[stevem53]

For a moment there I thought my troubes with pd were over

I was on a two lane one way highway, going around a winding curve, and the young girl on the right of me decides to take a right to the rotary, and slammed into my right rear quarter..almost rolls me over, spun me around on a 45 degree angle, heading towards the sidewalk on the right hand side of the street, over the curb, on the sidewalk, through a wooden fence, and came to rest on top of a two foot cement wall..The truck is totaled

Very humbling, I found out how vulnerable we are with pd...I was really taken aback by it..It was a real eye opener

The rescue wagon came and they put a neck brace around my neck...ugh!!!!!..Then they straped me down, and put me in the wagon..I less that 10 minutes, I was so uncomfortabe, strapped down, with that God awful neck brace on..I was so uncomfortble I thought I was going to lose my mind..So I ask the EMT if I could sit up, and after some complaining, and pleading with him he let me sit up..Then he gave me that "I could lose my license for allowing you to sit up" speech.......I understood his situation, but being strapped down with an uncomfortable collar around my neck was making me insane

The hospital triage was loaded with beligerant drunks who wouldnt shut up..I knew I would be there all night, so I told them I wanted to leave, so they signed me out, so when I got home, my girlfriend took me to another hospital in Fall River Ma, where I was in and out in an hour..I should have known better than to go to Rhode Island Hospital, the place is a zoo..They checked my blood pressure, at the scene, and it was 190/80..I think I was shook up a bit

I wonder if that girl was on her cell phone yakking away, cuz where and how the crash happened, it should have never happened..It caught me completely by surprise

It made me think about how vulnerable we are with pd..How much anxiety it can cause, and how much crap Im going to go through to make it right again..I realized that if I got hurt real bad. Id be strapped down, uncomforable as all hell, in pain, and fear..and in the hands of who knows who

I have a long day ahead of me tomorrow, that I am not looking foward to

[Evonne]

Steve,

Sorry to hear about your accident. However, I am glad that you came out of it okay. Keep us posted on how you are doing. I'm sure you will be a little more sore than usual tomorrow. Hang in there.

Evonne

[lindylanka]

Hope things have settled down by now steve, and that the shook up feeling has subsided, hope there are no bumps and bruises coming out. count the blessings of having survived, i know its a shame about your vehicle, but the most important thing is you......

take care
lindy

[Soania]

Goodness Steve, what a scary experience for anyone to go through, PD or not!! Life can change in a split second just because of someone's reckless behavior. Glad to hear you escaped without major injury and wish you a speedy recovery.

[Ronhutton]

That was real bad luck Steve, I hope you improve soon, and it just becomes a bad memory. You have the added problem of having your vehicle totalled. I don't suppose you had any witnesses to prove it was not your fault. I hope you are not hurt in any way. Take it easy for a while.

I ended up in hospital last week after a bad fall, but if the nurse who interpreted the x-rays is correct, I have not broken any bones.
Best wishes
Ron

[paula_w]

My first thought was did you have meds with you? Going off would make it unbearable trauma and panic. I'm relieved that physically you sound ok but the mental trauma will be a battle as you deal with all the people at their different levels of sensitivity. Hope you mend quickly; and find strength that you didn't know you have.

[olsen]

Steve, am so sorry to hear of your accident. I hope all mends soon. Was relieved to learn you were not at fault; would have only added to the awfulness of the episode. and Ron, hope you have mended, also. madelyn

[lurkingforacure]

Thank heavens you are all right, who cares about the car, it's a car. Wishing you strength and lots of R&R in the days ahead Take care of yourself.

PS...in case there is an issue with fault, you could ask to see the girl's cell phone bill to see if she was texting/talking when the accident occurred. I know of three accidents in my area just since school started back up that involved cell phones, and of course we've all read the news report about the famous plastic surgeon who went carreening over the cliff while on his cell. So scary.

[libra]

Stevem, that sounds horrible. I am so glad tho that you suffered no physical injuries. Accidents happen in a split second and can change your life and health forever...

[stevem53]

Originally Posted by paula_w

My first thought was did you have meds with you? Going off would make it unbearable trauma and panic. I'm relieved that physically you sound ok but the mental trauma will be a battle as you deal with all the people at their different levels of sensitivity. Hope you mend quickly; and find strength that you didn't know you have.

I went off in the process of waiting for the rescue wagon, and unfortunately I didnt have any meds on me

That was why I was so uncomfortable with that neck brace on, and being strapped down..It really scared me to think of the multitude of circumstances we could get caught in, that we take for granted, untill it actually happens