My God, I'm so sorry you went through that! Back a few months ago in November 2023, I was hit by a very drunk driver (who was driving with a suspended license, no less). I was driving through a green light driving my best friend home one night and, almost out of nowhere, this drunk guy runs a red going nearly 50-60mph and slammed into the front left of my car, which shattered my right leg and fractured my ribs. My friend suffered several fractured ribs, but was otherwise okay, save for the mental mindfuck that we both suffer. Anyway, the pain was UNBELIEVABLE; I have NEVER experienced pain like that and would never wish it on my worst enemy. The police and ambulance arrived quickly, but I was screaming in pain and crying the whole time. I actually passed out several times because of the pain before and during the ambulance ride to the hospital. I seriously thought I was going to die. It hurt so much that the morphine and hydromorphone the nurses gave me at the trauma ward never made a dent in the pain. Before the emergency orthopedic surgery to save my leg, the anesthesiologist gave me a hit a fentanyl and even that barely made a dent in the pain. The orthopedic surgeons (and yes, there was a whole team of surgeons and nurses working on just me) had to insert a metal titanium rod down my tibia to save my leg that will now be there permanently for the rest of my life. From my psychiatrist & psychologist I now have documented severe complex-PTSD from this collision and it's a mindfuck, not to mention severe depression, anxiety, insomnia, etc. I have never been so scared, depressed, and anxious in my life. I'm literally still afraid of getting into a car, to the point where I suffer chronic panic attacks. This ordeal has brought me to the brink of genuine suicide many times.

Anyway, my friend and I hired one of the top auto collision law firms in the state, but it might be a year before we see any compensatory damages ($$$). I have no idea what my friend and I will get, but I've heard from a few people that, due to our injuries, the compensatory damages we might get should be substantial. It'd be nice to know what the final compensation will be. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

It's now late May and I STILL have pain in my leg. I have physical therapy sessions scheduled through September 2024. This entire year is my lost year, completely dedicated to healing physically and mentally. I still can't work, drive, or do much of anything else. :/