FILE #A9-182277 IRS. LILLIAN NEVIN CLADS EXAMINER HERE IS MY RESPONSE TO YOUR LETTER OF DECEBER 14, 1976 1. Yes, the very first time I had any trouble with my back was on 9-6-71. This happened at the post office (old facility Penn. Avo.) while I was on the clock and working. I filed a CA-1 report that day and went to the industrial clinic for an examination. There was no doctor on duty at the time (late evening but I did see a medical student who was there. This injury was a very sharp pain in the lower back. Also for several days I walked leaning to right. I saw a doctor about this but I don't remember his name or address. I missed several days of work but it finally went away and I returned to work. The CA-1 is still in my file but no other forms or rcorts were filled out and I never heard any more of it. ? I have had mumerous incidents since that time (mostly at work) but they were temporary and I didn't get any treatment for them. The next more serious incident occured about 2 years later (73) about June of that year. It first started while I was loading trays on a mutter at work. I thought it would pass (like most of the other incident I had incured up to that time) But over the next several days I be come worse. I had continued to work and go about my other activities. One after noon while playing tennis it seemed to get worse. I staged off work and went to seo a chiropractor. I will try and got his name but I believed his has retired since then. He treated me for about a week and the pain and discomfort let up and I returned to work. The noxt serious episode occured July 10th 1976. Prior to this I had been feeling a discomfort in my right leg. I first noticed this at work while I was loading a tray of mail on a dispatch cobtainer. This bother me while I would play tennis. I went to Dr. Leo with this complaint and he examined (you have his report of his treatment). He treated me for about a week and released me to go back to full work on July 17th 1976. On July 17th while casing mail I turned to the right to throw alotter. I had applied pressure to my right foot and pivoted at the same time. I experienced a very sharp pain to my lower back. This was a different type of pain than I incured on the 10th. I worked for one hour and then I went home sick. I could hardly walk and was leaning to the right side. I went back to Dr. Lee, he prescribed muscle relaxers and complete inactivity. I did this for several weeks but I did not improve. I then wont to Dr. Fulton (chiropractor) and he gave me a x-ray and treatments. After a week he said that ho probably couldn't help me. He recommended a surgeon. I went to this surgeon (Dr. Fasett) and he said I would need surgery to correct my problem. This was about the 13th of Ocyobor 1976 but this should be in his report to you. 2. This is covered in my response to question 1 above. 3. Also covered in statement 1 above. 4. I have playrd tennis since my last year of rade school (Summer of 62). I would usually play (weather permittin) 3-4 hours each day and about 5-6 days a week, I have also played some winter tennis in the various alubs aroun town. |