Re: not what any doctor thought

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On 7/13/07, jim nolan wrote:
> I was hit by a truck at work while removing it's snow plow
> back on Feb 6th. The truck driver moved the truck forward
> because a man we work with told him to move up(this man
> suffers from alzhiemers). I along with several others have
> made several complaints that he shouldn't be able to work.
> The truck hit my left thigh twisting me to my right the he
> backed up and I was struck by the plow twisting me in the
> other direction. I was told at the ER that I had a 2nd
> degree MCL sprain on my left knee and they ordered an MRI.
> I had the MRI done the MRI tech didn't see a whole lot
> said it was mostly chrondomilasia. I took the MRI pictures
> to my ortho and he put me in a hindge brace right away and
> agreeded with the MCL sprain but also said I had torn my
> cartlage. My work sent me to a IME who saw nothing but
> maybe a MCL sprain and said I should be able to go back to
> work in a few weeks.The fight went on back and fourth a
> few month and they finaly let me get scoped my doctor was
> expecting torn cartlage and a possible problem with the
> acl be cause there was a lot of play in my leg. I did have
> cartlage problems-cartlage in my knee was being shreaded
> by a small fracture of my knee cap. My doctor wants to put
> a button on my knee cap to help prevent any more cartlage
> damage. He said I would need a TKR within ten years. My
> work wants me to do work hardning p.t. and return to work
> as soon as I can. I have a workmans comp lawyer. Should I
> also get a civil lawyer because my work didn't provide a
> safe work inviroment. I been out on workmans comp for over
> 5 month now I have about another 6 weeks before im healed
> from this past surgery and if they do a button on my knee
> cap that would be another 4 month off work. Anyone one out
> there that went through this?

Jim,
Are you on state disability all this time as your primary
income, since you are not working?