Recovering From a Traumatic Injury Ebook: Pain Diary, Community Resources, and Your Personal Injury Lawyer

The period after an accident and catastrophic injury can be the most difficult time of your life. Most aren’t prepared for how the physical, mental, and emotional challenges will impact them at every level.

Fortunately, you don’t have to go through it alone. Certain resources and tips, as well as an experienced and caring Alabama personal injury lawyer, can help as you recover and rebuild after a car accident, motorcycle accident, or other incident.

Our free ebook was designed to guide you through the legal aspects of this journey and support your healing during the process. We hope you find it useful in the days and weeks to come. To download your copy, simply fill out the form below.

Your Steps Toward Recovery

Recovering from an injury looks different for everyone. Together, you and your medical team will determine what treatments, medications, and therapies should best support your health goals.

Still, certain steps can help anyone who needs to heal physically while also rebuilding emotionally and financially. Our ebook takes a close look at these steps, encouraging you to:

• Take your recovery and doctor’s advice seriously. This shows the insurance companies that you’re doing all you can to improve your situation.
• Don’t neglect your mental health. It’s easier to heal and move forward with a legal process when you’re in a good headspace.
• Keep track of everything, from what happened to how you feel. Your brain downplays traumatic details, and an accurate record (such as a pain diary) will make it easier to build a solid case.
• Use various resources to rebuild your life. From free internet at the library to this ebook, seek out reliable information as guidance. (Your personal injury attorney can also provide recommendations.)
• Work with an experienced personal injury attorney. Your job is to feel better; leave the heavy lifting to us.

Keeping these steps in mind supports not only your healing, but your ability to get a fair settlement that protects your livelihood, your financial situation, and your future.

Keeping a Daily Pain Diary and Other Tracking Tips

When we say, “keep track of everything,” that might sound overwhelming, especially to someone in the aftermath of a traumatic injury. Let us make this part simpler.

A daily pain diary does not have to take more than a minute or two a day. All you need to do is write down a few helpful notes:

• How significant your pain was, perhaps using a 1-10 pain scale
• What the pain felt like, being descriptive (dull pain, sharp pain, burning, pain location, worst pain imaginable, etc.)
• What the pain kept you from doing (for example, note if pain in your back kept you from doing household chores or going to work)
• Potential triggers of pain or patterns you’ve noticed with intensity, duration, treatment response, etc.
• What you did to manage the pain

Call it your pain log or pain journal or whatever you want but understand that keeping a pain diary will help your personal injury law firm build your case as early as your free case evaluation.

Too often, injured people don’t automatically recall all the ways serious injuries changed their lives, or they might even minimize it. But even seemingly “small” statements can illustrate how much your life has changed. Take our client, Eddie, whose broken back didn’t just cause physical difficulty, but made him feel like he was “on the sidelines of life.” Those five words say a lot about Eddie’s need for justice and compensation after a truck accident.

Separately, record your related expenses, from big medical bills to items you purchase for your home. For example, if you now use a wheelchair and install a ramp to your front door, track the expense of that addition.

What You Will Get From This Ebook

You know the situation you’re in, and you know what you need to maintain your home and family. This ebook is a guide for getting what you need as you pursue a personal injury claim against the at-fault party.

In addition to providing tips for protecting your physical and mental health, you’ll get:

• Lists of emotional symptoms, which are common with chronic pain, to monitor
• Guidelines for using a pain diary to record pain intensity and flare ups
• Details on what expenses to record (costs related to pain and other symptoms)
• Ideas for useful community resources, from family medicine to groups for chronic pain patients
• Worksheets for tracking pain, how you manage pain, activity levels, and more

You’ll also get to know a little more about the team of Andy Citrin Injury Attorneys, and how we approach each personal injury case with compassion, dedication, and the determination to fight for the best possible outcomes for our clients. Download your copy now to learn more about how we can help you get fair compensation as your personal injury lawyer in Mobile, AL.

Ready to Discuss Your Claim With a Law Firm? Contact Andy Citrin Injury Attorneys in Mobile, AL, Today

For more than 30 years, we’ve been helping injured people and their loved ones through some of the hardest times of their lives. We are so honored when clients trust us with their stories and work tirelessly to ensure they know a way forward, even in the most complex of cases under Alabama law.

To learn more about our legal services, and schedule a free consultation with a personal injury lawyer, call 251-888-8888 or complete our easy online form.

The content provided here is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as legal advice on any subject.