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Thank you for your quick response!

As for your questions:

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...but I suggest you talk to your Pdoc himself. Perhaps even go there and get him to do the paper while you wait, so you can take it back with you, or see him tell his receptionist to send/fax it out.

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When my pdoc wrote me out the first time he gave a note to me on his script pad and said that would be enough to show my company and he had paperwork stacked up and this wasn't a priority. That might be ok if I worked for a small company but working for a Fortune 500 - all this is taken care of by corporate HR and they have to have specific paperwork. I saw pdoc again before the cut-off date of paperwork being submitted and sat with him while he completed the paperwork that time.

The second time, I stressed the importance of getting the info on time and since it was an extension, HR said he could even call the info in. He seemed to be on the way to do that, but didn't; thus my having to call his office. I think this visit I will park myself in the office until the necessary arrangements are made. Of course my fear now is that he will send me back to work.

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Check with your insurance company - ask them what the rules/procedures are. Is your T a recommendation from the EAP?

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I called my insurance company at the direction of my T before our initial visit to obtain an authorization number and was told by insurance that this T *is* on their panel of providers, so that isn't an issue. This T was a recommendation by my pdoc's colleague when I got sick and he was out of town. Colleague said this T is especially good for issues of anxiety.

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I'm also wondering how long was your file opened for before they closed it? Was it HR that closed the file or the insurance company?

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The file was closed by HR because pdoc had not submitted the updated info for my second month out of work in a timely manner. Their rules specify that this info should be submitted to them BEFORE the previous disability period runs out. So, I spent a good week calling HR to see if the medicals had been submitted, finding they weren't, then contacting the pdoc's office to be told they would leave a message for him when he was in the office. One of my issues is anxiety and this certainly didn't help!

I guess my main frustration at the moment is that at my initial evaluation T. said in no uncertain terms "You're not in any shape to return to work yet" and that she would have to agree with pdoc to return.

I truly do want (and need) to work, but I just can't face my current work environment right now.

On the other hand, pdoc may write me out for additional time and I'm worrying about nothing. I do tend to catastrophize.