Why It’s Important to Document Your Recovery

Bernie Tully Pittsburgh Personal Injury Lawyer. Phone: 412-281-8700

It’s important to document your recovery when you have been in an accident because it’s the best way to increase the value of your surgery claim! Keeping a calendar might sound easy, but that is because it is! In our 40 years of experience at Bernard Tully’s Law Firm, we find that sometimes cases will go on for a little bit longer than people expect. And I don’t know about you, but I can’t tell you everything I did yesterday, or how I felt at 8 in the morning, and it was one day ago. Imagine trying to resurrect this in a deposition ten months after the event. This little change to your daily routine can increase the value of your surgery claim!

You could be asked, “How were you feeling on September 30th of 2021,” when we’re now in March of 2022. This is why it is valuable to document your recovery by keeping a calendar or a diary. You don’t have to do document your recovery every day, but it’s important to try to keep track of your pain, know if you were nauseous that day, if you had to take other medication to help you make it through the day, etc.

You’ll find that if you follow that advice, it will help you immensely later on to increase the value of your surgery claim. Plus, you will come across as someone that remembers what you were doing, and it’s just a simple matter of either writing it down. This is what we recommend to a lot of our clients.

Our main focus is honesty. We always preach it. We are passionate about trying to help any injured person or family member with their case. Questions about our blog? CALL US!

Bernard Tully Allegheny County Personal Injury and Honest Lawyer. Phone: 412-281-8700 and 1-800-518-0050