I wasn?ft afraid or all that emotionally disturbed by the accident, and wasn?ft even more than perturbed when I had immediate neck problems and a severe case of migraines?Ehich kept me out of work off and on for days on end. That is, I would feel fine, go to work, and then all of sudden seize up and needed to be carried and driven home. I didn?ft even think about getting a separate auto accident lawyer until I had had the truck assessed, received compensation for the material damage, had applied for reimbursement of something like a piddly 2,000 or so dollars?to cover my lost wages and three medical visits, one to the emergency room and two to my HMO doctor. When I got the drunk?fs insurance company letter that said ?gbecause the damage to your vehicle was ONLY $5,000, we are willing to pay you bodily expenses of $700.?h When this pissed me off and I called the insurance company, threatening to get an auto accident lawyer, the representative said something like,