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placed at mmi today - inpainokla - 05-20-2010 02:04 PM
ok so i was placed at mmi today with restrictions to be lifted after 3 months dr said he will leave it up to my pain management dr as to how long i need pm im due for a steroid injection in 2 eeks with the pm dr..talked to my lawyer and he said as long as im under the care of the pm dr my ttd will not stop do any of you know if this is true
RE: placed at mmi today - Cycler - 05-20-2010 02:59 PM
It depends.
You can be MMI for years and still get the occasional injection, meds, PT etc or MMI status may be held while still involved in active care that has some reasonable likelihood of resolving the treated condition
RE: placed at mmi today - jayne - 05-20-2010 03:25 PM
inpain I bet you even money you wont see another TTD check...now the fun starts did your Doc rate you?
RE: placed at mmi today - 1171 - 05-20-2010 03:27 PM
doesn't make sense that you can be at MMI and have temporary restrictions at the same time.
RE: placed at mmi today - Bad Boy Bad Boy - 05-20-2010 03:38 PM
Inpain, from what I am reading, is your doctor didn't release you to work, but supplied restrictions, and then placed the rest in the hands of the PM doctor. I will think the PM doctor is going to make some kind of decision now.
MMI I have seen can be somewhat strange.
As here, your having a doctor of some kind saying MMI. I'm thinking their saying, them as a doctor can't do anymore for you, yet saying maybe the PM doctor can.
This is an issue you can only wait out, and see what path it is going to take now. But, your medical is going to continue.
RE: placed at mmi today - inpainokla - 05-20-2010 04:33 PM
i am more concerned about my ttd and being able to pay my mortgage and dont see how they can stop my ttd when the dr is saying there is something that can be done for my pain but theres nothing else he can do..the dr said he will leave it up to my pm dr as to when and how my pain management will be delt with and said he will put in his notes that further pain management is needed
RE: placed at mmi today - inpainokla - 05-20-2010 04:35 PM
no jayne i havent been rated and according to my lawyer ttd will continue and hes gonna go for voc rehab and said it will continue through that process as well
RE: placed at mmi today - Bad Boy Bad Boy - 05-20-2010 04:35 PM
That's correct this doctor pushed it all onto the PM doctor.
And most times we do get paid to perform voc rehab also.
Sounds like your attorney is correct.
RE: placed at mmi today - inpainokla - 05-20-2010 04:37 PM
1171 Wrote:doesn't make sense that you can be at MMI and have temporary restrictions at the same time.
i dont know 1171 he basically asked me what i wanted to do with that if i wanted perm restictions he said i would have a hell of a time finding a decent job that would take them so he came up with the temp resrictions for 3 months to see how i do easing back into work then they will be lifted after that assuming all goes as planned
RE: placed at mmi today - inpainokla - 05-20-2010 04:38 PM
Bad Boy Bad Boy Wrote:That's correct this doctor pushed it all onto the PM doctor.
And most times we do get paid to perform voc rehab also.
Sounds like your attorney is correct.
so i should still receive my ttd??