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RaySirEKS
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Im from California
Well, here is my story. Sorry might be a tad long.
I injured my back in Sep. '03 carrying doors at work while twisting. I told my supervisor and went home for the day. I did a little lighter work for the next couple days, but still carrying doors. I didn't know about Work Comp and my employer didn't bother to tell me either. So I decided I would wait until my health benefits kicked in to see a doctor, but that was three months away. Finally in Nov. '03 I couldn't wait for a Doc, my leg was going numb, my back hurt like hell and I could barely walk. I asked my work if there was anyone I could see. They still didn't tell me about Work Comp and sent me to a Chiropractor, on their dime and didn't report it to Work Comp. I told the Chiro my left leg hurt and was going numb, my back hurt and I could barely walk. He said I could do "light" duty, yea right, and proceeded to "adjust my back and have me lift weights with my back. After almost three weeks my back hurt even more than before and his "final diagnosis" was that I had a malformed vertebrae that was a birth defect so I am prone to a weak back. I thought this sounded like a load of B.S. so I told my work to send me to a real doctor. At this point they finally told me about Work Comp and sent me to their Work Comp Doctor. After a few weeks of P.T. I told the doctor my symptoms kept getting worse until he finally agreed to an MRI. The MRI showed a rupture in L4-L5 and this particular doctor failed to diagnose a degenerative disc in L5-S1 that my next Doctor said was quite apparent. And at that point my Work Comp adjuster told me that the second doctor reported I said I was improving, wich was a complete lie. That is when I changed to DR#3. Anyways now I am waiting for approval of a fusion of L5-S1.
My Question is this:
Do I have a case against the Chiro for making such a ridiculous diagnosis, or for adjusting my back in the face of such a bad injury? Or do I have a case on different grounds?
Second, is the second doctor liable for lying to the insurance company about me saying I was improving, and failing to diagnose the degenerative disc wich was quite obvious?
Thanks for anyone's time... by the way I'm in California and I have a newborn that all of this is affecting quite a bit, I'm only 25 and my life is being ruined by these people.
Well, here is my story. Sorry might be a tad long.
I injured my back in Sep. '03 carrying doors at work while twisting. I told my supervisor and went home for the day. I did a little lighter work for the next couple days, but still carrying doors. I didn't know about Work Comp and my employer didn't bother to tell me either. So I decided I would wait until my health benefits kicked in to see a doctor, but that was three months away. Finally in Nov. '03 I couldn't wait for a Doc, my leg was going numb, my back hurt like hell and I could barely walk. I asked my work if there was anyone I could see. They still didn't tell me about Work Comp and sent me to a Chiropractor, on their dime and didn't report it to Work Comp. I told the Chiro my left leg hurt and was going numb, my back hurt and I could barely walk. He said I could do "light" duty, yea right, and proceeded to "adjust my back and have me lift weights with my back. After almost three weeks my back hurt even more than before and his "final diagnosis" was that I had a malformed vertebrae that was a birth defect so I am prone to a weak back. I thought this sounded like a load of B.S. so I told my work to send me to a real doctor. At this point they finally told me about Work Comp and sent me to their Work Comp Doctor. After a few weeks of P.T. I told the doctor my symptoms kept getting worse until he finally agreed to an MRI. The MRI showed a rupture in L4-L5 and this particular doctor failed to diagnose a degenerative disc in L5-S1 that my next Doctor said was quite apparent. And at that point my Work Comp adjuster told me that the second doctor reported I said I was improving, wich was a complete lie. That is when I changed to DR#3. Anyways now I am waiting for approval of a fusion of L5-S1.
My Question is this:
Do I have a case against the Chiro for making such a ridiculous diagnosis, or for adjusting my back in the face of such a bad injury? Or do I have a case on different grounds?
Second, is the second doctor liable for lying to the insurance company about me saying I was improving, and failing to diagnose the degenerative disc wich was quite obvious?
Thanks for anyone's time... by the way I'm in California and I have a newborn that all of this is affecting quite a bit, I'm only 25 and my life is being ruined by these people.