Hey folks,
I had a car accident yesterday afternoon. Rear-ended while stopped at a traffic light. Car is messed up, but more important, my neck is killing me. I went to the Dr. right away, who also happens to be on my swim team. She said no swimming today, and honestly, I don't feel like doing anything anyway.
Any experience with this or how long I should wait? There must be someone on here who's been through this!
Thanks for this. My pain started about 20 minutes after, which is apparently a sign of the severity of the trauma. Ugh.
Today, it feels MISERABLE and I have literally no appetite-very unusual for me.
I have a race next weekend-5 miles-and right now, that seems miserable. Can't decide what to do about that.
My car was really damaged, especially since it was a three-car accident. A woman in an SUV didn't stop, hit the car behind me, which was totaled, and that car hit me. I got the impact of both cars, jammed my arm, and the neck went all kafluey. Just glad my son wasn't in the car--that's really the most important thing for me. That and the fact that I didn't get pushed into the middle of the intersection.
Of course, i have to travel for work tomorrow and be away for 5 days. Lovely! The idea of the water supporting my head sounds really lovely right now because it feels miserable even to just hold my head up. I feel ridiculous but if I could wear one of those neck thingies right now, totally would.
Thanks for the empathy--and glad to hear that everything is feeling better for you now. Think I'll go home and ice...
Thanks for this. My pain started about 20 minutes after, which is apparently a sign of the severity of the trauma. Ugh.
Today, it feels MISERABLE and I have literally no appetite-very unusual for me.
I have a race next weekend-5 miles-and right now, that seems miserable. Can't decide what to do about that.
My car was really damaged, especially since it was a three-car accident. A woman in an SUV didn't stop, hit the car behind me, which was totaled, and that car hit me. I got the impact of both cars, jammed my arm, and the neck went all kafluey. Just glad my son wasn't in the car--that's really the most important thing for me. That and the fact that I didn't get pushed into the middle of the intersection.
Of course, i have to travel for work tomorrow and be away for 5 days. Lovely! The idea of the water supporting my head sounds really lovely right now because it feels miserable even to just hold my head up. I feel ridiculous but if I could wear one of those neck thingies right now, totally would.
Thanks for the empathy--and glad to hear that everything is feeling better for you now. Think I'll go home and ice...
