SeanCharles
Diamond Member
Hello Everyone! I feel like the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back! Given the day I had today and the potential stress I will be walking into next week with one exception (which I need to check on officially) that being my Monday-Thursday schedule, I am expecting to be off Friday (Feb 28th) returning to work on 3-March-14! that concludes next week! This entire week, we've been under the microscope by our corporate persons (The big shots as my mom called them).
As the title of this thread states: Making a difficult decision; here are the factors as follows:
1. I had another seizure at work (which was the first one since 1997) on December 16, 2013. Being that 911 was called, an ambulance was dispatched and of course I was transported to the hospital. The admitting ER doc contacted the neurologist (on call) who restarted me on a med I had stopped previously for several reasons. I was instructed to follow up with a neurologist which has me in a catch 22... (I will explain this further)
2. Knowing what I know now, compared to what I didn't take into consideration previously with the past seizures I have had, has had on two different anti-seizure medications because the initial one I was on was not working after being on that a length of time. (I know too that I had some issues in which I literally stopped it without consulting the neurologist, which I won't explain except that I had ulterior motives at the time). I consulted with the neurologist about changing medications, he then prescribed Trileptal which was not completely working.
3. In 2008, with a recommendation from DVR (Division of Vocational Rehabilitation) I was referred to a employment specialist whom with my job coach assisted in getting me a foot in the door with the company in which I am employed with currently. (I was disabled and receiving SSI and APA (Adult Public Assistance) and had medicaid at the time. I know that completing the online application process, I was asked if I have a disability and I did answer 'yes' to the question. In terms of disclosure, I never disclosed what my disabilities are since I just don't have a single disability. As I said in 1, they know that I have seizures although they don't know the what happened to cause me to have one when I may know now compared to what the neurologist(s) in this town think which I suspect in the percentage of misdiagnosed as epileptic based on whatever evidence they took during my history without considering PTSD in that history.
Now I feel like I am looking at myself in the mirror and asking the face looking back at me, are you a lie? or is my life's work to be a slave to every company I become employed with hired to do whatever cleaning as my busy work?
4. One other consideration that I have at my disposal is obtaining working disabled 'medicaid' which from an expert who works at medical billing office has explained, they pay the bills whereas Medicare does not necessarily pay the bills and those are often the responsibility of the patient. There is another catch 22 here too... Seems everywhere I look I see c-22s! :( oh well.
If someone has any questions or needs clarity please feel free to ask or add your two cents or more.
As the title of this thread states: Making a difficult decision; here are the factors as follows:
1. I had another seizure at work (which was the first one since 1997) on December 16, 2013. Being that 911 was called, an ambulance was dispatched and of course I was transported to the hospital. The admitting ER doc contacted the neurologist (on call) who restarted me on a med I had stopped previously for several reasons. I was instructed to follow up with a neurologist which has me in a catch 22... (I will explain this further)
2. Knowing what I know now, compared to what I didn't take into consideration previously with the past seizures I have had, has had on two different anti-seizure medications because the initial one I was on was not working after being on that a length of time. (I know too that I had some issues in which I literally stopped it without consulting the neurologist, which I won't explain except that I had ulterior motives at the time). I consulted with the neurologist about changing medications, he then prescribed Trileptal which was not completely working.
3. In 2008, with a recommendation from DVR (Division of Vocational Rehabilitation) I was referred to a employment specialist whom with my job coach assisted in getting me a foot in the door with the company in which I am employed with currently. (I was disabled and receiving SSI and APA (Adult Public Assistance) and had medicaid at the time. I know that completing the online application process, I was asked if I have a disability and I did answer 'yes' to the question. In terms of disclosure, I never disclosed what my disabilities are since I just don't have a single disability. As I said in 1, they know that I have seizures although they don't know the what happened to cause me to have one when I may know now compared to what the neurologist(s) in this town think which I suspect in the percentage of misdiagnosed as epileptic based on whatever evidence they took during my history without considering PTSD in that history.
Now I feel like I am looking at myself in the mirror and asking the face looking back at me, are you a lie? or is my life's work to be a slave to every company I become employed with hired to do whatever cleaning as my busy work?
4. One other consideration that I have at my disposal is obtaining working disabled 'medicaid' which from an expert who works at medical billing office has explained, they pay the bills whereas Medicare does not necessarily pay the bills and those are often the responsibility of the patient. There is another catch 22 here too... Seems everywhere I look I see c-22s! :( oh well.
If someone has any questions or needs clarity please feel free to ask or add your two cents or more.
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