To get fair compensation for an amputation injury you need an attorney who understands your pain
Being involved in a serious accident causing catastrophic injuries will change your life. This is certainly true in the case of an accident that results in such severe damage to a limb that the limb must be amputated.
If you have suffered an amputation following an accident that was not your fault, you absolutely deserve compensation. However, it may be a bit difficult to get all the compensation you really need. For the best possible chance of maximizing your compensation, you need to retain an experienced personal injury attorney like Fernando D. Vargas who understands the special considerations that arise in an amputation injury case.
Treating Phantom Limb Pain
Obviously losing a limb is a life-altering injury with many distressing consequences. Most of these consequences are very clear and noticeable: you will have huge medical bills from your surgery, you will be out of work for a considerable period during recovery, you may have to change careers if the loss of your limb interferes with your ability to do your job, and you may suffer from depression and other emotional problems.
However, there is one extremely distressing aspect of an amputation injury that can be easily overlooked by others, namely phantom limb pain.
Although modern surgical methods and treatment options have reduced the severity and frequency of phantom limb pain, experts estimate that it still affects 60 to 70 percent of patients who have lost a body part.
If you are suffering from phantom limb pain following an amputation injury, you may benefit from treatments such as:
- Medications
- Acupuncture
- Massage
- Mirror box therapy
- Local injection therapy
- Deep brain stimulation
- Nerve cuff stimulation
Make Sure Your Phantom Limb Pain Is Considered in Your Settlement
Remember, the cost of any phantom limb pain treatment—as well as the pain and suffering the pain is causing you—should be included in your request for compensation for your amputation injury.
You can rest assured that Fernando D. Vargas will not overlook this aspect of your case. As an experienced personal injury attorney, he understands how to document phantom limb pain and present it to insurance representatives, judges, and juries in a way that will help them understand and appreciate the reality of your pain and your need for compensation.
To learn more about working with Fernando D. Vargas on an amputation injury case, please call us at 909-982-0707 and request a free initial consultation.
