She has worked for almost 2 years in a food company. 3 months ago she fell down due to a deffective ladder. They took my sister to a doctor an after the X rays he said she had a muscular problem in the right shoulder, and it wasn't necessary to give her incapacity. She started taking some teraphy, and after almost 20 sessions she's recently felt a sharp pain in her shoulder; so it's been necessary to take some pills recommended by the doctor in order to control the pain. She's been working all this period. During the last date, the doctor said to her that the teraphy practically had finished. He'll sign the necessary documentation to say she is ok. But, she's not! He even try to apply a cortisone shot to control her pain. I think this is just a temporal solution, and even he could be guessing about my sister's shoulder; becuse they did only X rays, no more studies. He said if she can't perform her activities at work, she should get another job. Is it fair??? and the insurance??
2006-12-19 04:19:40 · 3 answers · asked by Orejas de Portari 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Your sister needs to talk to a lawyer FAST!
Some fast food companies either discharge employees after accidents or deny them proper medical treatment and then make things so miserable that the employee quits and then the employer denys any further treatment.
Your sister sounds like she needs an MRI at the least. I can't impress on her enough to SEE A LAWYER!
I'm NOT "sue happy" by any means but she needs proper medical treatment and NOT to get shafted by a huge corporation.
SHE SHOULD NOT SIGN ANYTHING SAYING THAT SHE IS OK!
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2006-12-19 04:31:09 · answer #1 · answered by Joey Bagadonuts 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a second opinion. Make an appointment with another doctor, who is an expert in that area, and see if there is any conflict with what therapy she is going through. Of course, if you want the insurance company to pay for it, you'll need to follow the appropriate procedures for doing so. If it is important enough, your sister may consider just paying out of pocket for the visit. Either way, it doesn't hurt (much) to check.
Soft tissue injuries may be difficult to prove (thus a lot of insurance fraud)
2006-12-19 04:28:57 · answer #2 · answered by p_carroll 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
she can sue if she is legal
2006-12-19 04:24:11 · answer #3 · answered by jjissodamngreat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