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<blockquote data-quote="retiredTxfeeder" data-source="post: 1366513" data-attributes="member: 52978"><p>when I tore my rotator cuff pulling a 5th wheel, (MRI showed total tear) UPS did not approve surgery. Instead I went to like 2.5 months of therapy 3 times a week, 2 hours a day. They did put me on TAW, so I got my 10 hours a day, even though it was just watching tv in the break room all night. LM (after starting and stopping my therapy 4 or 5 times and the doctor had to request more in writing) Told me I should be cured by now. I said, no there is still something wrong. Turned out I had nerve damage as well as calcium deposits and a bone spur. Drivers would tell me how I had it made I told them to try and sit on a hard bench for 10 hours. Believe me, I'd rather be going down the road in an air seat listening to XM. Had the surgery, therapy all over again for 5 months. They sent me to hardening therapy, which consisted of walking 2 miles in the morning with people who had bad backs, legs, etc. laying on mats and doing exercises for 2 hours, go to lunch, walk 2 miles again, then play bean bag toss for 3 hours. (it qualified as therapy) My bean bag game got a lot better, my shoulder not so much. I actually complained to the drs that I wasn't getting enough shoulder specific work. The last week I was there. I did all shoulder therapy. They pronounced me fit to go back to work. I couldn't climb up and down off a tractor 30+ times a night (in my opinion) safely. Luckily, I had enough time in that I just retired. Also, with the TAW, I got exactly enough punches (156) to qualify for my 6 weeks vacation. LM never ceased to amaze me at their logic.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="retiredTxfeeder, post: 1366513, member: 52978"] when I tore my rotator cuff pulling a 5th wheel, (MRI showed total tear) UPS did not approve surgery. Instead I went to like 2.5 months of therapy 3 times a week, 2 hours a day. They did put me on TAW, so I got my 10 hours a day, even though it was just watching tv in the break room all night. LM (after starting and stopping my therapy 4 or 5 times and the doctor had to request more in writing) Told me I should be cured by now. I said, no there is still something wrong. Turned out I had nerve damage as well as calcium deposits and a bone spur. Drivers would tell me how I had it made I told them to try and sit on a hard bench for 10 hours. Believe me, I'd rather be going down the road in an air seat listening to XM. Had the surgery, therapy all over again for 5 months. They sent me to hardening therapy, which consisted of walking 2 miles in the morning with people who had bad backs, legs, etc. laying on mats and doing exercises for 2 hours, go to lunch, walk 2 miles again, then play bean bag toss for 3 hours. (it qualified as therapy) My bean bag game got a lot better, my shoulder not so much. I actually complained to the drs that I wasn't getting enough shoulder specific work. The last week I was there. I did all shoulder therapy. They pronounced me fit to go back to work. I couldn't climb up and down off a tractor 30+ times a night (in my opinion) safely. Luckily, I had enough time in that I just retired. Also, with the TAW, I got exactly enough punches (156) to qualify for my 6 weeks vacation. LM never ceased to amaze me at their logic. [/QUOTE]
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