.
is anyone out there who had a 3 level laminectomy?
and how are you doing after, i HAVE been waiting to get better
since last september,doctors tell me , give it time, it will get better.
when?doctor tells me, you look good,I dont want to look good .
I want to FEEL good!thanks]]> http://www.workerscompensation.com/forums/general/showthread.php?tid=9939 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:18:47 -0400 http://www.workerscompensation.com/forums/general/showthread.php?tid=9939
We need some drywall work done on our house, and we got an offer from a guy who has no Workers Comp. He charges cheaper than a contractor, but what if he gets hurt while working on our house? Are we the ones responsible and can he file a lawsuit against us? What are the risks involved in hiring somebody who has no Workers Comp?

Thanks in advance for the answers!]]>
We need some drywall work done on our house, and we got an offer from a guy who has no Workers Comp. He charges cheaper than a contractor, but what if he gets hurt while working on our house? Are we the ones responsible and can he file a lawsuit against us? What are the risks involved in hiring somebody who has no Workers Comp?

Thanks in advance for the answers!]]> http://www.workerscompensation.com/forums/general/showthread.php?tid=9938 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:35:22 -0400 http://www.workerscompensation.com/forums/general/showthread.php?tid=9938
I finally had 3 IME's scheduled, 1 from my WC Insurance Co. and 2 from my WC Attorney.

It's pretty upsetting to hear from of the IME Physician that we have a corrupt lega system. The WC Judge only wants to hear what they want to hear. The 3rd IME, I was evaluated by a physician and a physial therapist. The PT never conducted an exam. He only dictated what was on the opertive report and diagnostic reports. Unfortunatley, my medical records were incomplete and missing approx. 14 surgica procedures.

The IME was pretty upsetting, you get to hear over and over my disability. It was upsetting to lye on the exam table and hearing the physician clicking his recorder and examining you. The exam took approx. 1hr 1/2. I felt like a cadaver being examed to hear my injuries and recalling my injuries over and over and over. You think that you have already accepted the fact of your disabilities but just hearing my injuries over and over again was just upsetting.

Before seeing the IME Physicians, I waited in the waiting room and overheard 2 gentlemen discussing their injuries. From my understanding to there converstion, they must work wth te Correction Dept., and had enought time put in to receiev full pension benefits. There job descriptions as on states that he has to carry 2 hand cuff and most of his friened and family had adviced him to get out and take the WC Settlement and being unable to return back to work because of the injury sustained. He would seek a new career possibly working as a bartender and collect approx. $70,000.00 frm his pension and collect from WC settlement and SSD. He did not choose to returne back to work and agrevate the injury and resulting him form permanently not being able to work at all.

Now I recall a statement made by one of the IME physicians, that the system we have is corrupt. It's also surprising to hear that there are only a few speciality in law that are classified similiar to as being "Board Certified" (Highest Level) and I was surprise to find out that WC Attorney is one of them.

I was told by the physician that we are going for 100% disability and the other party can agrue and fight there figures.

I also learned that I was responsible for the IME scheduled by my WC Attornty, payable during settlement in the amount of $200 x 2 = $400 and any additional cost of obtaning medical records from hospitals and physician and all this will be deducted duing settlement.

I cannot believe how this process takes this long when other lawsuits such as Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice can take a shorter period.

I was told that it normally takes approx 3 weeks for the IME report to be received to my WC Attorney.

I'm just glad that it's almost over.]]>
I finally had 3 IME's scheduled, 1 from my WC Insurance Co. and 2 from my WC Attorney.

It's pretty upsetting to hear from of the IME Physician that we have a corrupt lega system. The WC Judge only wants to hear what they want to hear. The 3rd IME, I was evaluated by a physician and a physial therapist. The PT never conducted an exam. He only dictated what was on the opertive report and diagnostic reports. Unfortunatley, my medical records were incomplete and missing approx. 14 surgica procedures.

The IME was pretty upsetting, you get to hear over and over my disability. It was upsetting to lye on the exam table and hearing the physician clicking his recorder and examining you. The exam took approx. 1hr 1/2. I felt like a cadaver being examed to hear my injuries and recalling my injuries over and over and over. You think that you have already accepted the fact of your disabilities but just hearing my injuries over and over again was just upsetting.

Before seeing the IME Physicians, I waited in the waiting room and overheard 2 gentlemen discussing their injuries. From my understanding to there converstion, they must work wth te Correction Dept., and had enought time put in to receiev full pension benefits. There job descriptions as on states that he has to carry 2 hand cuff and most of his friened and family had adviced him to get out and take the WC Settlement and being unable to return back to work because of the injury sustained. He would seek a new career possibly working as a bartender and collect approx. $70,000.00 frm his pension and collect from WC settlement and SSD. He did not choose to returne back to work and agrevate the injury and resulting him form permanently not being able to work at all.

Now I recall a statement made by one of the IME physicians, that the system we have is corrupt. It's also surprising to hear that there are only a few speciality in law that are classified similiar to as being "Board Certified" (Highest Level) and I was surprise to find out that WC Attorney is one of them.

I was told by the physician that we are going for 100% disability and the other party can agrue and fight there figures.

