Hx: Four months of chiropractic tx\n    MRI (dx Cervical bulgding and narrowing at C4,5,&6)\n    ER visit\n    Dr. visit\n    Xrays x5\n    1,250.00 of car damage (already recieved)\n    Driver was insured \n    No previous neck injuries
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Depends on the state that you're in, how that state considers (if it does) issues like fault and relative negligence, what limits on liability the other driver has, how aggressive your lawyer is, how strongly your medical case will correlate the condition to the accident, etc.\n\nToo many factors to guess.
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You should see your doctor right away and have your neck xrayed.  I hope he refers you to a spinal specialist.  Could be a pinched nerve, and that's not fun.  It will run down your across your back, shoulders and arms if let go too long.  Sometimes the damage doesn't show up right away.  \n\nIf not, maybe a vertabra is damaged.  Either way, please have it checked.
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Talk to the Bar Association in your state, though it sounds like you only have a case against the chiropractor.  You should contact the Attorney General of your state and the licensing board for chiropractors to report the chiropractor' billing irregularities.\n\nI doubt there is much you can do about the 4500 the attorney got, that sounds about right.  I know that when I was in a similar situation it was amazing how much the lawyers walked away with, especially when they start hitting you with expenses as well.
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Assuming that the injuries were all caused by the accident and liability is firmly established in your favor -- then you're potentially looking at a million dollar plus verdict.\n\nHowever, there are so many factors that can affect this.  I won't go into them here because it takes at least one hour of attorney time to properly get all the information from you and then advise you of your rights.\n\nFind yourself a personal injury attorney.  Do it now.  You can find one at www.martindale.com for a listing of qualified attorneys in your area.
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I work for a personal injury firm. When you get into an accident, it doesn't only depend on how much of your medical bills are. It depends on how injured you are. Just because you were in an accident doesn't mean that you will get compensated b/c of your medical bills. You must prove significant injury. But based on your 100K in bills so far, it seems pretty serious. So I wouldn't worry about. \n\nHowever, you can't get more money than what the policy has. You have a lawyer right? They will file a suit for you. What you should tell him is the file the suit now because your case will take a long time to settle if you don't. \n\nAlso the only way you can get more money from the accident, is if (a) you have an underinsured motorist policy that exceeds that amount (which you can get the difference, if it settles for their entire policy) or (b) they have an umbrella policy (that's a homeowners policy which could be in the millions, but if their not homeowners then theres no policy); \n\nAnother thing you have to check is when they told you its a 500K policy, is it a single combined limit? (that means all injured parties will have to share the 500K in the policy, no matter how many were injured or their injuries) or is it a 250/500 policy? because that means that the most you can get as an individual is $250,000 only. It's basically $250K per person/$500 per accident. So you should find out because if you weren't the only one injured, then you'll be looking at the funds being split amongst the injured parties. \n\nWhen you sue, you are basically suing for pain and suffering, emotional distress, and loss of enjoyment of life. Those are thing s you must prove. Psychologist, can prove emotional distress. Enjoyment of life? like not being able to workout, go dancing, have intimite relations with your significant other. Those are thing s you must prove, especially if it goes to court. \n\nGood luck.
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It depends on what state you're in and whether there is an injury or no car involved other than your own, I really need some more details to be exact.
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NOOOOOOOOOO chiropractor!!!  I would try lots of stretching and ice.  Check with an MD to determine if you have any underlying conditions.
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First off,  I would not worry about the what the insurance company feels.  I would do whatever it took to get myself treated.  If it makes you feel any better, think about the $125 million a year compensation the CEO of United Health Care makes.  \n\nhttp://hcrenewal.blogspot.com/2005/05/how-can-1248-million-year-ceo-make.html\n\nSecond, you do not have a pre-existing condition based upon that definition.  Nothing has been diagnosed, treated, or cared for so therefore it is a new condition and not a pre-existing one.  Lets take an easy example,  you see a doctor and he finds that you have high blood pressure.  You probably have had high blood pressure for a while already and is only being diagnosed now.  This is a newly diagnosed condition not a pre-existing one even though you had high blood pressure before seeing the doctor.  Just because you have pain before seeing the doctor doesn't mean it is a pre-existing condition because the cause of the pain has never been diagnosed.\n\nThird,  sorry to say that your insurance sounds like a PPO  or POS.  (since you can directly go see an orthropedic doctor.)   Don't forget that even with insurance especially a PPO you have a deductable (its like car insurance).  You are responsible for the first $250,500,1000 or whatever you deductable is.  Once your deductable is met, the insurance picks up a percentage of the cost (90%/10%, 80%/20%, 70%/30% etc your share being the later percentage.\n\nSo good luck
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well u can look up driving statics on triple a website and go to any auto insurance website to help find data to support your answers
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As a student of chiropractic i can tell you that is a very bad thing to do. I know its tempting. The very first day of school i was in my CNS class and i did that to my neck. My teacher stopped what he was doing and told me how bad that was. tell him he is only hurting himself my doing that. that is pretty annoying.
