So any advice anyone could offer would be awesome.
Injured in Afghanistan, April of this year. L5-S1 herniated, torn, L3-L4 bulging, L2-L3 bulging, and all three are degenerated. Also C5-C6 Herniated and leaning on my spinal cord. Needless to say I'm in just a little pain. MEB has been initiated. PULHES is 133111.
Was MEDEVAC'd to WTU and sent back to the Rear-d unit, from there I have basically been treated like I never deployed. "Playing injured" Has been said to me, and now that my unit has completely re-deployed I am told by Rear-d that I will have to stay with them until December. I had it worked out to where I would come in in the morning and then go home at lunch so I could lay flat and take my pain meds, but today was told that I have to be there all day. Effectively that means I cant take my meds, because I am supposed to be able to drive back from lunch, narcotics and driving don't mix and my permanent profile says as much...it reads as:
No Bending, Climbing, Crawling, Crouching, Jumping/Landing, Kneeling, Running, or Twisting. No Pushing/Pulling, or Reaching (above shoulder). No Lifting/Lowering/
Carrying for more than 20 pounds. No Standing for more than 10 Minutes per hour. No Walking/Marching for more than 300 Meters at own pace and distance. Soldier is
taking medication that should not be combined with alcoholic beverages. Tasks such as driving, operating heavy machinery or working on scaffolding/or near heavy
machinery may be dangerous to self or others.
No ruck, no combatives, no body armor/IBA/Gear. No running, no push-ups, no sit-ups.
So if I were to take my meds, drive back to work, get in an accident, I will be hemmed up for DUII, and breaking my profile. I'm stuck, and need some different thoughts on what I can do.
Thanks for any help anyone can give.
Injured in Afghanistan, April of this year. L5-S1 herniated, torn, L3-L4 bulging, L2-L3 bulging, and all three are degenerated. Also C5-C6 Herniated and leaning on my spinal cord. Needless to say I'm in just a little pain. MEB has been initiated. PULHES is 133111.
Was MEDEVAC'd to WTU and sent back to the Rear-d unit, from there I have basically been treated like I never deployed. "Playing injured" Has been said to me, and now that my unit has completely re-deployed I am told by Rear-d that I will have to stay with them until December. I had it worked out to where I would come in in the morning and then go home at lunch so I could lay flat and take my pain meds, but today was told that I have to be there all day. Effectively that means I cant take my meds, because I am supposed to be able to drive back from lunch, narcotics and driving don't mix and my permanent profile says as much...it reads as:
No Bending, Climbing, Crawling, Crouching, Jumping/Landing, Kneeling, Running, or Twisting. No Pushing/Pulling, or Reaching (above shoulder). No Lifting/Lowering/
Carrying for more than 20 pounds. No Standing for more than 10 Minutes per hour. No Walking/Marching for more than 300 Meters at own pace and distance. Soldier is
taking medication that should not be combined with alcoholic beverages. Tasks such as driving, operating heavy machinery or working on scaffolding/or near heavy
machinery may be dangerous to self or others.
No ruck, no combatives, no body armor/IBA/Gear. No running, no push-ups, no sit-ups.
So if I were to take my meds, drive back to work, get in an accident, I will be hemmed up for DUII, and breaking my profile. I'm stuck, and need some different thoughts on what I can do.
Thanks for any help anyone can give.