Current Mood: Important & SadWell I just got the utilization-review back and they only approved surgery for one level in my neck, not the two that was suggested by the 2 independent surgeons I had seen.
I have an appointment with my primary treating physician this Weds at 4:15pm so that means another lovely fast [...]
2007.01.29 – 10:28 pm PST
I have a shitty headache at the moment, so I’ll try to say this quickly.
It’s a group date, just me and a few people.
It’s not what I would call a romantic thing although it is a hate filled relationship.
I want to feel better, but they just hate me, so I hate them back.
We all know [...]
2007.01.09 – 11:41 am PST
So last night I only got about 2 hours of sleep. The range of motion testing really took a toll on me.
I also couldn’t sleep because my mind was thinking. It’s 10:36am I’m supposed to go home tomorrow, I don’t have my new travel arrangements, SCIF hasn’t gotten back to me, I requested [...]
the title says it all about how i feel to a degree.
i kept a pretty detailed written log of todays journey. some of which i’ll go into here.
my stay in California is extended one more day.
yet another thing has popped up that SCIF did not approve, and did not get accomplished the last time [...]
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Also tagged 802.11, Best Western, California, confusion, Costa Mesa, doctors, exhausted, Harbour Blvd, hotel, neurologist referral, Newport Beach, pain management referral, PHO 99, primary treating physician, QME process, range of motion, recap, tired, Vietnamese food
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Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Nothing was stirring, but my keypad and mouse.
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that a SCIF email should have be there.
The injured worker unable to sleep sound in his bed,
While visions of required treatments danced in his head.
And father in his ‘kerchief, [...]
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Posted in personal, thoughts, workers comp
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Also tagged bad faith, Christmas, email, holiday, humor, little goof, night before christmas, State Compensation Insurance Fund, stockings were hung, twas the night, twas the night before christmas
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It looks like the next time I go through PHX on my way to SNA, which should be very soon hopefully, I may get scanned by a new fangled dangled device at our airports; Controversial X-ray. [via] Vision
The agency is expected to provide more information about the technology at an official unveiling later this month. [...]
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Posted in blogs, personal, travel
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Also tagged air travel, backscatter, great lakes, PHX, privacy, skycap, terminal 4, Transportation Security Administration, US Airways, x-ray
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2006.09.10 – 11:54 am PDT
The attendants tried to put me on the wrong flight which just departed on it’s way to Washington DC. My seat, 23C, was not even on the plane, which is how I figured out I was on the wrong plane. The seating only went to row 22.
The internet access is OK, well it’s up and [...]
Where were you 5 years ago?
px@pmobilex ~/bin/abs $ ./days.between.sh 7/26/2001 7/26/2006
1826
I got hurt 5 Years ago and about 18 minutes from now. Things about my life have changed dramatically. Right now, I’m in a large amount of constant back pain. My Workers Compensation case is still basically on hiatus since I have moved to Arizona. [...]
“Doctor, it hurts when I do that.” Doctors and patients agree - doctors are lousy when it comes to recognizing, diagnosing and treating pain. The AMA developed this free Continuing Medical Education tool (requires Flash) to help docs learn and understand how to deal with pain - but other folks, folks who are now in [...]
neuralgia - pain in distribution of nerve or nerves.
fibromyalgia - a chronic disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, and multiple tender points that occurs in precise, localized areas, particularly in the neck, spine, shoulders, and hips. Also may cause sleep disturbances, morning stiffness, irritable bowel syndrome, anxiety, and other symptoms.
http://www.umm.edu/spine/glossary.htm
neuralgia
pain along a nerve [...]
