Went into urgent care regarding a concussion sustained from work. Took three tries and several calls made to HR while sitting in 95 degree heat to find a place that would see a concussion case - the trick was saying "work comp."
Finally sat down with the doctor and let him do his tests. For one, he directs me to follow his finger with my eyes, and after he tells me he saw a few things wrong there.
However, he tells me, sitting down with a sigh, work comp requires a different medical philosophy. The point is to get me back into work, even if doing so requires I be officially advised to do things that will slow or negatively affect my healing. It's what work comp requires of him.
So I leave without a note from a doctor specifying a modified work schedule, or even light to moderate work only. I should come back in for a checkup in a week, he says, and I say I will, but I doubt it. What's the point?
If I need to leave early my work will probably allow it, but I'll lose pay without that note.
American healthcare is a bleak fucking joke.