What is the name of your state? Live In New jersey, work in NYC.
Hi, I was injurered on an off site work trip at the beginning of the year.
I was told by my HR head that I had to file the injury under workers comp.
I knew it would be painful process and riddled with paperwork and hastles, but I had to listen to her as she mentioned that she could not keep this quiet.
After 9 months of doctors (I went to my ortho and then a second opinion-both telling me I need surgery and they were at the end of the line as far as solutions. I was then scheduled for surgery and the paperwork started for approval of this from the workers comp people. I was then informed it was canceled and I needed to go to an IME. When I got to this "doctors office", I was in line with about 20 people that all had accidents and looked to be suing or looking for some sort of compensation. All I want is to get fixed.
After this "doctor" exmained me (for about a minute) and asked me a lot of questions that I was sure he had answers to about my condition (he was sent the MRI results yet he seemed to have no knowledge of info) he raised my arms to check my shoulder injury and it hurt and I said it did, and then sent me on my way. He also gave me a parting shot and asked..this was a team builder trip right, I said yes, he said "looks like this didnt help the team did it" and was very rude and I felt out of line.
In any case, I finally received the report which says that this injury is a pre exisitng degenertive one, possibly aggrivated by the fall. That he feels no surgery is needed, no muscle tenderness or other problem is there and they want to send me back to P/T for 8 sessions and then another IME.
This is preposterous and the report is completely biased by someone with no knowledge of my pain or what it is doing to me.
What are my alternatives. I called my surgon and they tried to reach the insurance company with no luck. Should I call the workers comp people? How can I dissagree with this joker who is seemingly on the side of the company? How can I fight this and thie results of this. It has been 9 months and the only way I can get better is with surgery they refuse to allow. Would I be able to use my regular insurance to get this done or would they refuse it since it was already under workers comp. I just want to get my shoulder right and not sure how to proceed. Do I need a lawyer to refuke these IME findings that are not true.
Please help!
Slater
Hi, I was injurered on an off site work trip at the beginning of the year.
I was told by my HR head that I had to file the injury under workers comp.
I knew it would be painful process and riddled with paperwork and hastles, but I had to listen to her as she mentioned that she could not keep this quiet.
After 9 months of doctors (I went to my ortho and then a second opinion-both telling me I need surgery and they were at the end of the line as far as solutions. I was then scheduled for surgery and the paperwork started for approval of this from the workers comp people. I was then informed it was canceled and I needed to go to an IME. When I got to this "doctors office", I was in line with about 20 people that all had accidents and looked to be suing or looking for some sort of compensation. All I want is to get fixed.
After this "doctor" exmained me (for about a minute) and asked me a lot of questions that I was sure he had answers to about my condition (he was sent the MRI results yet he seemed to have no knowledge of info) he raised my arms to check my shoulder injury and it hurt and I said it did, and then sent me on my way. He also gave me a parting shot and asked..this was a team builder trip right, I said yes, he said "looks like this didnt help the team did it" and was very rude and I felt out of line.
In any case, I finally received the report which says that this injury is a pre exisitng degenertive one, possibly aggrivated by the fall. That he feels no surgery is needed, no muscle tenderness or other problem is there and they want to send me back to P/T for 8 sessions and then another IME.
This is preposterous and the report is completely biased by someone with no knowledge of my pain or what it is doing to me.
What are my alternatives. I called my surgon and they tried to reach the insurance company with no luck. Should I call the workers comp people? How can I dissagree with this joker who is seemingly on the side of the company? How can I fight this and thie results of this. It has been 9 months and the only way I can get better is with surgery they refuse to allow. Would I be able to use my regular insurance to get this done or would they refuse it since it was already under workers comp. I just want to get my shoulder right and not sure how to proceed. Do I need a lawyer to refuke these IME findings that are not true.
Please help!
Slater