Partly Torn Rotator Cuff
 

Went to the doc today to get it looked at. He had me hold a 5lb weight out with my left arm, after I dropped the weight on the floor and quit crying i had it x-rayed. Too much swelling right now but he says there is some damage to it to the point of going under the knife. Anyone else had this happen to them? I'm kinda of scared of what's going to happen with the surgery if I have to have it.

i think you and phil need to get together and compare notes....what happened?

I work in a waste water treatment plant. I have to carry pales of chemical up some stairs to dump into the water system. Well I ain't as young as I once was and I got turned around and almost fell. Well during the almost fall down th stairs I let the weight of the bucket get away from my body. I heard a pop and lot's of screaming. ( I'll admit I cried like my momma died):o Lot's of pain meds and Icy Hot later here I lay in my old age. I remeber you husband had something happen to him a couple years back and I feel the same way he did I bet.

You should go without the pain meds for as long as possible.


Builds character.

Get it fixed
Get a good lawyer (the ones who have commericals at 2am on TV)
Retire
Go to the races everyday

he broke his heel in five/six places. that was 2 1/2 years ago, and he still has a limp. i can always tell when he's had a rough day, he limps more.

that sounds awful tho-so sorry you got hurt.

so, off on workmans comp, right? tony actually got hurt away from work, so we didn't have to deal with that. just make sure they find any and everything wrong with you now, and get it all fixed. a gal i used to work with had her husband go thru similar stuff-they fixed the rotator cuff, but not a related injury. when they found out about it, he had returned to work, and WC refused to pay any of the other injury/lost time, etc. so be thorough!
be careful with those pain meds tho.

don't sign any papers before you get a lawyer. they won't want to pay squat.

it's hell getting old

if everything gets handled, i don't know that you can sue.

My mother has had both of her rotator cuffs surgically repaired after 2 seperate injuries. The recovery was hell and took a long time. But without it she couldn't really use her arms.

not everyone does

Surgery and rehab is painful, but the recovery of function is pretty remarkable. If you are as limited in function as you say I don't know where there are any other options. Also, make sure your orthopedic surgeon does a lo of shoulders and ask your anesthesiologist about a nerve block for the surgery and post op pain relief. A single shot nerve block will give you up to 24 hours of pain relief post op. The first day is by far the worst. Good luck and get better soon.

If you don't have a lawyer, then you're going to the gunfight unarmed!!
WC isn't a benevolent entity...they'll pay you bare bones(unless somebody is watching) and they won't pay for distress etc etc. You'll have to sue your company within a year(KEY) or you'll have no recourse,period! Been there done that! good luck on the surgeries! been there done that too!

If I Am Hurt at Work, Can I Also Sue My Employer in Court?

Generally, no. By receiving workers' compensation benefits, you give up the right to sue your employer in court, no matter who was at fault.

But if your injury was caused by the negligence of someone other than your employer, such as a visitor or outside contractor, you may be able to file a personal injury lawsuit against that company for your pain and suffering.

What Workers' Compensation Benefits Am I Entitled To?

You are entitled to receive reasonable and necessary medical treatment, wage loss benefits, and benefits for injuries that cause permanent disabilities, such as amputations, the loss of use of parts of your body, and disfigurement (scars). Generally, injured workers receive two-thirds of their average wages, up to a fixed ceiling, as long as they are out of work at least 7 days. In addition, if a worker dies as the result of a work injury, his family and dependents may be entitled to death benefits and burial expenses. We regularly represent the families of workers who have died as a result of work-related injuries.


i wouldn't contact a lawyer unless i was having trouble with filing a claim....or if the claim was denied.
of course, a lawyer will tell you to get a lawyer.


now, i do believe you can sue YOUR employer if they are negligent, dangerous or unsafe work conditions, etc. for example, if the steps you were on were unsafe and they refused to fix them, that's negligence and you could sue. but, if the company did everything right, and you simply slipped, i don't think you can sue as it wasn't negligence on your employers part that made you slip...

The various states may have different laws...I know Arnold gutted the system
when I was on WC...but I could have gone to court for the damages due to Companys negligence. But,IMO, it is foolish to expect benevolent treatment from a state agency(hence a lawyer)

there are some differences no doubt depending on what state you're in. but to hire a lawyer if there is no negligence imo would be a waste of money to pay the lawyer. if the company he worked for had everything right, then i don't think he has the ability to sue-and that would make having a lawyer a waste.

like i said, if WC pays out like they're supposed to, i wouldn't take it further.

You don't know what you don't know.....a consultation isn't gonna do much damage. There's many things involved in WC...like retraining, education benefits and such....I know from experience about timely deadlines, missed opportunities.

no, won't do any damage. but i would make sure i went to a place who had a free initial consult.

Scuds tore his pitching batting practice to Manny.
Imagine Manny walking away from all that
perfect stuff allowing
him to acquire the perfect timing.
And Scuds is now on the disabled batting practice
pitcher's list. 7-13 weeks.

And you think you hurt...
CAHMAHNNNN

No, my throwing arm(much less pitching) was really poor. I could hit, but my throwing was about as accurate as some of those throws by Furcal in that last loss to the Phils.

have a friend (iron worker) who's had one done twice and waiting to have the good one done for the first time. meds up the a$$ and still hurts. 3 hrs therapy 3X/week but he still wants to be healthy and back to work if and when Chi gets the Oympics. Light at the end of the tunnel I guess. A good lawyer will take you on contingency so those who want any payment I'd run from. Go w/a large firm rather than a one man operation and look out for vans and suvs w/tinted windows on days you feel good. GL