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Posted 6/21/2015 12:50 AM (GMT 0)
Yesterday my mom and I were in a car accident. A man pulled out in front of us and really messed up my moms van. Guy admited was his fault. He just received cancer dx yesterday so was understandably distracted. I'm just a little bruised as is mom. I really thought fibro would go into overdrive but I feel better today than I have in a while. Could be the muscle relaxer last night. Thankfully we all walked away from it. Has anyone else had similar trauma since fibro dx? Just wondering when to expect my nerves to have vengenge on me.
Posted 6/21/2015 2:03 AM (GMT 0)
I'm so sorry you had that happen to you. It is a frightening experience. But you might be just fine.

My car was totaled in an accident a few years ago. My wheel well was slammed into and the force broke my axle and I was thrown sideways. The seatbelt and shoulder belt held me in the seat but my body was violently shoved sideways.

My water in the cup holder went flying, too. But yet I was just a little stiff and sore...just like anyone...Fibro or not...would feel and within a few days it was like I hadn't been in an accident.

I'm glad to hear that you feel better and, yes, the muscle relaxer probably helped you. They help me a lot but I didn't have them when I had my accident. I had to rely on over the counter pain medication but yet was fine. I hope you are too.

Sherrine
Posted 6/21/2015 5:47 AM (GMT 0)
I am sorry for you all. Whiplash pain varies. It generally would have started by now, headaches, vision, etc. It sounds like you all are ok. I was rearended more than a year and a half ago but am not so lucky. I am still struggling w several issues that play hand in hand w my fibro, the perfect storm of misery that has me scrambling to find balance every day.
Don't worry, it sounds like your 24 HR window is gone :). It's great to hear that your ok.
Please keep us up to date if issues arise.
Blessings
Posted 6/22/2015 1:17 AM (GMT 0)
My Husband and I had a car accident last summer. A person in opposing traffic decided not to wait in the left turn lane and pulled out in our path to cut across to a side street. The driver made no attempt to stop, actually sped up. My Husband tried to stop but the car ran into ours and spun around and was coming toward my door. It finally stopped. The cars were locked together but thankfully my side was not severely pushed in. I lose consciousness when frightening things happen. I recall the car pulling into our lane but I have no recollection of it when it was right in front of us. I became alert again when the impact happened. I began to get chest pains at the scene. We had to cab back home from quite a distance. I then went to our ER. I had bad seat belt injuries but my heart was OK. They healed in about 3 weeks. I used some calendula cream to help heal the bruises.

For whatever reason my body just shuts down for a span. I have had 2 other bad accidents. This accident pretty much flushed the small benefits I had with Physiotherapy for many years, trying to get better from previous accidents.

I am not OK yet but am trying. I am going to a pool program again, in a therapeutic pool. I keep walking. I sure hope that you continue to have few side effects from the accident and it is nice to read that you all walked away.

Loring

Osteoarthritis in Multiple Joints, Fibromyalgia, CRPS, Neuralgia, Chronic Daily Headaches, I.B, Hard of Hearing...
Posted 6/22/2015 1:48 PM (GMT 0)
I have had two issues in the past decade. One was when I was navigating a country road covered with snow. I was thinking about the drive from rural VA to MD I had to do. I slid into a ditch from miscalculating where the edge of the road was. My body tensed and although I was not hurt (and neither was my car,) I decided not to make the trip that weekend. Extra tension and then the resultant pain.

I had a fender-bender about 6 weeks ago. Stupid,all my fault, trying to make a left turn with traffic coming. My brain had, again,moved on to what I had to do. Again, body tightened and lots of pain after.

Again--only cosmetic injuries to car,and none to me from the accident itself.
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