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Originally Posted by sully69
hello im here because im on disability. igot hurt at work lifting a compressor for a freezer system. i do or should i say did HVAC and refrigeration on comercial systems. now im limited to lifting 10lbs.. i had a spinal fussion due to a fractured vetebre. it was a 7 hour surgery and was in beth israel hospital in boston for 6 days following the surgery. i coulnn,t walk afterward for like 2 weeks. it takes 12 months to recover. i'll never be able to do HVAC again its to physical.
i don't start physical therapy for another four months.
im doing walking at the pool at the YMCA because water takes away my gravity. i also am on an electrical stimulator the makes my back muscles expand and contract every 5 seconds. but i only get 60% of my pay and have a morgtage and 2 kids and a car payment. im late on every bill now and a month behind in the morgtage. im having anxiety attacks now and on medicine for that now plus they put me on anti-depressants.
i know theres people out there worse off than me so i still count my blessings.
i have 2 beautiful healthy children and a very supportive and best friend my wife. i don'know what i'd do w/ out them. they keep me going.
antway didnt mean to get all emotional on you guys but just wanted to say hello and peace to all  |
Sully, I'd like to extend my welcome to YaHooka!! You've been thru a lot of physical & mental pain with that accident. I also injured myself at work & fucked my back up...but I opted out of surgery. I think you got more injured than myself. I ruptured 2 discs in my back & now have spinal-stenosis. Thank goodness I did it at work, though.
I've been going to the Pain Clinic where I live for the past 9 yrs & the doc there is super cool. Has me on Methadone & has no problem with my weed-smoking. I have to be piss-tested annually, but it's mainly to see that I take my medicine & not sell it. I told doc that the piss-test will be hot for THC & he told me that if it DIDN'T show THC in my system, that's when he'd be worried about me. He said that if this State ever went 'medical MJ', he'd scrip me out in a NY minute!! But I live in the heart of the Bible-Belt & getting this State to go 'medical MJ'? We'd be 1 of the last to see the light.
I hope you're getting Workmen's Comp [I received it for 5 yrs & we settled for a nice chunk-of-change]. Now I'm getting Social Security Disability, but from the initial telephone interview to the 1st check was 2 yrs & 1 month, so I definitely know the dilemna you're in.
You might already know all this, but get yourself a good Disability attorney. They'll work with no retainer from you, but they'll take 25% of your SSD back-pay....but it's well worth it for legal representation. 95% of all Disability claims are initially rejected, so having an attorney appealling the case is the way-to-go.
Anyhow, best of luck on your physical therapy & recovery from your operation. There's nothing better than having a family to help you thru everything.
