Thank you all for your responses and kind words. It's not often people that were in my situation hear them.

Mark, I will try icing it since I haven't iced it since the first 2 weeks after my injury. I was 20 when this happened and didn't know that they had to keep patients names confidential in those types of situations. But I do now and thank you for that

Peachysncream, I do suffer from PTSD from that experience. I did see a counselor for a few months and talked about it and relived it but maybe there is still something I'm not getting past or something I haven't let go. I know from time to time I will have nightmares and relive the experience waking up as scared as I was the day it happened. And I will stay in touch

Andromeda, I do the same thing you do with a car when someone is quietly walking and I didn't see them or if anything comes at my face fast so I can relate. I will consider going back for therapy at some point