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Go to a lawyer specializing in Personal Injury. Don't sympathize with the one who got you into all this trouble, and don't care whether he is "incompetent" or not. If you are insured, your insurance company and his should be taking care of expenses, but better see a lawyer first. There will be a lot of investigations and interviews from both companies and your lawyer, and everything will come out. Meanwhile, have a record of all your medical bills and correspondence with the insurance companies, etc; take pictures of everything that was affected, especially your injuries---gross as it may seem, if it is, take shots of your wounds, etc., in short, everything! Your lawyer if he is good will need all these.\n\nMy hubby was hit by a car when he was walking, broke a leg, not his fault as he walked on the pedestrian go-signal. The offender's insurance and our insurance took care of all expenses. We went through 3 or so lawyers before we found someone who really worked on it and got us a 6-figure settlement, aside from the payment of all costs involved. \n\nIf your lawyer is hard to contact, doesn't return your calls, and the case is moving slowly, don't be afraid to fire him. There will be others who will take your case. You don't pay them anything because their payment will be a percentage of your settlement, so the bigger they get for you, the bigger money they get, too. \n\nDon't be discouraged. Keep your wits. Look out for yourself. \n\nIf you were in Canada I can give you number of the best injury lawyer there is...
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have they tried genetic counseling or stuff like that?  here's one u havent heard. has she been to the chiropartor lately? if an xray is done on her spine, it can show if there are subluxations on the nerves that affect her reproductive organs. she should check it out. its not hard to fix and requires no drugs.
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If you haven't seen a doctor since the accident, I would suggest seeing one sometime next week.  Since this has been going on for 6 months, the urgency of an Emergency Room is unwarranted.  The possiblity of a pinched nerve does exist and massage therapy would do wonders as well as making the rest of your body feel good.  \n\nAlthough I'm not a big fan of chiropractors, a simple neck adjustment may be all that is needed.  I was involved in a rollover car accident a long time ago.  I would get throbbing headaches whenever I would stand up.  I saw a chiropractor out of the suggestion of my lawyer, and the headaches went away after one visit.  I hope this helps....good luck to you.
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Thats a decision to be made with your lawyer. Usually, its how much you feel you should get to cover damages (to the car, and of course, yourself/medical bills) as well as the time away from your child, if you fell you can place a price on that. Your accident lawyer should help you set reasonable goals.
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Okay... I know this is going to sound strange, however I thought I may as well put this idea to you...\n\nI have worked for some chiropractors and am studying it now myself. The philosophy of Chiropractic is as follows: \n\nThe brain is the central part of the nervous system. It extends down into the spinal cord and then into the nerves which go to specific parts of your body, i.e. organs, muscles, etc. (Basically everywhere in the body...) So the spinal cord is like an 'information highway' of the body, just like a car highway. \n\nThe spinal cord is protected by the spine which is made up of 24 seperate bones (vertebrae). The vertebra can misalign through day to day activities through Chemical (e.g. smoking, caffene, alcohol, even pollution), Emotional (the muscles tense up and pull the spine out of position, i.e. tension headaches, etc) and physical stresses (eg, whiplash, trips, falls and even childbirth.) \n\nIf the spinal joints become misaligned (otherwise known as 'subluxated') nerve impulses become distorted. Going back to the analogy of the motorway... if you block two lanes of a four lane highway, the cars will become jammed and will not pass easily to their destination. Symptoms can include headaches, migranes, lower immune response, numbness/pins and needles in hands or feet, sciatica, muscle twitching, back pain... etc, etc, etc.\n\nSo... What I'm saying is that maybe you could have your spine checked for any misalignments. Most chiropractors do free 'spinal checks' or you could even book for a full consultation. They have the same goals as doctors, etc, but just work in a very different way. They use non-invasive and drug-free methods. It's all done through manipulation.\n\nI know all of this seems very far-fetched... however, I think there may be some kind of connection. Just be open-minded! Good luck!
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i had some of the exact same problems when i had a car accident.seeing a chiropractor helped me enormously!!! if the first bone in your spine(called the atlas)is out of alignment it can cause you to have chest pains or not be able to breath right.chiropractors help asthma patients also by adjusting this vertebrae.make sure if you do go to a chiropractor that he specializes in the "cervical spine".
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its better you rule out any spinal injury, ideally you may need either a CAT scan of the chest/thorax and spine, probably the thoraric vertebrae..never ruling out further requirement of a MRI scan as well, get in touch with a traumatologist/spinal surgeon asap. good luck and wishes for a speedy recovery!