CONCERN WITH GENERAL/ HEAD TO TOE EXAM

[ghost787]

I’m currently in IDES and have around 17 claimed conditions. I was told I may have a “head-to-toe” C&P exam, and I’m concerned that if this is the main general exam, important issues may get missed or rushed.


For those who have done this exam:

1. What exactly happens during a head-to-toe / general medical C&P exam?
2. Is it one broad exam for multiple claimed conditions?
3. Did the examiner actually go through every condition individually?
4. Were separate specialty exams still scheduled for things like joints, back, migraines, sinus issues,etc.?
5. If you had many conditions, did any get overlooked or not properly documented?
6. Should I bring a written list of symptoms, flare-ups, functional impacts, medications, and timelines?
7. What should I do if the examiner skips over a claimed condition?

My main concern is that several of my conditions have specific symptoms and functional limitations, and I do not want everything reduced to a rushed general exam.


Any advice from people who had a large number of claimed conditions during IDES would help.

 

[ghost787]

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[Astronomicsbaby]

I’m currently in IDES and have around 17 claimed conditions. I was told I may have a “head-to-toe” C&P exam, and I’m concerned that if this is the main general exam, important issues may get missed or rushed.


For those who have done this exam:

1. What exactly happens during a head-to-toe / general medical C&P exam?
2. Is it one broad exam for multiple claimed conditions?
3. Did the examiner actually go through every condition individually?
4. Were separate specialty exams still scheduled for things like joints, back, migraines, sinus issues,etc.?
5. If you had many conditions, did any get overlooked or not properly documented?
6. Should I bring a written list of symptoms, flare-ups, functional impacts, medications, and timelines?
7. What should I do if the examiner skips over a claimed condition?

My main concern is that several of my conditions have specific symptoms and functional limitations, and I do not want everything reduced to a rushed general exam.


Any advice from people who had a large number of claimed conditions during IDES would help.

Who scheduled the exam? Call them and ask what the exam is for and they will tell you all the listed conditions they’re examining at that appointment. In my experience, all the physical conditions got examined at once, unless it needed a specialty doctor. My sciatica, ridiculopathy, back, migraines, sinus issues, skin condition, and joints all got examined at the same appointment. It is extremely overwhelming considering when you get out, they schedule most of them individually.
I had a bunch of things examined at once, DO bring notes, if I didn’t, things would’ve gotten skipped over and downplayed. Check off every condition they’re supposed to examine and say what you need to say before they move on to the next.