I hurt myself at work last week. I fell off the back of a pickup truck and banged my elbow. No big deal except I work for a school and am a sign language interpreter. So my arms both fly everywhere all day long.
The Workmans Comp Doctor examined me and gave me the typical 4 physical therapy requirements and to re-visit the doctor in a few days. In that time my elbow bruise was clearly the size of a tennis ball and I went to my second appointment with the doctor.
First I went to the physical therapist office for my one hour treatment, then I went to the doctor. The therapist said nothing to me and instead he gave me a box of home items to help me between therapy appointments. Ice and exercise treatment.
I then went to the doctor's appointment. He checked me out, looked at my chart, and then said nothing except, "That is all, I don't need to see you again!" Unsure what that meant except for being grateful for no more doctors appointments I went to check out. The receptionist told me then that I also had no more therapy appointments to go to? I had done only one of the four previously assigned to me.
I was surprised and shocked. Why had they cancelled everything. I was still hurting and my elbow was black and blue. Then I thought, could this be because of my past visit with the doctor? The receptionist had no answers.
I had seen the exact same doctor, from the same work, a few years earlier. Maybe in 1997 or 2001? I had fallen onto my knee and had seen him. He did his thing and later like a couple of years I had to reopen my case with an appeal. Another doctor saw me, sent me to a third doctor of my choice, where I had knee surgery.
Could this WC Doctor be so unprofessional as to hold in some sort of resentment? Anything is possible, my elbow still hurts and is still bruised.
Moral of the story is save all paperwork.
I worked everyday dizzy, lightheaded, nauseous. told this dr. numerous times that my neck was really hurting. she said it was soft tissue and would go away. within 18 months i started to have horrible neck pain. 3 years later my neck is a mess. severe stenosis amongst other problems. I know this came from the fall as I had never injured my neck before the fall or after. My neck is only one injury I sustained months ago. It's a waiting game. they want to sweeat or starve you out. Most people lose everything or at least most of what they worked hard for. I put 20 loyal years in to be called a liar. What a disgrace. My prayers are with all of you that are brought into this system.
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