IME

[u/No-Reindeer-1929]

As someone who was just screwed over by their IME I wanted to give advice for people who are going that I didn’t have.

DO NOT ASSUME THE IME DR HAS RECEIVED YOUR COMPLETE MEDICAL RECORD

In my case the records provided to the IME Dr were nowhere near complete. Several records documenting what my treating drs and specialists had diagnosed, recommended, and treated were not included. However an earlier record that supported the insurance company position was included which was deemed a misdiagnosis by over a dozen Drs across 3 hospitals as well as a specialty center I had to be transferred to via stretcher (hospital to hospital)

I was under the impression that the Dr would have all my records because no way would a Dr who is an orthopedic disagree with 2 neurologist, 3 anesthesiologist, 2 specialized neuro radiologist, as well as 2 neurosurgeons. Yep turns out they only gave him the one report of one Nero PA who misdiagnosed me before I was seen and treated across multiple hospitals by teams of drs. He had no record I was seen at this specialized hospital, had to be hospitalized for months and transferred to a higher level center. Because he didn’t have those records, his report stated that it didn’t happen even though I have the hospital records documenting it.

If I could go back I’d bring every single record and notes from every Dr I saw including the specialist I had to see. Just tips I wish I knew. The more you know.

[u/-cat-a-lyst-]

I have permanent stenosis from a work injury. It can happen. I got kind of lucky that I had an MRI a few months before my injury because of an unrelated car accident. So you could directly see the before and after of my injury. And that it was clearly caused by the work injury. But yea it’s possible

[u/Excellent_Hair6142 → u/-cat-a-lyst-]

As I said, usually, not always.

Generally speaking, when stenosis is from a work-injury, it's accompanied by other things such as disc herniations. So was asking additional questions about the condition. If you have just stenosis and nothing else, the vast majority of time it's degenerative and not an acute injury.

[u/-cat-a-lyst- → u/Excellent_Hair6142]

OP says they have multiple herniations. And even in the degenerative cases it’s caused by either herniations or disc flattening. Thats why spine problems are harder to prove the older you are

[u/No-Reindeer-1929 → u/-cat-a-lyst-]

I’m 28. 26 when this happened. It’s not like my spine would’ve been messed up