michaelphillips
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (SC)?
i was in an accident december 21, 2007. i was hit head on by another driver, who was charged. that driver has allstate.
after the accident, i had pain in my neck, shoulder, arm and upper back. i saw my family doctor the week after the accident and she referred me to a neurosurgeon. the neurosurgeon told me they would do everything they could to heal me without having to go through surgery.
they took x-rays and recommended a chiropractor. for the first 6 months or so, i made progress. then i started getting tingling in my shoulders and arm. the chiropractor sent me back to the neurosurgeon. he did a nerve test and determined i had a nerve that was being pinched.
he sent me back to the chiropractor and suggested he tried traction. after another 6 or 7 months of treatment, the chiropractor determined he had taken me as far as he could.
i was still having pain in my neck, shoulder and back, so i went back to the neurosurgeon. he ordered a series of test, including an mri and several epidural spinal shots and found what he believes is the problem. since the epidural shot only gave me relief for 5 or 6 days, he is now telling me that surgery is necessary.
i am scheduled to have the surgery september 30th.
does the fact that i will be having surgery 1 year and 9 months after the accident hurt my case?
i was in an accident december 21, 2007. i was hit head on by another driver, who was charged. that driver has allstate.
after the accident, i had pain in my neck, shoulder, arm and upper back. i saw my family doctor the week after the accident and she referred me to a neurosurgeon. the neurosurgeon told me they would do everything they could to heal me without having to go through surgery.
they took x-rays and recommended a chiropractor. for the first 6 months or so, i made progress. then i started getting tingling in my shoulders and arm. the chiropractor sent me back to the neurosurgeon. he did a nerve test and determined i had a nerve that was being pinched.
he sent me back to the chiropractor and suggested he tried traction. after another 6 or 7 months of treatment, the chiropractor determined he had taken me as far as he could.
i was still having pain in my neck, shoulder and back, so i went back to the neurosurgeon. he ordered a series of test, including an mri and several epidural spinal shots and found what he believes is the problem. since the epidural shot only gave me relief for 5 or 6 days, he is now telling me that surgery is necessary.
i am scheduled to have the surgery september 30th.
does the fact that i will be having surgery 1 year and 9 months after the accident hurt my case?