Trying to accept that I might not go back to the same work

[darrenwells]

I've been putting off posting about this because I think I've been in denial for a while, but I need to hear from people who've been where I am. I worked for a logging company up in the Greenville area for about twenty years it's pretty much all I've ever known. Two years ago I was on a job when a cable snapped and a log swung around and caught me in the lower back. I've had two surgeries since then, countless rounds of physical therapy, and the doctors are finally being straight with me: my spine is damaged in a way that's not going to get much better, and I'm looking at permanent restrictions on lifting, bending, and basically everything that logging requires. I've been getting workers comp while we figured all this out, but now the insurance company is talking about scheduling a permanent disability evaluation and I have no idea what to expect. My wife's been doing research online and she's worried that they're going to try to give me a low rating that doesn't account for the fact that I can't do the only kind of work I've ever done, or that I'm only in my forties and this is going to affect me for decades. She found some information about permanent disability workers comp Greenville NY and thinks I should have someone with me when I go to these evaluations and when they start talking about settlement numbers, because she's heard horror stories about people getting lowballed and then struggling for years afterward. I guess I'm just trying to wrap my head around what permanent disability even means in practical terms—how do they decide the number, and is it even worth fighting for more if they come back with something that seems low? I feel like I'm being pushed toward an ending I'm not ready for and I don't know if I should just take whatever they offer so I can move on, or if that would be a huge mistake. Any insight from folks who've been through the permanent disability part of this would mean a lot.

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