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TL:DR doctors haven’t helped me and have said there’s nothing they can do. Everyone has told me that this is wrong and they should be doing more. What do I do?

I was in a car accident abroad at the end of January. The guy who hit us head on was going to quick despite the bad ice on the roads, and although within the speed limit, he lost control due to going as fast as he was and hit us (we were doing 40-50kmph under speed limit because it was so slippy and we would have been entering a village soon anyway, he was doing about 20-30kmph above our speed)

My friend’s husband who was driving handled it well but we got flipped into a ditch. The driver who hit us came out uninjured, my friend’s husband had some whiplash, my friend some bruising and concussion. I came out with a broken rib, broken sternum, damage to my hip and all down my left hand side and abdomen was bruised badly, concussion and now I have been diagnosed with PTSD. My right hand also went through the only window to break and it sliced a lot of skin off my thumb and I had lots of cuts on my hand.

I was in hospital overnight but I was so traumatised and anxious… I begged them to let me go back to my friend’s house and they reluctantly agreed and just said to come back if I get worse. I have a stupidly high pain tolerance and push through physical and mental pain so I just begged them to let me leave and they did.

When I bought my flights the page refreshed and it took off my extras and I forgot to put my travel insurance back on including health cover. I’m a massive idiot but I’ve managed to sort out a claim despite this.

But I went to my doctor straight away when I got back to the UK and the first dr told me there’s nothing they can do and just rest. The second time she said I might have a hip fracture but they can’t send me for scans. Then put on my notes that they reassured me I had no broken hip? The third time they wouldn’t see me in person, same for the fourth and fifth and I had a lot of back and forth calling and emailing for help.

They’re finally sending me for help with my concussion almost 3 and a half months later. I’ve had to self refer for my mental health help for the PTSD. I’ve received no help and just got told they can’t do anything and to take paracetamol. Apparently nobody can check my scans and the last phone call I had they told me I’ll find out my injuries from my claim… how am I supposed to understand how to heal and help myself if I don’t know what is wrong?

I’m in so much pain, I’m mentally and physically exhausted. I can’t afford to be out of work. I don’t know what to do. Should I file a complaint with my doctors?

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So I'm a 20f. I was with my fiance and we had just finished our date to go eat. I wanted to surprise my dad at a school he works (doing favors for the owner). We made it there and my dad told me he head JUST left, so he was close by. So he asked if we wanted to make a stop to see him nearby, which we said yeah. So my fiance and I went to a little strip mall close by, where my dad was.

We got out the car, gave dad a hug, my fiance was talking to my dad for a bit too. I heard honking, which I paid no mind to, then I heard like someone yell or something. I turned around to look behind me (I more like just turned my body a bit so I was looking behind) then a tire strikes me in my lower back. The wheel was going about 40 mph. The person whose tire had just hit me KEPT DRIVING. Didn't stop at all.

My fiance was freaking out but my dad was calm, pissed but calm. They had both called the ambulance and the police. They came quick. I was responsive, didn't lose consciousness, I was just in pain. They asked me questions and everything (information and whatnot) as they took me to the ER but i was also laying weird since my back was killing me. I was laying in the ER awkwardly since laying on my back hurt. So I took a CT scan, X-ray, and an MRI in the 3 days I was there. Surprisingly nothing was broken nor fractured. One of the police officers came in to tell me about the guy who drove off with a missing tire. So it turns out he was chasing his gf and was trying to drive her off the road. He apparently lost 2 tires (I definitely found one of them) but just kept driving. To this day we have no idea where he went but they know who it is on account of the gf telling them who he was. He had left the car and ran off. My back is just bruised and it's a little hard to walk with my left leg but other than that, I'm doing ok. I'm using a walker, sometimes walking without it and stretching my legs out. It hurts but I'm strong so I'm sure this'll go away soon. Make sure you're away of your surroundings and definitely be careful out there all!

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So I (M32) was we were driving maybe 70km/h and the whole lot just stopped out of nowhere. I recognized the red lights and did in fact brake, but too late and I totalled my car into the one in front of me. No one got hurt, their car had some very light denting and was mostly fine. My car however is probably totalled (thank you suzuki) Sadly it happened just over the German border near the Netherlands. The other driver was extremely sympathetic and witnessed my obvious distress and helped sort things out with the german police and eventually I got towed.

I was , and still am, overcome by some sort of grief /shock/ guilt/ something I cant describe. There were a handfull of people I got distressed because of me being unable to stop a car for f-sake.

