Hawkeye! I see you've been here before! I hope your pain is better by this point. My neck and back just seem to get worse, but it's been 2 days, and I know to expect it to be bad at first. 
I could really use some advice on how to proceed.  Shall I see another doctor besides the emergent care one, like as a follow-up? My problem here is that I'm prescribed a handful of codeine from my PCP, and I don't want that in any insurance file. So I don't want to see my regular doc. They could always say I was driving impaired, which I wasn't, as I had nothing in my system bedsides some innocuous Imodium plus simethicone.
My idea is to go see a new doctor this week, get checked out, and then bill the person at fault, if I need rehab or long-term steroids/therapy, etc. My insurance has already determined it was his fault, and his insurance should get billed. I can get all those referrals through the new doctor, and not stress about having my old medical records get brought up. They can't say I have pre-existing conditions that way, I think.
How long were you in pain? Is it still lingering? I am annoyed at facing a new back problem at 36 that might be bothering me into middle age. I hate it that it happened, and when I get emotional thinking about all the red tape and frustration, it gives me a bit more anxiety... something I really don't need, having just started a stressful desk job on that precarious 3-month probation.
Skipping work for pain or paperwork is really not a good career move right now, while I'm expendable.
Any help or guidance you can give me would be extremely appreciated! {{{gentle hugs}}} Thanks for the input!
~nelly~
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Hi Hawkeye
