I'm fighting with workers comp right now because after 10 years of hard, bone grinding, soul sucking physical labor, my back finally gave out.
I've been sitting at home for 2 fucking months now trying to recover and get back to work and workers comp just now paid me, only to get a phone call after receiving the check telling me that their “doctors” (who have never met with me or even know what I look like) decided that I don't have a herniated disk. They also informed me I wont recieve anymore payments. They haven't even sent me to a doctor yet even though at the emergency room I was told I will need surgery.
We are about to lose the fucking house and car. Wife is pregnant with our second child and she had to take a new job to try and bring more money in. I'm fucked man. All those years busting my ass, doing extremely physically demanding work, getting to work at 5 am and getting home at 8 pm and this is where it has landed me. I've applied for new jobs but the only skills I have are heavy equipment skills which I physically won't be able to do anymore.
The weight of everything happening right now is crippling and I'm barely able to keep it together day after day.