I am sorry but not surprised that you are having to go through this. You are in an adversarial situation.
A couple of additional thoughts:
(1) check to see if Colorado statutes allow you to file a complaint to the Medical Board against a physician who does an "independent medical exam/review." Unfortunately for me, Arizona law does not permit this, which means that physicians here who do IME's can lie, commit perjury, prostitute themselves for insurance companies and yet are totally untouchable.
(2)There is a certification board for IME doctors which has a code of ethics to which they must subscribe. When asking this doc for his credentials, also inquire whether he is certified by this board.
Wishing you all the best.
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2001 MVA; C5-C6 disk extruded
ongoing physical therapy, exercise and massage
ESI's, oral prednisone, trigger point injections
foraminal and central stenosis C5/C6 and c6/C7
2007 EMG/nerve conduction shows pattern of chronic radiculopathy
January, 2008: Prestige ST Artificial Disk Replacement, C5/6
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