Settlement and future comp

[pas2355]

Manley2 Wrote:Nobody gets rich off WC. Most suffer with the pain and not being able to pay the bills. And then some suffer the rest of their life with the pain and not being able to pay the bills. My monthly income will be less then what I use to make on a 2 week check so that means living life on about 40% of what I use to make. Hard to even be able to eat let alone eat healthy. The system is not for the injuried

How do you afford health benefits?

[Bad Boy Bad Boy]

pas2355 Wrote:

Manley2 Wrote:Nobody gets rich off WC. Most suffer with the pain and not being able to pay the bills. And then some suffer the rest of their life with the pain and not being able to pay the bills. My monthly income will be less then what I use to make on a 2 week check so that means living life on about 40% of what I use to make. Hard to even be able to eat let alone eat healthy. The system is not for the injuried

How do you afford health benefits?

You learn real quick on how to adjust your life style.

[Manley2]

What WC doesn't cover public aid does. Only problem is they don't cover everything. Had sleep study done about a month ago and have sleep apnea but how ever they rate things I don't have it bad enough for them to cover it.
Life after a WC injury is never a good place to be. So many think it's the easy life but it's more like being retired on a very low fixed income. Think they only ones that make out okay are the ones that get a bad injury but not too bad they can't fix it but then the company gives you a nice settlement and you go on with your normal life. But those that will live with pain everyday of the rest of their life would give up 100 times the amount of any settlement they get to be able to live without the pain. It's just something you will have to live with because WC being a no fault system we are stuck.

[jayne]

I would give my settlement back anyday to be back at work pain free......

[AQA]

Manley2, I completly agree with your analogy. "So many think it's the easy life but it's more like being retired on a very low fixed income.".

[Cervical_Fusion]

AQA Wrote:Manley2, I completly agree with your analogy. "So many think it's the easy life but it's more like being retired on a very low fixed income.".

I Will agree with you both

[pas2355]

Cervical_Fusion Wrote:[quote=AQA]
Manley2, I completly agree with your analogy. "So many think it's the easy life but it's more like being retired on a very low fixed income.".

I Will agree with you both
/quote]

I just feel that I should not have to live on 1/4 of what I used to earn because of an Accident. It really is devastating

[Manley2]

Well hopefully you will not have to. Not sure what you did for a living but maybe you can still find a good job with your injury. It is devastating but with help you can learn to live with anything.

[jayne]

well one thing it does is it takes your dreams......then your savings......sometimes your car and home and sometimes your marriage......and no it isnt fair.......but it is what it is........you would be surprized how little you need to be happy......

[bronco54501]

jayne Wrote:well one thing it does is it takes your dreams......then your savings......sometimes your car and home and sometimes your marriage......and no it isnt fair.......but it is what it is........you would be surprized how little you need to be happy......

I can relate to this, even though I was paid ttd from the get go, I had side jobs (cash ) We lost about 2,500 a month in income.... we struggled for almost a year and was able to return to work and put everything to bills to catch up. Credit card companies worked out payment plans to get out of collections and all was going good. Untill a few months ago drs pulled me from work again and they think for good. Now we lost our medical ins and cant afford some of my asthma meds. The wifes truck she uses for work has over 200,000 miles and needs about $2,000 in repairs.

Life of someone who has been injured at work just plain out sucks, people think its a picnic untill they have to put on our shoes, then reality sinks in... There is no money in the world would I would trade for just being able to work and be pain free....