I've had years of trouble with depression and deep self-loathing and have just been getting my life back on track. Got this car from my grandpa as he still believed in me (despite his trust being burned by my numerous cousins) and he has passed not long after.

The car meant freedom, a sense of responsibility (in which that I could take proper care of 'my property') and I bonded with it. However strange that may sound.

I've been feeling in a daze over what everyone says is something stupid and could happen to anyone. Its an accident. Its no one's fault. I wasn't drunk or anything. It was a split second thing.

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But I can't stop numbing myself ever since then. Not going into further details but straight up slamming pans onto myself and pointy objects.

I feel like I've suddenly lost all stability I worked so hard for. And I wonder if anyone has a similar experience they'd share.

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Is it my fault is a women came from an ending right lane and hit my car? Because the cops and the bullshit witness are claiming I sped up and my “failure to control speed caused this accident” but I didn’t speed up and do shit! There were 3 lanes the right lane was ending she came over and hit my car. So is it my fault!?

I live on a small island in Canada. I was driving home and a coffee I had in the cup holder fell over on a hard turn. I went to quickly pick it up and before I knew it I was driving off a cliff. I made it out with a concussion and bruising. I have random aches and pains but I am grateful I wasn’t more injured. I live in a small town where EVERYONE found out. I made the front page of the local paper. Everyone keeps asking about it every time I see them. The embarrassment is so real. I’m trying to get better at putting up boundaries when people ask, but it’s such a hard feeling knowing everyone is talking about the most traumatizing thing that’s ever happened to you. Does anyone have any words of advice or comfort?

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So before yesterday i was driving my fathers car and i took it for a ride with my younger brother, i knew i was driving kind of reckless and i dont have a license at some point i was going through this curve and hit it hard, there was a also a car coming but thank god i didnt have any 3rd party contact or hit a wall and the right side both rims got done so new rim is needed and heres the problem i keep getting flashbacks and thinking it could of ended really worse and when i mean worse i mean like police would of took my brothers( custody ) and parents and alot more. if this is my first time getting ptsd but how do i heal?

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got into a hit and run accident a month ago. i was in an uber with friends and sitting behind the driver when somebody side swiped us on the highway. everyone else was fine but i got ejected from the car. i had 3 broken bones- pelvis, scapula (broken in a few places) and a badly fractured clavicle that i had to get surgery for. i also had a concussion and a bunch of cuts from broken glass. I get told a lot that i got really lucky but i don't always feel that way. i've had friends come visit me while i stay with my parents but i feel very lonely. i leave their place for appointments and stuff but they try to get me to go outside for fresh air. i spoke with my therapist to try and process all my emotions and they helped me figure out i was grieving for myself. i want to be able to go outside and enjoy life but i find it hard to go outside. im scared but also don't want to be seen by people. just wanted to share and see if anyone has advice for getting back out there

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In a recent case heard at the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, a decision was made against HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company for failing to give proper services. The case involved a motor vehicle accident and the later denial of an insurance claim.
In this case Bhagat Ram had a vehicle insured by HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company. Unfortunately, he was involved in a unfortunate accident while driving the vehicle, resulting in his death. Following the accident, Bhagat Ram's legal heirs at law, submitted a claim to HDFC ERGO for insurance coverage. But, the insurance company denied the claim.
Feeling unfairly treated, the complainants decided to take their case to the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in Chamba. They argued that HDFC ERGO was wrong to deny their claim.
When HDFC ERGO responded to the complaint, they claimed that the complainants hadn't informed them about the accident or filed a claim for particular accident coverage. They also pointed out that the accident occurred in February 2020, but the complainants only notified them about it two years latterly, without furnishing any evidence of postage. Also, the insurance company argued that the complaint itself was filed three years after the accident, which they believed was an unreasonable delay.
still, the District Commission did not agree with HDFC ERGO's defense. They observed that although the complainants had not specifically mentioned a" Personal Accident" claim, the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal had dealt with the accident report and forwarded it to the applicable legal authorities. The Commission accepted that HDFC ERGO should have started the claims process upon taking this report, regardless of the specific type of claim mentioned.
Regarding HDFC ERGO's argument about unauthorized usage of the vehicle, the District Commission examined the accident report and set up that the accident was not caused by unauthorized individualities driving the vehicle. rather, it passed due to road conditions, specifically potholes being filled by sloggers. This meant that the unauthorized operation was not directly related to the accident itself.
Accordingly, the District Commission ruled in favor of the complainants, holding HDFC ERGO responsible for furnishing deficient services. They ordered the insurance company to pay Rs 15,00,000/ to the complainants, along with 9% interest per annum from the date of the complaint until the payment was made.
In summary, the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission set up HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company liable for failing to fulfill their liabilities in reprocessing the insurance claim. Despite the insurance company's arguments, the Commission determined that the complainants had provided sufficient information and that the accident wasn't caused by unauthorized operation of the vehicle. As a result, HDFC ERGO was instructed to compensate the suers for their losses.
Published by Voxya as an initiative to help consumers in resolving consumer complaints.

