OT: Crap, I was a passenger in a T-bone hit, on my side..
 

Well, I appear to be in some fairly serious trouble here.

It would appear that I got my head bounced pretty bad as passenger
three weeks ago.

The reason I was a passenger is because I had a cut on my cornea and
just came back from the doctor with a patch on and was in screaming
pain, even with a lot of pain pills in me so was in no condition to
drive. Likely I could have even broken my leg and not felt it at that
time.

We were turning right on a small residential road in front of my house
into a driveway and some fool in a Honda thought it would be cool to
show off for the Russian chicks with him and tried to pass us on the
right.

He hit hard enough to need a tow away.

Jerk T-boned us and I was the passenger....

I 'knew' my leg got hit, but had no idea the severity or lack of at the
time.

Knee and ankle are messed up.

Don't 'really' remember if my head got bounced or not. Vague memory of
moving fast that way maybe, but I think the knee got hit first, so my
attention was there.

The clinic I went to finally had my neck x-rayed last week, the leg was
the first priority and phoned yesterday to have me come in, so I
intended on going in today as they were open and the same doctor was on.

I didn't make it....

I was going for a shower and reached in with my left hand to check the
water and my complete upper back nerve set seized up on the left side
and half seized on the right side from the neck to the solar plexus.

I couldn't inhale using my chest. Still as I write this I can barely
use my chest to breath. I still don't know how or if I am going to
sleep tonight....

It took me a half hour to crawl to the phone and just as I got there it
rang. My wife who very seldom 'ever' calls home from work was on it,
she knows I don't usually answer, it's always for the kid on weekends
and holidays like today was.

We 'connect' sometimes, always have.... Pretty cool.

Rather than call 911, she came home from work which is real close and we
managed to get me into the Cherokee.

We went to Emergency at a local hospital.

They did a second set of neck x-rays in different positions after
phoning the clinic for the results of the first set and the complete
back and found a curve in one place in my neck that 'isn't' supposed to
be
there so I have to go back tomorrow for a CT scan on my neck. Could be
a fracture the xray doesn't see is what the doctor told me.

I am in a solid foam neck brace until further notice.

Because of the headache I have had since the accident and still having a
high light sensitivity in my eyes, they did a CT scan on my head.

They found internal damage with the CT scan... Damn!

They are setting up an appointment with a neurologist and sending me for
an MRI scan ASAP using the 'emergency' department priority. The Doc
said that would be the fastest. Hope so.

My scalp and outer skull are still physically 'very' sore to the touch
in the center right area three weeks later. About where the door post
of the car would have connected.

It wasn't a fun day today.... I spent 12 hours in Emergency having to
wear a mask because of SARS and in a neck brace, not being able to
breathe to start with, in freaking screaming pain bad enough I couldn't
inhale and they wouldn't allow pain pills. Got out at 1:00 AM or so...

Tomorrow is also going to be a long one.

Crap!

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Re: Crap, I was a passenger in a T-bone hit, on my side..
 

Only the very best wishes, Mike.

You're in our prayers, bro.

