UPDATED. Some quack BASTARD of a "doctor" REALLY screwed my family and I today...

[Honeycombe8]

54. Your real dr. cleared you for "moderate physical activity"? Is that a restriction?

I mean, your doctor didn't say in her letter that you have no physical restrictions or limits? She just said you are "cleared" for "moderate physical activity"? I don't know what that means, since I've never had a physical to prove to an employer I'm physically fit for work.

This is horrible that this has happened. Maybe your real doctor's records, and your pleas to this new dr.'s office will make a difference.

I hope he changes his report. Has he sent it in already? The employer needs a clear physical report to release them from liability and to be assured that you could handle all situations that may arise in the job. It doesn't matter if something isn't LIKELY to happen. They clearly want someone who can handle those situations that aren't likely to happen. Did the employer ask you about this during your interview? Did the interviewer seem convinced you could handle the physical aspects of the job? Do you look healthy and strong?

To me, the best thing to do would be to ask to have another physical, on the basis that you were recovering from a cold the last time. I hate to be the bearer of bad tidings, but...I really have trouble believing the dr. said you were restricted from any and all activity based on that one comment you made. You said you passed all the physical tests he gave, but...I'm wondering if you had to struggle, and the dr. saw that, and thought that you shouldn't be struggling with those physical tests. (He asked you to lift stuff, you mean?) I'm thinking the dr. observed something, or test results showed something, that told him you shouldn't be doing physical activity. Why were you and he discussing your back, in the first place? Why would you mention to him your stamina was down because you'd had a cold? Did you know you might have trouble? Was the dr. aware of the type of job you would be doing? So many unknowns.

Life sucks sometimes, but the right job will come along. Maybe it will be this one. If this is a good place to work, maybe they'll let you take the physical again.

Let us know what happens. I'm sending you all the good vibes I can muster.