Please help!

I had a hernia repair surgery done on July 5, 2007. The surgery seemed
to go
okay, but I still have not made a full recovery. My surgeon decided to
release me back to work on 8/6/2007. This was after 2 visits to him
complaining of increased pain, nausea and fever.I had seen my Doctor
prior
to my visit with the surgeon and she had found a bacterial infection
and
yeast infection in my bellybutton (below the incision) and the surgeon
wrote
both of these things off saying that we all have bacteria on our skin
so
that\'s not uncommon and yeast tends to grow in dark moist places so he

wasn\'t concerned. In my last visit with the surgeon, he yelled at me
and
told me that the hole in my lining was only as big around as his pinky
and
he didn\'t understand why I was still in pain and he blamed it on my
Fibromyalgia. To appease me he scheduled me for an Ultrasound. They did
not
find anything on my ultrasound. His nurse called me and told me that
there
was nothing wrong with me and I could return to work on 8/7. I advised
her
that I was still unable to drive or wear normal clothes (only stretchy
waists) and she told me that all I do is sit at a desk all day so there
was
no problem with me going back to work. I went back to my Doctor after
the
surgeon and she sent me for a second opinion. That surgeon sent me to a
pain
specialist who I went to see today. The problem is the only person who
can
sign off on my Short Term Disability is the original surgeon who
doesn\'t
believe that i\'m in pain. What rights do I have as a patient whose
pain was
disregarded? What rights do I have with Short Term Disability? Please
help!

You could get an injury attorney involved and they may threaten court action to get the evidence seen and the issue resolved.