I also learned that I was responsible for the IME scheduled by my WC Attornty, payable during settlement in the amount of $200 x 2 = $400 and any additional cost of obtaning medical records from hospitals and physician and all this will be deducted duing settlement.

I cannot believe how this process takes this long when other lawsuits such as Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice can take a shorter period.

I was told that it normally takes approx 3 weeks for the IME report to be received to my WC Attorney.

I'm just glad that it's almost over.]]> http://www.workerscompensation.com/forums/general/showthread.php?tid=9937 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:20:31 -0400 http://www.workerscompensation.com/forums/general/showthread.php?tid=9937 http://www.workerscompensation.com/forums/general/showthread.php?tid=9936 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:28:57 -0400 http://www.workerscompensation.com/forums/general/showthread.php?tid=9936 think about it. Your body might be broken, but don't let it break your spirit.
Your body might not work as originally designed but don't let it break your heart. What makes you whole is not your body, it's your spirit, your heart.

I know it's hard, I've been there, failed surgeries, botched surgeries, delays, checks that never arrive, checks that are stopped.

My husband and I pray together a lot. There are some nights that I stay up until he gets home at 1:00am just so we ca pray. A year ago January we faced loosing our home, we had to let go of something. We prayed until nearly 3:00am that morning. The next morning I had one word go through my head, that word was 'don't'. My husband woke up at 12:30, with amazingly the same word going through his head. My husband and I prayed together before he left for work. Things would work out, we had faith.

Two days later I was asked to work inventory in our local store. That paid me $120. a week for 3 weeks, that caught us up on most of our bills.
The day after that job ended I cried nearly all day, so depressed, knowing that the bills would back up again. Two days later a letter in the mail, TTD would be paid back to Sept. 2007, 4 days after that a check for $17,000. arrived in the mail.

I promised myself after our finances were fixed that I would never, ever, if possible allow myself to get into such despair again. I made a promise to got that I would 'wait upon the Lord'. It's been hard at times. I told Bummer Knees that I didn't expect a decision from the judge we both go in front of until the end of March. I wouldn't worry about it and I haven't, my husband however has started asking. So perhaps I need to smack him around a bit, but that's a different story. My point is don't, jut don't, God does have a plan. But I know, it's not always easy, we do cry, we do get upset. But have faith, the body might be broken, but don't let work comp, the system, this world break your spirit, your heart.

Just don't,
BB]]> think about it. Your body might be broken, but don't let it break your spirit.
Your body might not work as originally designed but don't let it break your heart. What makes you whole is not your body, it's your spirit, your heart.

I know it's hard, I've been there, failed surgeries, botched surgeries, delays, checks that never arrive, checks that are stopped.

My husband and I pray together a lot. There are some nights that I stay up until he gets home at 1:00am just so we ca pray. A year ago January we faced loosing our home, we had to let go of something. We prayed until nearly 3:00am that morning. The next morning I had one word go through my head, that word was 'don't'. My husband woke up at 12:30, with amazingly the same word going through his head. My husband and I prayed together before he left for work. Things would work out, we had faith.

Two days later I was asked to work inventory in our local store. That paid me $120. a week for 3 weeks, that caught us up on most of our bills.
The day after that job ended I cried nearly all day, so depressed, knowing that the bills would back up again. Two days later a letter in the mail, TTD would be paid back to Sept. 2007, 4 days after that a check for $17,000. arrived in the mail.

I promised myself after our finances were fixed that I would never, ever, if possible allow myself to get into such despair again. I made a promise to got that I would 'wait upon the Lord'. It's been hard at times. I told Bummer Knees that I didn't expect a decision from the judge we both go in front of until the end of March. I wouldn't worry about it and I haven't, my husband however has started asking. So perhaps I need to smack him around a bit, but that's a different story. My point is don't, jut don't, God does have a plan. But I know, it's not always easy, we do cry, we do get upset. But have faith, the body might be broken, but don't let work comp, the system, this world break your spirit, your heart.

Just don't,
BB]]> http://www.workerscompensation.com/forums/general/showthread.php?tid=9935 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:50:22 -0400 http://www.workerscompensation.com/forums/general/showthread.php?tid=9935 http://www.workerscompensation.com/forums/general/showthread.php?tid=9934 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:37:42 -0400 http://www.workerscompensation.com/forums/general/showthread.php?tid=9934 http://www.workerscompensation.com/forums/general/showthread.php?tid=9933 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:05:30 -0400 http://www.workerscompensation.com/forums/general/showthread.php?tid=9933 WE CAN REPAIR ANYTHING. (PLEASE KNOCK HARD ON THE DOOR - THE BELL DOESN'T WORK)

With the right answers most things can be fixed.]]> WE CAN REPAIR ANYTHING. (PLEASE KNOCK HARD ON THE DOOR - THE BELL DOESN'T WORK)

With the right answers most things can be fixed.]]> http://www.workerscompensation.com/forums/general/showthread.php?tid=9932 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:45:32 -0400 http://www.workerscompensation.com/forums/general/showthread.php?tid=9932 http://www.workerscompensation.com/forums/general/showthread.php?tid=9931 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:13:10 -0400 http://www.workerscompensation.com/forums/general/showthread.php?tid=9931
Seek ye first the kingdom of God....

