Want to thank this community first. Going through the recovery with you all in the mix kept my goal in front of me, taught me a lot, and that's part of why I was able to win this.

Six years ago May 26, 2020, a 38-ton excavator tore me in half on a job site in Salt Lake City. The state of Utah priced my right arm at $66,369.88. Then Workmen's Comp tried to deny everything else: dental implants, neuroma surgery, plastic, jaw infection, speech, eye care. Six unrelated procedures, all revoked on one psych personality test.

Round one: won. December 2, 2025 settlement. $57,354.04 for the dental reconstruction.

The kicker: they spent more fighting it than approving it would have cost. Two to three times more. Their own peer reviewer eventually concurred with the plan they fought for a year.

Round two starts now. Neuromas. Same play, bigger fish. Utah Code 34A-1-309: if they deny treatment that's later ordered, they pay my counsel's fees on top. Approve now: 1x. Fight: 2-3x. Their choice.

If you know someone fighting an insurance denial, the method's in the X thread. Pick the easiest theater. Bring the literature. Build the paper trail. Accept the timeline.

Thanks again. More coming.

Full thread on X: https://x.com/AndrewPiskadlo/status/2060898034779918382

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