so mad

this started alittle over a year ago my boyfriend was rushed to er thought it was his gallblader had intense pain in his belly area run all the test nothing...2 days later again pain from front radating to his back and again the er nothing...went to dr run mri, cat scan, upper gi and colon scope, said that it was asid reflux.....went to work again back to er...dr sent to a specialist well did the shots in the back went back to work....er again....another set of shots....boyfriend says that when he is working when he lifts anything the pain is so intense that he feels like he is goung to pass out.....the so called specialist told workmans comp he can work but then when we went back he ask my boyfriend what he did at work boyfriend said he worked on oil well motors dr said that he didnt want him to do that....we ask why did you say to workmans comp that i would work he said i tell everyone that... well that was 9 months ago we have been to dr after dr and nothing he still hurts the dr that f things up wants to do back surgery but we are getting a second oppinion.... well still no money comming in and he still hurts cant sleep cause of the pain........went to court they say sending him to another dr that dr said that he couldnt work now have to go to workmans comp dr again..... this is bulll the man hurts.....oh the last dr said he had a bulging disk .........

Hi Leek, sorry your BF is having so many problems, if he doesn't have a good work comp attorney yet (sounds like you might since you've already been to court) you need one fast, you can find one in your area at www.aaa.org. I would make sure the attorney is barred as a work comp specialist.

First, if the PQME that court sent you to said TTD is in order, than he should be getting a check. If not, he should file for a penalty against the IC. Second, if his PTP said he needs back surgery, he can get a second opinion, but that has to be approved be the IC, if not, the IC will not listen to the second doctor's opinion, and if he refuses the surgery, he will automatically be declared MMI, and no longer be eligible for TTD.

If your BF says he can work, but the doctor says no, your BF's opinion is irrelevant, but the claims adjusters still like to use those kind of statements as a way to minimize TTD pay out. Also, if you live in CA he can file for SDI, and they will pay him temp benefits, and put a lien against the IC. I'm not sure what state you live in, but work comp laws are pretty state specific, one of the biggest reasons you need a good barred work comp specialist. If you do have an attorney, it sounds like they're not doing their job, but DO NOT FIRE YOUR ATTORNEY UNTIL YOU HAVE ANOTHER WHO AGREES TO TAKE YOUR CASE!!!! There is only one attorney fee for work comp claims, that's it, if you go through multiple attorneys through the life of the claim, they have to split that fee, so once hmyou have signed an attorney, it can be difficult to have another take the case over.

I could write a book on what I've learned about work comp, and I still won't represent myself for my claim, there's just too much to handle, and trying to deal with being injured at the same time. The main thing is, don't go with tv attorneys, they just want to push you through with as little work amd treatment as possible, and push you into a settlement, you need a good attorney who cares about their clients. My attorney's first question to me was "is your pain being treated, we need to get you to a pain management specialist immediately if not". That was before I even signed him up, and he offered to do that with no compensation.

I'm right in the middle of the work comp game myself, I know how stressful it is, and I know just how inhuman the insurance companies can be. Don't give up, and don't let them push your BF around. Good luck, and keep fighting, it can take a long time, but keep pushing for the treatment he needs.

Wow, this sounds much like my experience through the past year!
Upper belly pain that radiates to the back with no known cause at this point, but I've had my gallbladder removed and a bypass with arterial reconstruction in that area that just made things worse. The pain is unbearable when I try and lift anything! Don't give up hope, keep pushing! It's been a year now and as I'm sitting here in the hospital with no known cause for my pain, I'm not giving up on trying to find it!

Prayers your way!
~Kayla

bf is going to workmans comp dr tomorrow maybe now we will get this crap going......