Head and Neck Injury With RSD

I was a student assistance in the process of training to reenter the workforce after being disabled from a previous injury.I was working part time and going to school part time (at my own expense.) In short, an unknown worker removed the screws from a cabinet at ceiling level for the computer hub but did not remove the cabinet. I opened the door to the cabinet, it fell on my head, my right shoulder and hit the floor. I collapsed and was taken, by ambulance, to a hospital.

I have now been diagnosed with RSD as a result of the accident and injury. I have also been diagnosed with severe depression because of the pain and the impact this setback has bad on my life.

At first I was denied treatment for the RSD. The pain had become so unbearable, and I was faced with losing the use of my right arm and hand, so I paid for treatment myself. Finally WC approved the nerve blocks and medication necessary for treatment, but denied physical therapy or mental therapy. The blocks were working fairly well, then March of 2001 all treatments were denied.

I have been denied treatment for almost a year. The RSD has now spread to my left side and my lower back. The pain is so intense at times that I cannot move. Fighting depression is an ongoing task. I am waiting for a mediation, but have been informed that there are no mediators currently employed in Florida. Most likely I will have to go to court, as I am seeking a medical settlement because the treatment of RSD requires immediate response to ongoing care, which will probably be required the rest of my life. WC does not have a history of providing immediate care when necessary.

Now I just wait. I can get no answers from anyone, and I cannot afford to pay for any care as I am already deeply in debt. And each day the pain gets worse, and the ability to use my arms and hands diminishes. It is probably true that by the time I do receive treatment, the RSD will have progressed to the point of being irreversible. The hopes I once had of returning to the workforce grow dimmer each day. And God only knows where the depression will lead me.

Thank you!

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