Today, I discovered that the pain I've had for the past couple of weeks was actually due to a broken collar bone. Now work won't pay for the treatment I need because I continued to work despite the pain. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I went to the emergency room for a broken collarbone. This wouldn’t be so bad if my parents hadn’t paid $20,000 for me to go to a snowboarding academy all winter. Today was day one. FML
Today, I broke my collarbone in a rugby tournament. I was forced to sit through five more hours of games because the coach wouldn't take me to the hospital until the tournament was over. FML
Today, I realized I need a new job. This happened when I was seriously considering ways to break my leg so I could stay at home for a day and not have to deal with my boss. FML
Today, I'm in hospital after having surgery for a broken leg. I’m maxed out on Endone and still in pain. Work have said that I’m on the roster next week and I’ll be fired if I’m not there. My wife said that she is going to have some "me time" for a few days when I get home from my "holiday". FML
Today, while helping a child through a tantrum, I was kicked and my hand broke. The bone is completely in half and fixing it will require plates, screws, and surgery along with months of recovery. Another day on the job. FML
Today, during my second shift back at work after missing four weeks for knee surgery, I stabbed myself in the hand and now need three weeks off for that surgery. Just as I'm up for a promotion. FML
Today, my boss called me to say that I've been slow at work this week and that I will be replaced if I don't pick up the pace. That would be understandable, if I didn't have a broken ankle and pneumonia. FML
Today, I hurt my back at work due to faulty, outdated, and just crap equipment. Workers’ comp offered me two Tylenols and a pamphlet about "mindfulness over medical bills." FML
Today, after I fell over and fractured my knee, I've been in hospital for a week. I now have a metal plate in my knee, and am due to be off work for months, I wouldn't mind as much if I hadn't been hit by a car two years ago, spent a week in hospital for a fractured vertebrae, and was off work for months. FML
Today, I found out that my boss was actually legally obligated to send me to the hospital after I was hit on the head while working. I had to finish the entire work day while heavily concussed, and by the time I got to the ER I had lost complete feeling in my right side. They asked me to come in the day after. FML
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knight2109 12
Don't Canadians usually go on about their free healthcare?
superman21_fml 19
Did it happen at work? If so they should cover it regardless of whether or not you continued to work.
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Comments (45)
Isa_fml 20
Dumbass. Like, really, what the **** is wrong with you, you goddamn moron?
yeongji 31
If it was due to an incident at work, you have to report it the moment it happened, or at least the same day in order for your workplace to pay for the treatment. Even if it was a small accident, incident reports must be filled out and submitted or else any company can refuse the responsibility of paying for the fees.
xoteeshaox 22
I'm in a similar situation, except I know my injury happened at work, and I reported it straight away and tried getting workers Comp, and my boss won't fully pay me what I'm missing.
Imthedaddy11 16
what the **** would you do for a collar bone, both me and my mom broke ours and the doc told us both times to just let it heal, all he did was give us pain meds
KryssLB 14
Well, that's just it. I haven't broken my collar bone, but I fell on the ice six years ago and knocked it slightly out of alignment. They used to go in and wire it back into place, but it ended up that the recovery rates were the same or slightly worse with surgical intervention over just leaving it alone. Plus there's a big damned aorta right behind it, so their concern is that the wire will come loose and puncture the aorta, rupturing the blood vessel and causing way worse problems than just a sore shoulder. So now they just leave it, unless the collar bone's broken ends are misaligned and in danger of puncturing the aorta. Usually it will stabilize in the new position within a few months, and all you need to do in the meantime is pain management. Lucky me, I'm six bloody years in and still in pain, although thankfully I can manage it most days with just Tylenol rather than prescription pain killers. My liver's gonna crap out on me some day for sure, though. One thing that helped me tremendously, though, when at one point I could barely even move that arm (I looked like a T-rex, arm all curled up, couldn't reach my mouth with a fork or hang it by my side): Physiotherapy. They got me most of my full range of motion back, a significant increase in strength, and a significant decrease in pain. Went three days a week for a few months, until I moved away and didn't have access to them anymore. If you able, see if you can get into physio for it. If the doctor makes a referral for it insurance or medical care should either cover it completely, or give you a discount. It's worth at least talking to them about it, though; it helped me a tremendous amount. It got progressively worse until I couldn't do anything with that damned arm until they got to it.
Witchylady 18
If it happened at work they are still obligated to pay for it. And why didn't you go see a doctor
techiejames 8
Consult a lawyer ASAP.
gilbertclarence 9
if youve broken a bone, im sure youd know. collar bone is a major contributer in shoulder movement. with out that you are extremely limited.