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Want to talk with others. Have you found relief from CRPS?
Chronic Pain | Last Active: Jul 10 6:30am | Replies (235)Comment receiving replies
Hi I was recently diagnosed with crps it was caused by a injury on the job, I fell off a ladder and broke my foot in three places.I had surgery and had a plate and pins put in my foot it was healing ok then my foot starting becoming red and swollen and the burning pain is unbareable.I have seen my surgeon and a pain specialist and have pt three times a week it does improve then flare ups happen and im back to square one,im at my wits end and my medical benefits are running out for it . I am basically being forced to return to work still in pain or I lose my medical and life insurance my only alternative is cobra at a payment of over a 1000.00 a month. Im so lost and pain hurts but I guess I return to work to avoid loss of medical for me and my child who is adhd and on expensive meds himself. kevin I live in wa state
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@kevinmicheal662 I have a friend who also broke her foot and had reoccuring problems and it was caused by an infection and reaction to the hardware that had been placed because of the fracture and she was close to loosing her foot. She had another surgery later to remove the hardware, and many repeated surgical procedures to clear the infected tissue, and had a wound vac that was pulling fluid off her foot and some long rehab stays. You might want a different opinion other than the doctor who performed your procedure. If this was a work related injury, you might want to consult an attorney about that. I think your employer is responsible for the medical bills and lost wages and loss of use award, and you shouldn't be running out of your own health insurance benefits because of a work injury. Your employer obviously has rules about how much time you can be out of work, and if you are not at work, they can force you to pay all of the premiums for group health insurance, their share and yours. That being said, it's not an easy position to be in. They could claim that you physically can't do the job and let you go after you come back to work. Their motivation could be to cut their losses. An attorney could advise you about your situation and how best to protect your interests. I wish you the best.