Needs ideas for new job due to injury's limitations!!?!


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Needs ideas for new job due to injury's limitations!!?

My husband has two compression fracture in his lumbar spine. The neurosurgeon also says he has a bulging disc and some pinched nerves. He says the only treatment option he can offer are epidural blocks, which are 1550 bucks and not covered by our insurance. He says they only other option is to find another job, he currently works in a factory and lifts more than 75 lbs on a regular basis.

he has a high school diploma and a blasting (dinamite) certification. He is an outdoors-y type person, likes woodworking and carpentry. A manly man.

Any advice or career change suggestions? PLEASE HELP


Answers:

your husband does not need a neurosurgeon he needs an orthorpedic surgeon who specializes in back injuries. There are many people out there who have had back surgery and made a full recovery. I would suggest looking into a different doctor. Also, if your husband has been off the job more than a year or plans to be off at least a year than he can file for social security benefits. If he is approved he will be paid retroactively from the date he first injured himself. He can do it all online. Go the the social security administration website and fill out an application. It is worth a try. I just thought of something, if he hurt himself at work did he receive any kind of Workman's Compensation? If not, he needs to get a lawyer so he can stop working for the time being and they will help him with the injury compensation if it occured at work. He definitely needs to stop lifting anything over 5 pounds. If he doesn't stop all this lifting, he could seriously injure his spine or back and then he won't have to worry about find another job because he will not be able to work ever again.




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