report from ortho

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Thought I would let you know the ortho doctor called me today. He

says there is no doubt that I do have carpal tunnel plus the neck injury

is still there. It is a bittersweet diagnoses. Actually he said my

neck is in bad shape. There is the pinched nerve, a bulge, and a

herinated disk. There is no surgery to help any of it. I could try

surgery for the carpal tunnel but the main problem is in my neck not the

wrist. Even though they are affected. He also said he would not want

me to undergo a surgery after just having the whipple. At least he

proved the wc doctor wrong. We decided to try physical therapy and

aquatic therapy. He didn't seem like he expected much from it but I

thought it was worth a try. Maybe I would get some of the feeling back

in my feet. So I guess my attorney will send the report to the judge

and we wait and see what she does. So this was good news but also bad

news. Especially since there is very little that can be done. He told

me, he can not fuse a neck in three places.

Just thought I would let you know. Now it is too round three with

wc. Hope everyone has a painter day.

Lynn (MeMom)

[Guest guest]

Lynn,

I¹m sorry that what you already knew, has been confirmed. I have a feeling

that this will all be over soon. It¹s pretty obvious that other serious

health concerns are what put the treatment for the neck and the carpel

tunnel on the back burner. Since the neck injury and the carpel tunnel

were the beginnings of your problems, it may be able to be said that it is

the result of the initial injury. The fact that SS has been approved must

surely weight on the judge¹s decision.

I hope the therapy offers you some relief.

a

On 5/29/02 7:52 AM, " Ruf-Caimi " <ruf-caimi@...> wrote:

> Hi,

> Thought I would let you know the ortho doctor called me today. He

> says there is no doubt that I do have carpal tunnel plus the neck injury

> is still there. It is a bittersweet diagnoses. Actually he said my

> neck is in bad shape. There is the pinched nerve, a bulge, and a

> herinated disk. There is no surgery to help any of it. I could try

> surgery for the carpal tunnel but the main problem is in my neck not the

> wrist. Even though they are affected. He also said he would not want

> me to undergo a surgery after just having the whipple. At least he

> proved the wc doctor wrong. We decided to try physical therapy and

> aquatic therapy. He didn't seem like he expected much from it but I

> thought it was worth a try. Maybe I would get some of the feeling back

> in my feet. So I guess my attorney will send the report to the judge

> and we wait and see what she does. So this was good news but also bad

> news. Especially since there is very little that can be done. He told

> me, he can not fuse a neck in three places.

> Just thought I would let you know. Now it is too round three with

> wc. Hope everyone has a painter day.

> Lynn (MeMom)

>

[Guest guest]

Hi a,

How are feeling? I hope you have recovered from your graduation!!! Thanks

for your note, I hope you are right. It was kind of what I wanted to hear and

yet not what I wanted. But maybe good will come out of therapy. I am not a big

fan of therapy but I am willing to give it a good try. I just got my grades and

I am in shock. I actually passed economics. Only a C and my first C but at

least I don't have to take it over.

Lynn (MeMom)

a wrote:

> Lynn,

> I¹m sorry that what you already knew, has been confirmed. I have a feeling

> that this will all be over soon. It¹s pretty obvious that other serious

> health concerns are what put the treatment for the neck and the carpel

> tunnel on the back burner. Since the neck injury and the carpel tunnel

> were the beginnings of your problems, it may be able to be said that it is

> the result of the initial injury. The fact that SS has been approved must

> surely weight on the judge¹s decision.

> I hope the therapy offers you some relief.

> a

>

> On 5/29/02 7:52 AM, " Ruf-Caimi " <ruf-caimi@...> wrote:

>

> > Hi,

> > Thought I would let you know the ortho doctor called me today. He

> > says there is no doubt that I do have carpal tunnel plus the neck injury

> > is still there. It is a bittersweet diagnoses. Actually he said my

> > neck is in bad shape. There is the pinched nerve, a bulge, and a

> > herinated disk. There is no surgery to help any of it. I could try

> > surgery for the carpal tunnel but the main problem is in my neck not the

> > wrist. Even though they are affected. He also said he would not want

> > me to undergo a surgery after just having the whipple. At least he

> > proved the wc doctor wrong. We decided to try physical therapy and

> > aquatic therapy. He didn't seem like he expected much from it but I

> > thought it was worth a try. Maybe I would get some of the feeling back

> > in my feet. So I guess my attorney will send the report to the judge

> > and we wait and see what she does. So this was good news but also bad

> > news. Especially since there is very little that can be done. He told

> > me, he can not fuse a neck in three places.

> > Just thought I would let you know. Now it is too round three with

> > wc. Hope everyone has a painter day.

> > Lynn (MeMom)

> >

>

>

[Guest guest]

lynn this neck injury happened at work? kathy in il

[Guest guest]

Hi Kathy,

Yes the injury is from work. I had a very physical job. I worked for

s Nursery and Crafts. I was an assistant manager but to get to that

point you had to know how to run a nursery yard. Which meant lifting bags

of top soil, mulch, and trees. Someday I would be on this mulch line lifting

for 10 to 12 hours. No one ever trained any of us to lift heavy stuff. So

we just did it and I damaged my neck. The worst part of it all was that I

was probably injured for a year before I felt the pain. I had to leave work

seven years ago and it has been such an ordeal with wc since than. From the

very beginning both my employer and wc admitted that the injury happened at

work. I think that was a major mistake on the employer and wc part.

How are things with your spy????? I know how you feel don't let your

guard up though. They are there even when you think they are not. I long

ago adjusted my head to the fact that they are there and there is nothing I

could do about it. Just go with it and don't give them any thing to file.

Lynn (MeMom)

kringlemom@... wrote:

> lynn this neck injury happened at work? kathy in il

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