What should I do?

krazykuda said

Go see a doctor. A DO, not a MD. DO's can do back adjustments like chiropractors (or some of them at least).

I was rear ended by a drunk 18 year old kid doing over 90 MPH and it messed my back up real bad. He straightened the curve of my spine at my neck, I was hit so hard. I did go to the hospital the next day, but they were a shitty hospital and told me to come back in a week if I still hurt - after making me wait over 5 hours to tell me this.

I finally went to a doctor three months later after I was in pain whether I was standing, sitting down, or lying down. After seeing a chiropractor for a few months, it did help, but there will always be a problem.


See a chiropractor or DO and have your back checked out. You don't realize how important your back is until you have injured it....

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That works in some states. Here in NY you need to go the ER or your PCP and get the referral for a specialist. (Even then, the ER will make you follow up with your PCP to get the referral.) Most insurance companies require the referral, too.

This, on the other hand, should be an ER or PCP visit to keep the chain in line for insurance purposes and then let the doc make the referral from there. The person at fault's insurance will have to pay the bills and they may require a referral before they pay it out. Better to follow the steps and make sure the insurance company pays out.

The idea that you might put your future health in jeopardy over a job now...?

What happens when you're in your forties and everything related to your back can be traced to this accident? Especially if you've moved jobs? Keep all your ducks in a row and make sure that you're compensated for any future accident related down time/surgeries/etc. If it goes to comp, keep all your paperwork since anything filed in the future as a result of this accident comp will pay out.