text: how long do you have to see a doctor after an auto accident in texas?   it doesn't work that way.  you see a doctor when you're sick or injured.  you go whenever you feel bad enough to need a doctor.  now, as a matter of proof, it makes sense that the longer after an auto accident you go, the harder it is to prove your injury was caused by the accident.  but:  1)  if you're hurt, go to a doctor and don't worry about any of that.  let the lawyers and insurance agents deal with it.  2)  there are whole books of injuries that take time to appear.  a bruise that slowly gets bigger until it's pressing on your spinal cord, for instance.  or a blood disease you got from an infection at the scene of the accident.    so get treated, tell your lawyer as soon as you get treated and drive safe.