DESPERATE!!!

Ok Pat, you left out VERY IMPORTANT information for us to really be of some help.

Now, who,ever you spoke with, does NOT KNOW all.

What that person DOES KNOW, is that you have a "pre-existing" problem/health issue.

You have NO insurance now??

You may be DENIED insurance or at the very least, be given insurance with LIMITATIONS.

Like maybe, 2 years of "waiting" for FULL coverage.

Like maybe, a VERY HIGH DEDUCTIBLE.

Having a "pre-existing" health issue, can also limit the companies responsibility should you get hurt and file a workman's comp claim.

They can also fire you once you go out on medical leave for any operation you will need, and ANY operation that you may need, like even your appendix, can cause them to fire you, as you are "damaged goods".

I really think you SHOULD NOT disclose your medical history to ANYONE when applying for a job.

If the meds you are on, do not show up on a drug screen, then ######, KEEP QUIET.

Driving a truck, climbing in and out, working the load in the trailer, and trying to sleep in the bunk, will all add up to some terrific pains real soon.

 

Hey... you don't owe anyone here an explanation of what your medical condition is or what your appointments are for. That's nobody's business but your own. If you already know you're "good to go", then that's all that matters. Don't feel the need to explain yourself no matter what anyone says.

 

Pat, DO NOT laugh and compare your dad's back pain to yours. You would be making a grave mistake.

I "blew out" my back in the fall of 2000. I applied for workman's comp, and after all the "rigermorol" ,and countless doctor visits and Oxycontin and oxycodine, I had to have major back surgery, and have steel rods, had that disc removed and bone replacement.

Spinal fusion is what it is called, and what you are looking at in a very short time.

I WAS NEARLY paralyzed, and COULD NOT WALK more than 5 feet. I would get tears in my eyes, I could not even sit down for long periods of time, or get comfortable in bed.

My nerves were damaged, and had scar tissue on them. Our nerves in our spinal cord, are like "angel hair spaghetti" and as a result, can lead us to being paralyzed from extreme damage.

Had the stupid doctor NOT played around with me and my back the way he did, my surgery WOULD HAVE BEEN 5 months earlier!!!


But workman's comp claims take time, and the doctors want to make sure, no one is "faking" problems.

 

Pat have you been on back medication for a long while?If so why don't you just see if the doctor can give you a 2 month supply?Also if and when you do go with a company you won't have a problem with lifting and bending if by chance their physical requires it?Some companies want you to lift 75 lbs as part of the physical.

 

Pat I don't doubt your word.I along with everyone else is just trying to help.Sounds like you've been on medication for awhile so is their any way possible your doctor can give you a 2 month supply?You see him once a month,does anything ever change concerning your back whenever you see him.So why can't he just make it for 2 months rather then every 29 days.I'm sure your docor is rich,he can do without that extra visit.I'm sure you are healthy as a horse but do keep in mind the physical you may have to take concerning weight lifting.