100% Tempoary Unemployabiltity For Sc Surgery

[oldman273]

Hello I am SC for Back problems Nerve damage and recnetly had surgery (implant of nerve stimulator) I was wondering if I did it on a outpatient status I was under no lifting for 3 weeks anything larger than 1 gallon of milk and about 6 more weeks of guarded restrictions. I had this done at a civillian hospital.

I also had this done not to go through the 6 hour surgery that the VA Nuero advised me I could try this instead of having 3 disc replaced and bars, screws and fusion. Well it did not work out like we had planned now I am scheduled for surgery at Charleston in May of this year unless my other civillian Nuero surgeon says it is not wise. Anyone got any ideas if the one surgery would grant my the temporary convo rate for the first surgery? I am 80% now but since my back got worse 2 years ago nothing but denials from the VA to even examine my back. I was told that since I put in for IU and it was denied once to go ahead and get another opinion with a civillian surgeon. I cannot walk without canes as I cannot put any pressure on my back without pain. Any ideas please let me know. I am sick of this pain and the morphine makes me so sleepy I dare not take it and drive a DUI is about all I need right now. Adios..

[oldman273]

my ex brother in law had the same surgery I have the same problem and I refused to have the fusion and bars put in, I have L3-S1 are shot my VA doc gives me the other pain candy perocets I haven't driven since 2002 my wife drives me every where between SSD and VA she doesn't need to work anyway she might make my income taxable and we have enough to eat and pay our bills so we are happy that bars and fusion didn't work for Rick my ex brother in law they did his in Augusta Ga the hardware popped and they had to go in and redo the screws, the VA ended up giving him 100% after the BVA appeal he was hurt back in the late 70s in Germany when a tank went off a cliff and he and the other men were left hanging upside down for 18 hours while they got a tank retreiver in to pull it out because of where it was they needed 3 of them to keep it from dropping farther into the canyon......it took him 2 years to get SSD and about 3 to get his VA claim dealt with.....

Thanks for all of you peoples advice. I am really not sure what I am going to do at this point I am going to get another IMO with another surgeon. I am angry in that doing the things they told me to do having the implant and still want to hack on me really bites. I know that the VA examineir will always side with the lower of anything he scores but I waddle everywhere I go and really am scared of having the suregery. I will have to pray on it and look at my options. I just wanted to add I have been trying to get my SSA records for my case went up to the window today got the word to come back Friday and the Super will look at my records to see what I need to send to my Pro bono Lawyer helping me fight the VA. Adios and have a good day and thanks for listening...