Trial lawyer

+1 on getting a lawyer.

When I got hit last year the passenger had some back issues for a little while. ICBC initially offered them 5k, but we went to go see a lawyer, and they told us for this type of injury the settlement is typically 15-50k. A year later theyre trying to settle, and offered them around 10k this time - the lawyer advised them not to accept.

This was my experience as well. I managed my own claim and closed it going by the advice of my family doctor that I hadn't suffered and serious injury. Now two years later I'm in daily pain as my shoulder was much more seriously damaged then my early pain would indicated and scar tissue and a calcium deposits in a facture so small it didn't even show up on my Xrays the first go around are restricting my movement in my right shoulder and causing me headaches on a near daily bases.

I agree, you may not need to HIRE a lawyer, but it would definitely be to your benifit to consult with one who will at very least give you some advice as to how to proceed.