evilmedic13
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Well, went to see the Doc today for hearing test and exam. After looking at it he said the eardrum IS healing but hasn't closed up completely yet <_< so off to the sound booth I go........ After that he says hearing loss(not much) is due to eardrum still having a hole in it. Once the hole is closed up everything should go back to normal. Best part is he signed me off to return to work too! I asked him if it was okay to wer earplugs/er6i's and showed thm to him, he not only said okay but that he encourages me to use them.
After that the RN :dribble: that was taking care of the testing faxed my return o duty paperwork to medical as I was running way late for my 2pm appt, told medical when the appt was and where and they still scheduled it just to be ****'s! I showed up at 3:15 w/ RTD paperwork in hand and the female medc that was there looked shocked that I made it in the amnt of time I did. She was cool though and told me to sign my RTD paperwork and have a seat while they called manpower to notify them of my glorious return!
While I was waiting she handed me the latest dept memo and told me read #5. I didn't get it at first until I read it, it spoke of using care w/ q-tips while on the job and something about needle sticks. While I was reading that I overheard the dork at the desk talking to manpower stating it was a DUTY RELATED INJURY :yahoo: !!!! Which means I don't lose any of my vacation days(furloughs) or holiday pay nor do I have to pay the HUGE ER bill they were about to send me, as well as if any complications in the future arise I won't have to deal w/ a huge hassle again!!!!!
But the best part is I just finished putting everything and anything on the bike that needed tobe done(other than tires) today, smitty's tank blanket came just as I was leaving for the Doc's office :yahoo: . So for now, I can make it to WFO-6, and [SIZE=24pt]I CAN RIDE MY FJR FINALLY!!!!![/SIZE] The only restiction I have is no water in the ear yet, so no swimming or soaking my ear in the shower for a little while longer, other than that, unrestricted!!!!!!!!
After that the RN :dribble: that was taking care of the testing faxed my return o duty paperwork to medical as I was running way late for my 2pm appt, told medical when the appt was and where and they still scheduled it just to be ****'s! I showed up at 3:15 w/ RTD paperwork in hand and the female medc that was there looked shocked that I made it in the amnt of time I did. She was cool though and told me to sign my RTD paperwork and have a seat while they called manpower to notify them of my glorious return!
While I was waiting she handed me the latest dept memo and told me read #5. I didn't get it at first until I read it, it spoke of using care w/ q-tips while on the job and something about needle sticks. While I was reading that I overheard the dork at the desk talking to manpower stating it was a DUTY RELATED INJURY :yahoo: !!!! Which means I don't lose any of my vacation days(furloughs) or holiday pay nor do I have to pay the HUGE ER bill they were about to send me, as well as if any complications in the future arise I won't have to deal w/ a huge hassle again!!!!!
But the best part is I just finished putting everything and anything on the bike that needed tobe done(other than tires) today, smitty's tank blanket came just as I was leaving for the Doc's office :yahoo: . So for now, I can make it to WFO-6, and [SIZE=24pt]I CAN RIDE MY FJR FINALLY!!!!![/SIZE] The only restiction I have is no water in the ear yet, so no swimming or soaking my ear in the shower for a little while longer, other than that, unrestricted!!!!!!!!
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