Injury, Narcotics, Depression

[Bummer Knees]

UA

Please keep us posted on what is going on with you.

I have my WORRY HAT on.

Do you need help in contacting your state legislators?

Why is your attorney not doing more?

[UndercovrAngel]

It's not that my attorney isn't doing anything, in fact it is the opposite. She is trying to get this settled without a judge. Thus the reason is was cnx'd. If we get an agreement to the judge in 5 days, it will be faster than the CCH. After the CCH, the judge has 10 days to issue his ruling, and the IC has 20 after the ruling to either appeal.. or accept the judges decision. So that would/could drag it out to the end of April. This way, I might have some money from them by the end of the first week of April.

And she has even helped me in other areas that had nothing to do with work comp. Such as the letter she sent to the STD company about their denying me disability. It did the trick, as I was approved within 2 weeks and got that nice hefty check(s) (over $3600 in back pay) just before Christmas last year. She didn't have to do that, but she did.

My attorney is also quite busy. She is handling 50 work comp cases from my town alone, as there are no WC attorneys in a 9 county radius. I don't know how far I would have had to go in the other directions to get an attorney. But she was recommended by a top law firm here in Wichita Falls. They are actually what they call second seat on my case if she needs their help with anything. And lord knows how many she is handling from the DFW area as well.

I will know more about what the IC is going to offer me tomorrow once my attorney calls me. But trust me, if this turns out to be another stall tactic on the IC's side, I will be contacting whomever I need to in order to get this claim taken care of and get some medical attention. I'd love to be able to get paid some interest on my travel pay...as well as have the IC repsonsible for paying my attorney's fees when this is all over and done with. I think it is way to late for them to do anything to help my arm and hand..as it's been over a year now with nothing. So I know that I am going to end up with a rateable injury in the end, and be able to collect IIBS for some time after I am found to be MMI. And at least in Texas, they don't close out your medical. It is for life. So if something more goes wrong...we will just have to start over and make them pay even more the next go round.

Angel ^j^

[katicabogar]

Sparkey,

Probably since you lost your job and no reason for you to get up in the morning, adds to your depression. Jayne is right, if you could volunter somewhere, maybe you wouldn't feel so awful. I am sure, you are very strong minded and will be able to quit taking all those medications which don't even help you anymore.
I am also very depressed and in a lot of pain, but I found out, nothing helps me more than long walks, rain or shine. Sometimes I have walking partner, sometimes I don't, but my dog is always with me and he is a big help.

Hope you feel better soon and let us know how your MRI turned out.

Kat

[Bummer Knees]

UA

Thanks for the post.

Please keep us updated.

Bummer Knees

[Tiny sad girl]

This is my first posting I see im not alone .I was injured on the job in 08 and im at my breaking point .I was one never one to take anything and now im on a long list of narcotics i had 2 major back surgeries .My doctor said their wasnt much they could for me but just try to keep me comfortable.. The depression is so bad i cry almost daily because i cant do things i used too and its crazy i almost dont want to leave the house and when i do i have extreme anxiety im worried i think all of this I know i have changed my kids see it.. Im 36 and too young for this.I feel like im also losing my mind is it the meds or me ? Its crazy if any of you suffer from this please reply .T he doctors just switched me to the fetynal patch but its been only two months and the pain is right back to where it was ...

[1171]

you need professional help.
get a referral for some counseling.

[priss13]

(03-30-2009 11:18 AM)Still in Limbo Wrote:  Sparkey, You know from My Thread on the Off-Topic Section of what I'm Going through right now, and I know how You Feel! When Injured, I was 42, 6'2" 208lbs. and in the Best Shape of My Life! Every Weekend in Warm Weather My A** was on the Back of My Motorcycle, and when it was Cold I was Hunting either Deer or Bear with a Pistol!! I Had no Fear, No Problems, (other than Normal), and there was't a Soul on this Earth I Feared! I Worked Hard as a Household Mover/Class A Tractor Trailer Driver, and the Last Week of Work I set a Record in the Co. I worked for, which has been around 60+ Years, My Crew of 4 Young Men and I, My Son Included, threw 70,000 Pounds of Household in One Week!! What I Mean by Throwing was the Term We Used to Describe coming to an Empty House, Unloading the Clients Earthly Belongings, Appliances, Pianos, and all, and Placing them in the Home so that when We left, the Client had to Put the Bed Linens on, and go to Bed, that's what I did!! I now can't Lift over 5lbs., can't stand on Concrete for More than 5 Minutes, Hunting and Riding is Gone, and just going to the Bank is a Major Chore!! I was taken from a Beer Drinkin', Whiskey Shootin' Hard Working Country Boy, Loud and Proud, to just another Cripple in the Corner, that People Avoid!! So You are not alone My Friend, and You Surely are not Wrong in Voicing Your Concerns! I Hate these Meds., but can't Walk without them, My Pain is Chronic, and it takes all of the Energy and Love I Have for My Family for Me not to think of Making it All End Every Day! I know there is a God or a Higher Power, I'm Sure of it, because You See, if there wasn't, and I didn't Love My Family Soo Much, with the Pain I Feel, I may have taken the Cowards Way Out a While ago!! But I couldn't Stand to think of Their Pain, So I Live in My Pain, Smile, and do Everything I can to Make Sure they are O.K.! That's How Severe My Pain and Depression is, so I Relate Totally Sparkey, I Live for them, not Myself, because there isn't a Soul Living that Deserves what I Feel Everyday!! Be Well My Friend!!

I am so blown away reading these posts, as others have said...omg this is me. I was an active mother and wife when I was injured, and now my life consists of laying on the couch, gaining weight and just feeling horrible and hopless about my own life. I am in constant pain because I refuse to live in a drug induced haze. I have not been paid in 2.5 years, dealing with delay after delay, winning all along, but winning means nothing when you can't enforce anything. Lost my home, my car, and the ability to live in the same home and receive support from my husband, he was forced to take a contract job working on the road, making more money to support us when they cut off my money, this has taken everything from me and I see no end in sight, I just don't know what more I can take, or what more they can take from us. Just so tired.