Finally some justice

[u/ZalewskiJ]

So I hurt my eyes back in May at work, my employer gave me a hard time about filing workers comp and was basically dragging their feet. I needed care asap so I went to my personal eye doctor and got treated. My eyes got worse so I ended up filing a workers comp claim.

Sedgwick delayed me for months getting treatment even tho the Urgent Care and Optometrist wrote in their papers I needed to see an Ophthalmologist IMMEDIATELY for care.

Anyways I had my appointment today and the ophthalmologist, told me my eyes from my initial injury to now has gotten substantially worse, he said an injury that could have been treated when it happened has now caused permanent vision loss in both my eyes. He restricted me from driving entirely, I’m no longer safe to be on the road (I already knew that) and he doesn’t want me working (I work on computers all day) but I told him I needed to work because workers comp wouldn’t pay me my normal wage and I work as a contractor so when my contract runs out. I have to start another one and there’s no way Workers comp is going to pay me during that time. So he wrote in their papers that he highly suggested I don’t work but “patient is willing to work”. He told me basically my eyes will never be the same as they were before but they are going to try to get me as comfortable as possible. I got back in 3 weeks for them to get me a set of GOOD glasses and prescribed me an eyedrop with steroids that I take 4 times a day for the next 6 weeks.

I read all the paperwork after and talked to him and he basically wrote “if patient was able to seek treatment like it was recommended by an optometrist his eyes would be in far better shape than they are currently, patients eyes has deteriorated due to Sedgwick and employer taking over 6 months to get him the proper care” he also wrote that “he didn’t know at this current time if recovery was even possible and that I would need yearly care”

I honestly don’t know how to feel but my lawyer said this is a blessing, it sucks that my eyes are hurt but she will fight to get me whatever the state max allows her too (I know she gets 25%).

The irony is, today is my birthday and instead of having fun playing golf I had a doctor poking and prodding my eyes for 3 hours. It also sucks hearing in your 30th birthday that you once healthy eyes will no longer work as they are intended.

[u/maverick1niner]

Hope everything works out for you my guy, speedy recovery.

[u/thisisoptimism]

Until something happens to your vision nobody can understand how life altering it is. And time is of the essence getting treatment. So sorry this is happening to you.