Workers comp...advice from those who've dealt with it.

[Graves]

I wound up with a couple herniated discs at work last year due to an accident and I've been out on comp. After countless tests, procedures, PT, and the chiropractor nothing has turned up (that the insurance is willing to pay for) to get me back to full recovery and now I'm more than likely going to have to leave the field I've spent almost half my life in as the company doctor informed me that I'll be getting an MMI rating (permanent restrictions) next month. Initially I had a few people tell me to lawyer up ASAP, but I figured I didn't want to complicate things and I was young enough to go just go get patched up and sent back to work. Needless to say, it turned out to be not so simple. I doubt I'll be able to walk into an entirely different field and earn what I did before, so there's that, I'll likely go back to school and figure it out. I just want to know from those of you with personal experience in this matter, would getting an attorney at this point be at all beneficial? Is it too late for that? Any career change in your 30's suggestions? Without HEAVY lifting lol. Any advice appreciated.