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Hello! Two hours ago, on a rainy day, I felt my car starting to spin out of control. I'm not entirely sure how I managed it, but I ended up hitting the center divider on the right side of the freeway and ended up facing the wrong direction. Thankfully, my car was still drivable, and I managed to make it home. Now, I'm feeling a little bit of pain in my right shoulder and back. It feels like it's sore. Should I go to the ER?

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Last Thursday (3/21/24) I was in a car accident. My car was totaled and I’m okay. But it seems everyday since then I’ve been getting sore even more. At first it was my neck,head,my left side, and my jaw. (Note none of my air bags came out besides the ones at my feet) it’s Tuesday now and things seem to feel better besides my mid back where my ribs are EXTREMELY sore. Hurts to breathe. Hurts to bend over. Hurts to pick up anything. If I have to use my back muscles. It hurts. And may I add I’m 26 I’m short and I’m small framed. this was my first accident and I pray my last.. what can I do about the soreness? I plan to go to the Dr today just to get checked out to be on the safe side. TIA💖

Hi guys! Long time listener, first time caller here to the Reddit community.

On 11/21/23 I was in a car accident with another driver who ran a flashing yellow, causing me to t-bone him in the intersection. I went from going my WHOLE 33 years of life without breaking a bone (besides chipping my kneecap in highschool) to breaking my both my tibia and fibula just above my ankle and shattering my hip socket when my knee hit the dash and sent my femur through the back of it.

I was in the hospital for 3 weeks after having surgery on both my hip and my leg. Unfortunately I had to have a second surgery on my hip a few weeks ago because there were, what the dr’s initially thought. About 3, 1/2in or under bone fragments still lingering in the joint space. I had to wait 3 months to have the second hip surgery done because they couldn’t put my leg in traction until my lower leg fractures were healed.

So… 3 months of basically bedrest as I couldn’t move my right leg much because the chunkies in there but after the surgery to get the bone pieces out, holyyyyy GOD! Instant like 80% decrease in pain and increased mobility. But that’s because at my follow up my hip dr informed me that he actually removed around 4.5 inches of bone and tissue floaters out of my hip 😭

I keep having mixed emotions about my recovery though 🥺 some days I’m so proud and think of how lucky I am to be able to walk without the walker anymore at this point. Then other days I’m so down because I don’t really “walk” so much as hobble and limp and feel like I’m going to broken forever 🥺

Comments made by family members about where I’m at in recovery too don’t help at all either and REALLY frustrate me to the point of angry crying. Last week my dad picked me up to take me to do some laundry and he said “why are you still limping?? Nikki you’re almost 5 months out from the accident… you GOTTA start doing something different so you can get ready to go back to work 🤷🏼‍♀️” 1st of all I work in construction… if I had a desk job I’d be back to work like 2 months ago. 2nd of all HE was with me at my last follow up when I told my dr how much better it feels so I’d been walking without my walker since that procedure and he kindly but sternly told me that’s GREAT but chill out because the fractures I have in my hip socket were severe and I need to still take it easy. Then my mom made a comment saying “You’re still limping pretty bad, why don’t you just start working on walking normal again more?” 🙃😅 OHHHHH LOL OKIE DOKE. Tell that to my sciatic nerve damage I got in both fractures that either leave my skin numb or tingly and the partial paralysis in my foot.

I guess I don’t know exactly what I’m looking for by posting this. Maybe just a vent session, or someone who can tell me what their recovery was like with the same injuries?

Thank you so much if you took the time to read all of this! 🥹❤️

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Hello,

I got my car back from the auto shop that “fixed the problems,” from my car accident. However, after only being on the road for 28 days out of the car shop. ( my claim is still active.) I have major problems with my car after getting my car looked at by a different shop… what are my options? Does anyone have a similar issue and how did you involve your car insurance?

Did your insurance help?

My car axel, transmission and other major issues are coming up as need of repair and I do not have the funds to fix them. None, of these issue were caught or addressed in the original first big fix.

I’m stressing. Need wisdom and good news.