I was in a good mood this morning. Felt good for my re-eval with the w/c doctor. Support from people here brought me out of a bought of depression. I was feeling it was going to be a good day I can deal with no matter what happened.

Met with the w/c doctor. Obviously no changes in condition since I wasn’t able to get physical therapy yet. I just received the “approval” Thursday of last week. But I haven’t had a call from SOS (the provider) this week. The conditions where there same – fine walking for about two minutes, then sudden pain up the right leg and then constant pain and muscle tightening up my leg thereafter until I got home to put my leg up. Explained to the w/c doctor it use to take me 10-20 min to get to a local store, now takes me 30-45 minutes due to several stops on the way due to pain. My fear of walking without support because I have already fell on someone’s lawn (thankfully) who assisted me to get up. I always have my phone to call 911 but my point is try to avoid it. Again, conditions were not improved since our last visit.

During her typical physical exam she did things with the leg, then the knee. When she did things with the right hip my whole world changed. It appeared there was the source of pain. However, she was not going to rule out some sort of back injury as noted on my original claim. I showed her some paperwork of a denial of a procedure while we discussed other things. She has no clue what they want or need to reverse their decision so that will have to come at a later time.

Meanwhile, I left the visit with the following outcome. Out of work for another full month. Continue to f/u with P/T and following any recommendations. She was going to follow up with procedure that was denied, following up with fellow providers as to the how to handle the claim. No changes in meds.

During my ride home my landlord’s partner/wife. She explained her displeasure of driving me two times a week to Syracuse for P/T. We discussed seeking another provider closer. When I got home, I called someone right around the corner who said they do accept W/C and scheduled my first P/T visit at the end of August.

Afterward, I followed up the the corporate w/c contact. I had send them an email last week which I received no reply. I sent another regarding compensation for lost wages and this is what I received: “In regards to the workers compensation claim, there will be no compensation for lost time.” Great, so this has now gone sideways.

Well…this is my plan of action:

1. I will NOT under ANY circumstances give up!
2. I will continue to do what the doctor recommends which is sent to the W/C Board now that a case is assigned and wait for any decision on the case. The employer may continue to deny the claims but until I receive actual documentation of such I am going forward anyway.
3. Look and speak to a W/C attorney who may be able to help me navigate the consistent B/S I have to deal with my employer during this process.
4. In the meantime, file another claim with Sedgwick, as if the above doesn’t apply, to cover my butt for the absences for the next month.
5. Follow up with Sedgwick on previous claims, as they continue to be in pending status for further information which is already attached to the cases. (Another f*king headache).
6. Made an appointment with a local P/T that works with w/c with appt on 8/26 in the afternoon.
7. Sent a request to withdraw the balance of my 401K for medical hardship reasons. It’s the ONLY income I have left and I need to pay my bills!
8. Lastly, look for work from home employers (either p/t or f/t). This may take a while because there is some shady stuff out there to navigate.

With that said, the saga will continue another day which I’ll keep those interested updated as well documented here for my own records.