I'm sure most of you know that I was on Workers Comp do to an accident at work. Here we are two and a half years later and I am still injured and looking at a fairly bleak situation.
I've fought with the Workers Comp tooth and nail and one thing I can say about the whole system is that its Set Up For Everyone To Fail! Thats right they use their own doctors and all of them are told to fail patients for under what is needed for them to pay out. A Doctor stated I had Bursitis in my shoulder. And they denied my operation on my torn rotator cuff because of an opinion from a doctor that stated "I cant really read your Cat Scan."

When I had my first operation with my last of my health care the specialist not only could see the tear in the Scan's he showed proof in the operation that I had "ZERO Bursitis" in my shoulder. Still Workers Comp didnt pay for operation but they gladly paid for my not being able to work. Funny that the admitted I was injured but would not pay the bill.

Fast forward to 4 months after the operation. I had been extremely careful with my shoulder
knowing that if it was hurt again I probably would never recover any decent amount of usage or strength in my arm. I was at Physical Therapy and the Clown decided to do a range of motion test and he pulled my arm around despite my protests he pulled my arm up and over my head beyond what I knew was my present range. I heard and felt a "POP" and instantly I was in pain. I told him he had re-injured me and he stated "Its just scare tissue coming loose." What a crock!

My progress went completely backwards and the pain came back like crazy and again I was in the you cant sleep worth a shit mode do to the pain. Even exhausted when my body had to sleep it was maybe two hours before the pain got me up. Its been like that from the start of my Injury and was back full force again. I went back to the specialist who tried a couple more cortisone shots. They were a temporary pain reducer after the massive pain of getting them. Finally he did another cat scan and sure enough it was re-tore.

It was again scheduled for an operation. And again Workers comp denied it the day before it was to happen. After that its been constant fighting to get either my operation or approval for Disability. Laughs I was approved to work with one arm! "Sure" What the Fuck! I cant use my dormant arm anymore I am perfectly good to work! What kind of bullshit is this? My maximum ability tests were all rigged.

The first couple of doctors Quit the Workers comp system. I have been through five now and not one good doctor wants to mess with them or the fucked up system! One doctor assined to test me didn't even have complete paperwork to do the exam and grabbed and moved my injured arm to make under the magical 15% rule so they do not have to pay out till my retirement. In fact every doctor has done the grab and move on me. I have a witness to it all.

So, My workers comp ran out on December fourth and Long Term disability will not kick in untill January fourth leaving me with no money for rent or bills. Sometimes life is just fucked and good hard working people that paid for years do not get their benefits because they are two things... White.. and have a college education... Forget the unless arm, nd half toasted back from my Dell days.

So, Christmas will be one of no money this year and pleading to my landlord to hang on till January.