Sandybell40
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What is the name of your state? SC
I got hurt on job 2015 been on WC since. I had acdf surgery on c4,c5. The nureosurgen fractured my disc an told me it was fine he put a screw in it. I never got better. He refused to give xray or MRI to see what was wrong. Went to him for 5months. Also pt which pain got worse. He sent me to pain management dr. PM dr did injections in my neck burned nerves still was in pain. Finally after a yr an half he got me a MRI. It showed my c3,c4 is protruded in spinal cord. C6,c7 is messed up also. He recommended another nureosurgen not the same one that did surgery. WC made me go back to the same dr that fractured my disc. He said I need surgery bad. WC approved the surgery in one weeks time. I have a lawyer she didn't try to get me in to another nuerosurgen. There is no way I'm letting that dr touch my neck again. WC made me a offer of 100% disabled but not offering no medical at all. My lawyer said I should take it. I only can draw in SC 500wks of disabled. I only have 100,000 left on that and that's what WC has offered me. My lawyer said she would get 60,000 an I would get 40,000. I signed a contract with her an she is to get 37%. I told her I'm not giving her more money than me an I'm messed up for life. Can she do that? I need advice on whether to settle and wait an go sign up for disability or take my chances in front of a judge at a hearing? I know I need surgery badly but, I refuse to let that Dr. touch my neck again. Am I entitled to more money than the 100,000 I have left? Do I need to ask for medical to be left open for a couple of yrs? Please someone advise me on what my next step should be. Thank you.
I got hurt on job 2015 been on WC since. I had acdf surgery on c4,c5. The nureosurgen fractured my disc an told me it was fine he put a screw in it. I never got better. He refused to give xray or MRI to see what was wrong. Went to him for 5months. Also pt which pain got worse. He sent me to pain management dr. PM dr did injections in my neck burned nerves still was in pain. Finally after a yr an half he got me a MRI. It showed my c3,c4 is protruded in spinal cord. C6,c7 is messed up also. He recommended another nureosurgen not the same one that did surgery. WC made me go back to the same dr that fractured my disc. He said I need surgery bad. WC approved the surgery in one weeks time. I have a lawyer she didn't try to get me in to another nuerosurgen. There is no way I'm letting that dr touch my neck again. WC made me a offer of 100% disabled but not offering no medical at all. My lawyer said I should take it. I only can draw in SC 500wks of disabled. I only have 100,000 left on that and that's what WC has offered me. My lawyer said she would get 60,000 an I would get 40,000. I signed a contract with her an she is to get 37%. I told her I'm not giving her more money than me an I'm messed up for life. Can she do that? I need advice on whether to settle and wait an go sign up for disability or take my chances in front of a judge at a hearing? I know I need surgery badly but, I refuse to let that Dr. touch my neck again. Am I entitled to more money than the 100,000 I have left? Do I need to ask for medical to be left open for a couple of yrs? Please someone advise me on what my next step should be. Thank you.