So I'm 2 months out from my EPP surgery and doing pretty good, but now my head's spinning about the legal stuff. Got diagnosed December and I'm wondering what I'm looking at time-wise. Like is this a year thing, five years, what?
I know it probably depends on the case and whether you're suing or going after trust funds or whatever, but I gotta figure out if I should be planning my finances different. I got my settlement offer from my old employer's insurance already which kinda surprised me, but I don't know if I should take it or hold out for more.
Anybody been through this already? What was your actual timeline from diagnosis to getting paid? And like, does it matter if you go with a law firm versus trying to do it yourself because I honestly have no idea how any of this works.