Okay God, you have my attention, what can I do for you this day?]]>
Seek ye first the kingdom of God....

Okay God, you have my attention, what can I do for you this day?]]> http://www.workerscompensation.com/forums/general/showthread.php?tid=9930 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:35:50 -0400 http://www.workerscompensation.com/forums/general/showthread.php?tid=9930 Once again looking for a little advice on my PT.

If you read a previous thread form me, I had an episode of floppy foot and leg numbness at PT last week that freaked out my threapist.

So today I go for my appointment. I told her I had another episode of the floppy foot and leg numbness on Sunday and I fell.

My fault totaly, we got a new computer and I sat way to long hooking everything back up and installing new software and transfering the old drive over ect. I stood up and down I went. My poor dog was laying behind me and the chair went over and smacked her butt. Scared the S**T out of her. I didn't hurt anything but my pride, because my loving husband saw it all. He helped me up though he did have a good case of the giggles again while doing it. And said he was going to get me a helmet to protect my melon. Got to love him, anyways I digress, back to the Pt stuff.

She had me do some new excersizes today. Side stepping along a counter and a rocking board ( who knew that this would be very hard to do), the bike, then finnished by having me walk around. My foot started to drag and I had numbness agian in the foot, leg stayed normal thank God. She had me go back into the room where she did some Strength tests and then I had electrical stim. 1/2 way through the stim she came in and said my hip extenders were not working at all when I walk, and told me I had to cancel all my remaining appointments until I see my surgeon again. So here are my questions.

1. Do I have to notify WC that my therapist had me cancel my appointments, or do they take care of that themselves?

2. Should I be worried over this or let it go, is she not telling me something, she said she was going to call my surgeon again today. She did not tell me to quit my home excersizes, but she did say not to do them often, and spread them out during the day, she had me doing them 3 times a day. Now with her new schedule I would only be doing them once a day and spread out during the day.

I know I have complained about therapy in the past, but I did actually look forward to the appointments ( not the pain after though). It was a trip out of the house which I don't get to do very often because of pain and pain meds. I also felt it was helping with the back muscle pain and the strength in my back, not so much the pain that goes down my leg or the numbness, which I think is the problem. Once again thanks for letting me share and any advice is welcome.
Kit.]]> Once again looking for a little advice on my PT.

If you read a previous thread form me, I had an episode of floppy foot and leg numbness at PT last week that freaked out my threapist.

So today I go for my appointment. I told her I had another episode of the floppy foot and leg numbness on Sunday and I fell.

My fault totaly, we got a new computer and I sat way to long hooking everything back up and installing new software and transfering the old drive over ect. I stood up and down I went. My poor dog was laying behind me and the chair went over and smacked her butt. Scared the S**T out of her. I didn't hurt anything but my pride, because my loving husband saw it all. He helped me up though he did have a good case of the giggles again while doing it. And said he was going to get me a helmet to protect my melon. Got to love him, anyways I digress, back to the Pt stuff.

She had me do some new excersizes today. Side stepping along a counter and a rocking board ( who knew that this would be very hard to do), the bike, then finnished by having me walk around. My foot started to drag and I had numbness agian in the foot, leg stayed normal thank God. She had me go back into the room where she did some Strength tests and then I had electrical stim. 1/2 way through the stim she came in and said my hip extenders were not working at all when I walk, and told me I had to cancel all my remaining appointments until I see my surgeon again. So here are my questions.

1. Do I have to notify WC that my therapist had me cancel my appointments, or do they take care of that themselves?

2. Should I be worried over this or let it go, is she not telling me something, she said she was going to call my surgeon again today. She did not tell me to quit my home excersizes, but she did say not to do them often, and spread them out during the day, she had me doing them 3 times a day. Now with her new schedule I would only be doing them once a day and spread out during the day.

I know I have complained about therapy in the past, but I did actually look forward to the appointments ( not the pain after though). It was a trip out of the house which I don't get to do very often because of pain and pain meds. I also felt it was helping with the back muscle pain and the strength in my back, not so much the pain that goes down my leg or the numbness, which I think is the problem. Once again thanks for letting me share and any advice is welcome.
Kit.]]> http://www.workerscompensation.com/forums/general/showthread.php?tid=9929 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:23:40 -0400 http://www.workerscompensation.com/forums/general/showthread.php?tid=9929
http://www.espalda.org/english/divulgati...olisis.asp]]>
http://www.espalda.org/english/divulgati...olisis.asp]]> http://www.workerscompensation.com/forums/general/showthread.php?tid=9928 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:29:00 -0400 http://www.workerscompensation.com/forums/general/showthread.php?tid=9928 http://www.workerscompensation.com/forums/general/showthread.php?tid=9927 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:54:21 -0400 http://www.workerscompensation.com/forums/general/showthread.php?tid=9927 Im in Florida]]> Im in Florida]]> http://www.workerscompensation.com/forums/general/showthread.php?tid=9926 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:05:16 -0400 http://www.workerscompensation.com/forums/general/showthread.php?tid=9926