by prettyindecent

Ive worked with this company for a month before I was injured. My own doctor won't take me because its a comp case, the only doctors who will don't listen to a word I say and are running me in circles, and the only one who made any sense was the doc at the ER. Yesterday I waited at the office for an hour before they sent me away saying the doctor wasn't here today! I was denied FMLA because I haven't worked at my residence for a year and I have no idea what that means in relation to my job because I've never been through this before. While my back is doing a little better I still get the numbness in my leg and the pain in my legs makes it so I can't sleep at night. My first concern is:
Screw my job, can someone PLEASE just help me fix this?
My second one is: What does it mean that I was denied FMLA leave? Am I going to have a job to go back to?

Do I have a paycheck? I don't understand any of this I'm not even twenty years old and there's really no one to guide me through this. I finally found a job I could stick with in a place I could apply my education and I get hurt, get **** care, and no answers. I'm so lost I don't know what to do.

Re: confused as hell

I am sorry that I am not able to help much. I know that FMLA is a leave approved after you have been employed for one year. It just holds your job for a prolonged illness for yourself, or if you are needed at home because of a family member's illness.

I have heard that workmen's comp cases can be a real headache. Did you talk to the HR dept.? And, for your numbness in leg, I would go back to the company dr.

Maybe someone will come along with some more advice for you. I hope you feel better soon.

Re: confused as hell

You weren't approved for FMLA because you've only been employed with your company for one month. In order to be eligible for that you have to have worked, I believe, 1250 hours with the company, or about one year.

As far as worker's comp...ugh. You have to make the doctors listen to you. What state are you in? In my state, injured worker's are entitled to a free one time change in physicians. If you feel you aren't being treated properly, definitely look into this. Talk to your case manager.

Re: confused as hell

From my experience with all this, my best advice would be to consult a lawyer. I am in the middle of a WC litigation with my former employer. How and why would a doctor not treat you because it happened at work, that's crazy.

The numbness down your leg could be serious. It could be what I have, a herniated disk. It has gotten very much better, but not without the help of my doctors, nurses, PT and so forth.

Do you have health insurance? If you do, then go to a doctor and tell them that you need treatment, request an MRI, do whatever you have to to make someone listen. I would think that if a doctor knew of your injury- which is treatable, and they refused you, and something worse came of it, they could be sued.

My doctors treated me knowing that it was a WC case. They didn't just wash their hands and throw me away. I can't believe it. What state do you live in? I live in a city where I'm fortunate to have a large hospital and a Primary Care Doctor that listens to my concerns, goes above and beyond if I have a problem to treat me or to run test to out-rule anything else.

If no one is willing to treat you and you're having a hard time find a good lawyer that deals with personal / workplace injuries. This is the USA and we are supposed to have top notch health care.