Ramblings-n-Writings

I know many of you were praying for us on Tuesday, the day of the worker’s compensation mediation. Some things were accomplished. Some were not.

The mediator had an extremely busy schedule so was not able to effectively ‘mediate’ the case. The bone scan that we’ve been waiting for since April was authorized – that’s the only thing that happened in 53 minutes. We’re still arguing over whether some gas mileage reimbursement is due us. And comp is protesting about a visit to another orthopedist.

The protest over the orthopedist has everyone (attorneys included) puzzled. The current two treating physicians and the physical therapist have said that another ortho visit is necessary especially after the MRI results. And none of those three will continue or recommend treatment until an ortho expresses his opinion/diagnosis again. The previous two orthopedists have said they can no longer help; the injury is out of their realm of expertise. In July comp approved a third orthopedist based on a referral. However, after the approval, the orthopedist decided to not accept an out-of-state claim. We asked for approval for a different orthopedist (once we found one that would accept the claim). Now, comp is saying that it would be a change of doctor blah blah blah. So, why approve it in July but not now?

Our current status is now waiting for a final hearing. The issue of permanent disability will go before a judge within the next 90 days. More than likely, we will need to be present in the courtroom for the hearing. A possibility also exists that we will need to travel to FL before the hearing to have a deposition done. Both trips will be at our expense, so thankfully our attorney is objecting to our traveling for the deposition. (Since one deposition was done locally, it doesn’t seem reasonable that we would need to travel all the way to FL for another one.)

We continue to covet your prayers as we potentially wind down our case. We also would like to ask you to pray with us that the orthopedist visit will be authorized and completed before the final hearing. (To me, it would make sense that they allow him to see an ortho before the final hearing because he has not been evaluated by one in over 2 years. But, since when does comp make sense?)

Related posts:

1. Disability Update
2. Status Update
3. Just an Update
4. How I’m like the Canaanite woman
5. Is it almost over?