First Things First: Concentrate on Getting Better

If you have been in a serious personal injury accident, the very first thing you should do is concentrate on your recovery.  Hiring a lawyer takes a backseat to your health.  While is not good to have a long delay in getting legal advice, getting better is priority number one.

There probably are some lawyers out there who want their clients to look as sick as possible for as long as possible.  I can't tell you how much I disagree with that sort of thing. 

At the Neese Law Firm, we represent people who are doing their best to cope with a difficult situation.  You didn't ask to get hurt, and there is nothing more credible and honorable than a person who is doing their part to get better.

Listen to Your Doctor

It is extremely important that you do (or not do) everything your doctor tells you.  You need to either make your future doctor appointments or call the doctor and reschedule for a time when you can make it.  You certainly do not want there to be notations in you medical records such as "No Show." 

Be Sure to Make Your Therapy Appointments

Similarly, if your doctor prescribes therapy, you should follow through with that therapy.  Do not wait to do this.  When you get home from the doctor's office, immediately make whatever therapy appointments you've been instructed to make. 

Give It Your Best Effort, Even When It Hurts 

Sometimes therapy is hard work.  Sometimes it hurts.  But remember, your doctor would not have prescribed it for you if it was not necessary for your recovery.  It is important that you try your best during therapy -- even when you are tired and even when it hurts.  Therapists keep notes of your visits and your therapy records need to show that you were trying your best to get better.

Use the Equipment Your Doctor Tells You to Use

Your doctor may tell you to use certain medical equipment for a period of time, like a neck brace or crutches.  Nobody likes having to wear a neck brace or use crutches, and most people try to stop using such equipment as soon as possible.  If you start feeling better and want to stop using the equipment, you should at least call your doctor and make sure that's okay.

Take Your Medicine, Save Your Bottles

If your doctor prescribes any mediciations, you should take them as directed.  I advise my clients to save all their empty prescriptions bottles and to give them to me.  Your lawyer may want your old bottles as well.

A Winning State of Mind

People who follow their doctor's orders and do everything in their power to get better have, what we call, a winning state of mind.  Our experience shows that both juries and insurance adjusters appreciate this and go the extra mile in helping those who are helping themselves.