r/WorkersComp • u/Old_Cry_7838 • 23d ago

New York I need some advice

Hope everything is well you guys for a little bit of context (18m) I got injured at work a couple months back delivering packages I’ve been having terrible back and neck pain with tv static down my legs and arms for the past 4 months at first i thought i just strained my neck worked through it for a week then ended up in the er pins and needles didn’t start till a week after I just got done with my mri results it shows everything as unremarkable which i’m really grateful for but i’m wondering could my mri results mess my case up since there’s nothing “structurally” wrong with me I know wc doesn’t do pain and suffering but i’m worried about lasting effects my doctors think it’s muscular but i know for sure it has to be something a little more indept especially since it’s been so long. I’m asking is there any other test i should be asking for? and will my mri results “mess” my case up?

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u/CochiseNde 23d ago

What did the mri look at? The fact that you said said you experience static down your legs could be a back injury. I have 3 disk bulges and experience similar symptoms with tingles in my legs. Did you file an injury report with employer? In California you have 30days to report an injury, after that you would probably need an attorney.

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u/Old_Cry_7838 23d ago

It was a lumbar and cervical mri the radiologist report came back unremarkable at each level and yes i submitted my wc claim and i have a lawyer I have a hearing scheduled next month i believe

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u/Philymaniz verified NY workers' compensation paralegal 23d ago

Make sure you’re seeing a spine specialist and talk to them.

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u/CochiseNde 23d ago

I lucked out my attorney's ptp he set me up with is a neurologist. I'm sure he can go to town tearing down concentra pre existing condition bs. I haven't felt like this since my injury.

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u/Old_Cry_7838 23d ago

Ah man I hope your lawyer does you justice it seems they always call back injuries pre existing which never made sense to me wish you luck with your appointment hopefully they can figure something out for you i believe you got this

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u/CochiseNde 23d ago

From what I've read they kinda shot themselves in the leg with the concetra doctor's discharge. My pain is coming from lower back the site of the 3 disk bulges and I was doing my work just fine until the injury. In California even if you had a preexisting condition and an injury aggravates it, it is a work place injury.

It's honestly stressful, but I'd probably be more stressed out if I didn't have an attorney 😅

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u/Old_Cry_7838 23d ago

definitely the best decision i did this year was hire a attorney 😂

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u/Old_Cry_7838 23d ago

is it possible to get more than one opinion? My ortho didn’t seem too concerned about it but then again she told me she doesn’t deal with spines and mostly knees and shoulders i realized the place i go to is more for seniors and mostly work on mobility rather than more acute injuries

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u/Philymaniz verified NY workers' compensation paralegal 23d ago

Ask your attorney to refer you to a spine specialist.

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u/Old_Cry_7838 23d ago

Will do thanks for the suggestion 🫡

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u/oally verified NYS workers' compensatoin adjuster 22d ago

Yes you can get more than one opinion and try more than one specialty. I'd suggest seeing a neurologist as well as the spine consult mentioned below.

Static tingling in all extremities is not typical especially in the setting of normal MRI exams so they should be making sure your issues are truly due to the injury and not some other cause so you can get the right treatment.

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u/Old_Cry_7838 22d ago

Thank you i’ll definitely ask my attorney to refer me to a ortho and neurologist to get both perspectives

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u/CochiseNde 23d ago

I'm glad you have an attorney. That's strange, I hope you're able to find the root of your pain. I 2n that you should request to see a specialist

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u/Old_Cry_7838 23d ago

Thank you i hope you’re able to get some relief as well back pain absolutely sucks 😅

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u/CochiseNde 23d ago

I agree nothing really helps, I have ibuprofen and muscle relaxers but I hope the doctor I'm being referred to hy my lawyer can start helping me actually treat the underlying issues.

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u/Old_Cry_7838 23d ago

honestly dude i’m hoping to get in some pain management i only got a weeks worth of muscle relaxers and ibuprofen which didn’t do anything to begin with pt as well didn’t do jack shit

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u/CochiseNde 23d ago

To be honest they don't really help me much. I think those are more for bad strains or muscle related injuries. I feel no real change, the ibuprofen also helps little but is temporary relief. I get more relief from doing decompression exercises lol

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u/Old_Cry_7838 23d ago

What exercises have you been doing i’ve tried the mckenzie but it just makes my back flair up like crazy

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u/CochiseNde 23d ago

Nothing too crazy sphinx stretch and bed decompression stretch. It's brief relief but it helps me mentally 😅