On 3/20/06, Patrice LACOUTURE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In my wife's case, something petty and unexpected happened. Right > after her accident, she went to see a doctor, who examined her > quickly, said she had nothing to worry about, and prescribed a few > days of medical leave to take a rest. As it was her last day with her > current employer, she had no real reason to take a medical leave and > declare it to authorities, and so she just dismissed it. A few years > later, her insurance company used this information against her, > claiming that the accident could not be the cause of her subsequent > pain, because she did not take a medical leave at that time... > > Things may work differently in other countries, but at least in > France, be sure you do everything that may later prove that you are > actually suffering (if you are indeed). > > I love insurance companies...
Well, since we're on the topic, it ~can~ be the same over here. After I broke my collarbone back in October, it hurt like a bugger, but I went back to work the next day, thinking that "it's going to hurt whether I go to work or sit at home and watch TV". I toughed it out, and spent a couple of horrendous weeks at work. I was assured by the doctor that working wouldn't impede the healing, and it seems that it didn't, but my lawyer is now telling me that it would have "looked better" for me if I'd have taken the time off work. I don't think that it's going to make any difference in the long run, but it does irk me that one might be penalized for "doing the right thing", but that a malingerer might profit. It's a screwed up world we live in... cheers, frank PS: I doubt any of this will apply to Shel, however -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
