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Fibromyalgia and the Courts: Here Comes the Judge

Dr. Mark Borigini
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Mark James Borigini, MD, graduated from Hahnemann University (now...

Dr. Mark Borigini

Monday, July 28, 2008
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There is a lot of debate as to whether there is such a thing as "secondary" fibromyalgia due to some sort of trauma. Often, the trauma is the result of a fall, or a car accident. Such "post-traumatic" fibromyalgia patients are more severely affected, with more pain, and are therefore more difficult ...
  1. Trauma and Fibromyalgia
    californiagirl562
    Monday, July 28, 2008 at 11:05 PM

    Before I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia I was a workers compensation insurance adjuster. I know of at least one employee that we settled with that had fms due to physical trauma in the work place. We paid a permanent disability settlement percent to the employee.  Funny ( not really funny) enough it was that case that made me look into fms in relation to my symptoms .

    It is easier to get a settlement through workers comp than through an auto accident because they are different types of policies. Keep in mind this is California w/c.  

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  2. How can they court decide?
    Ky_Pam1960
    Saturday, September 20, 2008 at 04:48 AM

    I am 48 now and been so ill since 1994.I have tried so many time`s to get help and get the door slammed in my face like i was a liar.I`m so sick of this system it makes me hurt even more to think about it.I have fibromyalgia,skin lupus,degenerate disc disease,IBS,RLS,anxiety attacks,post  traumatic stress and major depression disorder`s,GERDS,Migranes,My hearing and vison are bad now....I`m sure there`s a few i forgot.I take Cymbalta,Lyrica,flexeril,xanax,loratab,previcid,high blood pressure meds,Vytorin.How in the world can we work all drugged up?


    I have been going through the courts since 96`.And waiting for a hearing now and been waiting for over a year.Do this judges really think i`m just crazy and lazy?Do they think we want to lose friends,family and work just to get a measly 600.00 a month.What the hell is wrong with this world?Unreal makes me want to move to Canada.I will not Vote for anyone until these people realize we feel like we have cancer running through our blood.Every bone and muscle in my body hurts all the time.It`s a shame how sick people get treated in this country.But they`ll take care of the foreigners that move here.Whats wrong with this picture?While  there in there big house i`ve lost 4 since 94 because I can`t work.Please someone needs to get a clue we`re badly ill.

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  3. Humour !
    Ky_Pam1960
    Thursday, January 08, 2009 at 06:20 AM

    Listen to this funny story!I finally get my third court appearance for disablity.Or SSI because they ran me around  for years until I ran out of work credits for SS.Well I won my case lollllllllllllllllllllll.Hahahahahaha! I get a whopping 193.00 a month.Yes a 193.00 a month probably will feed me.But to do anything else for me ,I don`t think so.So please don`t depend on SS to help you because they won`t.My nephew who I have custody of is deaf and very very healthy gets SSI and he gets 635.00 and he`s 13.Can someone tell me what I missed here?What a friggin JOKE!!!!!It was on me.Oh wait and my husband made a whopping 12k last year.We are living high on the hog here.I wish ya luck,And I mean that sincerly!

     

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