8 foot fall at work ask a doctor

I had a 8 ft fall down a concrete pit at work almost 9 months ago. I landed on my left side. I continued working for a few months but was living on pain medication and not coping well. Since then I have been suffering from back hip and neck pain and wake up every day with a headache at the back of my head. I have recenlty had an MRI of my brain which showed no problems, So I then had an MRI of my complete spine. These are the results.
C2/3 discs are intact
C3/4 there is moderate disc narrowing and minor degree of posterior intervertabral osteophyte formation and mild disc bulging which causes minimal encroachment on subarachnoid space
C4/5 Moderate posterior midline disc bulging and minimal osteophyte formation. Disc osteophyte complex effaces anteriorsubarachnoid space and impinges upon the cordand causes minimal compression of the anterior midline of the cord, No foraminal stenosis or nerve root compression at this level.
C5/6 Slight disc narrowing and mild posterior disc annulus bulging causing slight encroachment upon the anterior subarachnoid space but no cord or nerve impingment.

MRI Thoracic Spine.
no abnormality detected.

MRI Lumbar Spine.
L1/2 L3/4 L4/5 Discs are intact.
L2/3 Slight disc narrowing loss of disc signal in keeping with dessication (desiccation). Mild posterior disc annulus bulging with small annulus tear but no disc protrusion,stenosis or nerve root impingment.
L5/S1 Mild desiccation and loss of disc height but no annulus tear,protrusion or nerve impingement

Comments. Cervical region there is disc degeneration from C3 to C7 with posterior broad-based disc bulging and osteophyte formation most marked at C4/5. Slight impingement upon the cord. Lumbar region there is disc degeneration at L2/3 and L3/4 with presence of mild annulus bulging.

Medication I am taking is panadeine Forte, Valium, Emdep25mg and am in a great deal of pain most of the time. I have lost approx 10 kgs in the last 3 months,have no appetite, depressed with the whole situation and feel utterly useless. I am currently on Work Compensation and after 3 months have not been reffered to specialist, and have only just been given a rehabilitation rep.I have tingling and numbness in my ring and little fingers and often feel a mild electric shock sensation coming from middle of neck to back of head. I would really appreciate any opinions and advise. Thankyou

[selmaS]

Hi...most states have laws and regulations with workers comp...u must see their dr for a certain time frame after the incident...in PA it is the first 90m days.,....after that u can go to whomever u want...check for ur area as to what the regulations regarding WC is and move forward with ur own dr.I am not familiar with ur country's WC laws.

Good luck
"selma"