Hi,
Last year I was hurt at work, I had to have my
L4 - L5- S1 fused and bone marrow replacing damaged bone, So I am stuck with Rods and screws in my back, I was so eager to return to work so after 3 months of rehab, I ask for more. So I started Work hardening program, Do the same stuff I do at work, ( alot of lifting ) After 3 weeks of that, I begged my therapist to stop, The pain was to much, The therapist acted like I wasnt in enough pain, They kept it going,I was getting so depressed day after day of pain, I called my surgeon and ask him for help, All he said is there isnt anything more he could do for me, So i went to see a Pain Dr. I told him I wanted to take the FCE ( funtional capacity exam ) so I can stop the pain, He just looked at all my records and said just keep up the work hardening for 3 weeks, Then take the FCE. I about blew up. Well I kept on going because I didnt want my work to think I didnt want to return, One day they had me lift 45 lbs 100 times in my 8 hour day, I got home that night and my back looked like some one hit it with a softball, Black and blue and red and swelled bad.I could hardly walk, I called my therapist, Told me to come in right away, They seen my back and stopped work hardening and told me they would do a FCE in 4 days, I went in for my Exam I felt great, Because I was on the couch relaxing for 4 days, They had me do all kinds of stuff, They had me lift 60 lbs
Yes 60lbs. My body just shut down, I was shaking breathing hard and dizzy. They told me to lie down and breath, I dont know what that was from, But My back started to hurt bad, I told them My back was hurting, They said its not that bad,,I was mad, Anyway, They stated I could lift 60 lbs and can return to work medium duty, Work hasnt called me back yet and Im scared if they do I wont be able to do anything, The pain clinic Dr said the same thing to me, He told me to look for other employment, Seems no one care's about my problem, Somthing is wrong, I have to sit down after 2 hours cause My back hurts,,I live in State College anyone know of any good Dr's around here that could help me ? Please respond,
Thank you very much
it took me forever to finally end all the w/c stuff and get an impairment rating. i ended up going back to my job (at a chiropractor, crazy huh?) and was told that i might want to get another job. i was so furious especially after 6yrs. anyway after all said and done i worked for 2 more years at another docs office and went ahead and quiet due to the pain i was experiencing everyday. now i have applied for ss and just waiting on that.
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