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Pain !! too small a word for what it means , Car crash

  • 18-06-2014 5:08pm
    #1
    AmberAmber
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 191 ✭✭


    hi , I am just suffering fair bad today. I had a orthopedic surgical consult Monday and physio yesterday and I had to hide under the duvet all day today untill 6 pain killers finally kicked in by 3pm. I was awake since 6am just praying the pain go. I have alot of damage done to my neck and my back from a car collision last August so only started back on physio 3 weeks ago following neuro surgeon gave the go ahead. its been good I can see the difference physio does but its wearing me out and today i cant manage the pain.
    Is this as bad as every one suffers from spinal injuries and whiplash from car crashes , I never knew or expected . the word "pain" is too small a word for what I have felt all these months.
    Is there light at the end of the tunnel. Neuro surgeon said it take 2 years to see a difference I guess he is right.


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  • #2
    The_Conductor
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 32,286 Mod ✭✭✭✭The_Conductor


    It differs for everyone to be honest- it depends on the extent and nature of the damage. From the description you've given- it sounds as though your pain management may not be working properly- or perhaps may be tailored to a different point in the recovery process, than you are currently at.

    Physio hurts- the pain is excruciating- however, there is light at the end of the tunnel- a stage where you are able to function in a far better manner than currently, without living life in pain.

    Some of us are lucky- when I had a similar injury my nerve damage was such that I wasn't in pain- however even years later I have to be very careful because I can get hurt or injured- or as happened recently, scalded with boiling water- without realising how bad the injury is.

    You really need to discuss your current situation with your consultant- there are always other options with pain management- being incapacitated from the pain isn't a solution.

    I cried before each physio session- because I knew how much pain I was going to be in- and I knew it was what I had to do. I got out the other side. I can't run a marathon- but I can certainly chase a bus down the street if I have to- something I once thought I'd never be able to do ever again. So- yes, there is light- but you need to discuss your current position with your consultant- it is a hard slog, a long and painful slog- and you're not going to be the same as you were before the accident- mentally or physically, but you will reach a point where you can live and enjoy life.

    Until then- keep thinking happy memories- and don't focus on the day-to-day- try to look at where you're going to be longer term- when you're in pain, living day to day doesn't offer hope- you have to look at the bigger picture.


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