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QUESTION: Hello, I slipped and fell in feb.07  I was out cold and woke up ..went to my place of employment    which is a hospital..I fell at the employee parking lot...Iam or was on w.c.   I have a sprained neck and some other stuff wrong,,i am having a hard time doing everything   i ahve pains in my head in my arms, shoulder   everywhere..the w. dr. said i am fine...I had a mri a eeg a catscan  emg  all kinds of test   dr. said every test is fine..well i do not feel fine also i am going to a neck surgen ..my nuro dr is sending me there as my emg test showed something wrong with my neck and some disks in my neck and back   now i went to a foot dr who said i may have nerve demage in my feet and legs   they are sallon and hurt all the time    my question is this...could all of my feet and other problems be over my slip and fall??? the wc dr. has said NO NO ,,I HAVE NOTHING WRONG...HE RELEASE ME TO VERY EVRY LIGHT DUTY FOR WORK   VERY LIGHT DUTY...i am not well and i have told him this    thank you
ANSWER: Unfortunately, it appears that you are caught in the usual workers comp nightmare where 'their' doctors say that you're fine when you are not.  The feet and leg problems could be related to the fall if the neck was injured.  Nerves in the neck can cause problems in the arms and legs.

I would recommend that your neuro doc contact the workers comp doctor and inform him of the EMG findings and the referral to a surgeon.  This definitely indicates that something is not correct.  The message will carry much more weight coming from another physician instead of coming from you.  

Having gone through on-the-job injuries in the past, it is my personal opinion that workers comp doctors don't always believe their patients (particularly if the patient is a woman) and often work for the benefit of the institution instead of the patient.

Thank you for your question, Sarah.  I hope that my answer gives you some help.

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QUESTION: Thank you for your answer,My neuro dr. is a employee of the hospital too...she did tell me 3 weeks ago that she sent a letter to the main dr.wc.dr. about her findings ,but she can not over rule the hospitals dr. wc. dr.this dr is employeed by the hospital too and he is the wc dr also..so much is wrong with me but no one will help me I even started to stutter and that dr said i do not ..well i looked up stuttering on here and i printed out the def. and when i go see this dr i am giving it to him...this is all so wrong  i am a employee of that hospital  they are gonna take my w c off me now   i can not work like this  i did get a lawyer though  so maybe she can help me with my w.c.    i thank you for your help  any idea on how to help myself?the neuro dr had to fax everything to this other dr..all my tests emg,mri xrays of neck mri of brain mri of neck .ekg..every test has to be fax to this dr...but he says every test is fine...you just had a concusion he said...you are fine    i am sorry to go on and on ...i just needed someone to listen to me   i thank you so much          sarah

Answer
It looks like you are doing all the right things.  The lawyer needs access to all your medical records, MRIs, etc. so that she can have an independent doctor (not affiliated with the hospital) to review them.

I recommend following the care plan that your neuro doctor has laid out for you.  She is the most knowledgeable on your condition.

Thanks for the follow-up, Sarah.  I hope that you get the help that you need.