my boyfriend is 17 months out with RSD now and on WC. We got a lawyer about 4 months ago because WC was taking forever to approve new doctors, new medications, basically anything that needed approving they were slow as molasses to do.
We have a wonderful lawyer now who gets things approved usually in the same day. She has appointed a guy that accompanies geoff to a lot of his appointments which is great becuase it helps with the paperwork and that geoff can never remember anything the dr's tell him by the time he gets home. She also referred him to some type of care group that is coming to our house and going to make things more accessible for geoff (hand rails, shower rails, hopefully a power wheelchair) I definitely suggest getting a lawyer it has made everything go much smoother and quicker..WC is a pain in the ***