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Originally Posted by BuCwiLd
I wanna know if you guys think that workmans comp should pay for my surgery.Here is my story...
I was always overweight but have dealt with it all of my life (apparently i developed degenerative disc disease in the process) . But then in dec. of 06 i was injured at work (fedex freight). My lower disc L4/L5 bulged out and tore while the one above is about to.I have seen 3 surgeons and all 3 said i need a fusion in my back to repair the damage.. But all 3 claim i cannot unless i lose 100-125 pounds, there fore they refuse to do it. Now i have been out of work since 4-07 due to this and i am at a stall.. My job due to lack of hrs worked dropped my med insurance, but i do continue to receive a weekly check. So i call my wc lawyer to see if he could make my job pay for the surgery so that i can in turn get the back surgery.. He told me they are not obligated, so what the hell do i do now?
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Not trying to be rude but it's not your works fault that you are overweight. You said yourself you have been overweight your whole life, so honestly you won't be able to prove that you got this big because of your injury, therefore they have no reason to have to pay for this. Plus it's just something that they don't have to pay for. I understand about the not working thing so no insurance have you tried getting some kind of medical thru the state?
Can you go back to work with modified duty so that you can get your insurance back? I know that most employers would rather have an employee working with restrictions then paying out all the money in W/C benefits.