Re: ime says working will take my mind off the pain! please

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Michelle: Get to a workmans comp lawyer right away. This is
the reason they are there.

On 10/21/05, michelle wrote:
> i am a nurse who, while trying to stop someone as she was
> choking, hurt my shoulder. i have been out of work for
> several months with day to day pain. i tried to go back
> and ended up hurting more. the ortho specialist wants me
> to have an mri with contrast to 'locate exact injury'.
> i,however, was stuck going to an ime per the request of
> work comp, who believes that if i return to work,the "pain
> will go away"!!! here's the kicker, my work, has decided
> that this is the recommendation on what they should abide
> by. i should go back, on shorter hours, with no
> restrictions. because this moron of a so called dr sent
> them his report. in the meantime work comp has denied the
> mri test from the specialist. work has informed me that if
> i 'choose not to come in on the hours they shedule me' i
> will have been considered as resigning my position! it's
> not that i don't want to go back, actually i hate being
> home in pain. but do i put myself or my patients at risk
> because this ime thinks if i work my mind will be off the
> pain?! i thought my position was secure. i am damn good at
> what i do. they are lucky i choose to work there! i amm
> inbetween a rock and a hard place. i thought the ime was
> just a second opinion not a diagnosis! please help. i
> don't know how to play this work comp game. i was under
> the impression they were there to make sure i am treated
> by a real physician, get the treatment necessary and make
> sure i am compensated while i am off to get better. do i
> need an attorney? do i have to abide by the ime
> reccomendations? can they actually fire me if i don't?