--
HAV-A-GOOD 1

Chuck

I didn't fight to the top of the food chain to be a vegetarian
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:3F029F42.E4808562@sympatico.ca...
> Well, I appear to be in some fairly serious trouble here.
>
> It would appear that I got my head bounced pretty bad as passenger
> three weeks ago.
>
> The reason I was a passenger is because I had a cut on my cornea and
> just came back from the doctor with a patch on and was in screaming
> pain, even with a lot of pain pills in me so was in no condition to
> drive. Likely I could have even broken my leg and not felt it at that
> time.
>
> We were turning right on a small residential road in front of my house
> into a driveway and some fool in a Honda thought it would be cool to
> show off for the Russian chicks with him and tried to pass us on the
> right.
>
> He hit hard enough to need a tow away.
>
> Jerk T-boned us and I was the passenger....
>
> I 'knew' my leg got hit, but had no idea the severity or lack of at the
> time.
>
> Knee and ankle are messed up.
>
> Don't 'really' remember if my head got bounced or not. Vague memory of
> moving fast that way maybe, but I think the knee got hit first, so my
> attention was there.
>
> The clinic I went to finally had my neck x-rayed last week, the leg was
> the first priority and phoned yesterday to have me come in, so I
> intended on going in today as they were open and the same doctor was on.
>
> I didn't make it....
>
> I was going for a shower and reached in with my left hand to check the
> water and my complete upper back nerve set seized up on the left side
> and half seized on the right side from the neck to the solar plexus.
>
> I couldn't inhale using my chest. Still as I write this I can barely
> use my chest to breath. I still don't know how or if I am going to
> sleep tonight....
>
> It took me a half hour to crawl to the phone and just as I got there it
> rang. My wife who very seldom 'ever' calls home from work was on it,
> she knows I don't usually answer, it's always for the kid on weekends
> and holidays like today was.
>
> We 'connect' sometimes, always have.... Pretty cool.
>
> Rather than call 911, she came home from work which is real close and we
> managed to get me into the Cherokee.
>
> We went to Emergency at a local hospital.
>
> They did a second set of neck x-rays in different positions after
> phoning the clinic for the results of the first set and the complete
> back and found a curve in one place in my neck that 'isn't' supposed to
> be
> there so I have to go back tomorrow for a CT scan on my neck. Could be
> a fracture the xray doesn't see is what the doctor told me.
>
> I am in a solid foam neck brace until further notice.
>
> Because of the headache I have had since the accident and still having a
> high light sensitivity in my eyes, they did a CT scan on my head.
>
> They found internal damage with the CT scan... Damn!
>
> They are setting up an appointment with a neurologist and sending me for
> an MRI scan ASAP using the 'emergency' department priority. The Doc
> said that would be the fastest. Hope so.
>
> My scalp and outer skull are still physically 'very' sore to the touch
> in the center right area three weeks later. About where the door post
> of the car would have connected.
>
> It wasn't a fun day today.... I spent 12 hours in Emergency having to
> wear a mask because of SARS and in a neck brace, not being able to
> breathe to start with, in freaking screaming pain bad enough I couldn't
> inhale and they wouldn't allow pain pills. Got out at 1:00 AM or so...
>
> Tomorrow is also going to be a long one.
>
> Crap!
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Re: Crap, I was a passenger in a T-bone hit, on my side..
 

Best wishes! Hope you feel better soon.

Mike from Indiana


"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:3F029F42.E4808562@sympatico.ca...
> Well, I appear to be in some fairly serious trouble here.
>
> It would appear that I got my head bounced pretty bad as passenger
> three weeks ago.
>
> The reason I was a passenger is because I had a cut on my cornea and
> just came back from the doctor with a patch on and was in screaming
> pain, even with a lot of pain pills in me so was in no condition to
> drive. Likely I could have even broken my leg and not felt it at that
> time.
>
> We were turning right on a small residential road in front of my house
> into a driveway and some fool in a Honda thought it would be cool to
> show off for the Russian chicks with him and tried to pass us on the
> right.
>
> He hit hard enough to need a tow away.
>
> Jerk T-boned us and I was the passenger....
>
> I 'knew' my leg got hit, but had no idea the severity or lack of at the
> time.
>
> Knee and ankle are messed up.
>
> Don't 'really' remember if my head got bounced or not. Vague memory of
> moving fast that way maybe, but I think the knee got hit first, so my
> attention was there.
>
> The clinic I went to finally had my neck x-rayed last week, the leg was
> the first priority and phoned yesterday to have me come in, so I
> intended on going in today as they were open and the same doctor was on.
>
> I didn't make it....
>
> I was going for a shower and reached in with my left hand to check the
> water and my complete upper back nerve set seized up on the left side
> and half seized on the right side from the neck to the solar plexus.
>
> I couldn't inhale using my chest. Still as I write this I can barely
> use my chest to breath. I still don't know how or if I am going to
> sleep tonight....
>
> It took me a half hour to crawl to the phone and just as I got there it
> rang. My wife who very seldom 'ever' calls home from work was on it,
> she knows I don't usually answer, it's always for the kid on weekends
> and holidays like today was.
>
> We 'connect' sometimes, always have.... Pretty cool.
>
> Rather than call 911, she came home from work which is real close and we
> managed to get me into the Cherokee.
>
> We went to Emergency at a local hospital.
>
> They did a second set of neck x-rays in different positions after
> phoning the clinic for the results of the first set and the complete
> back and found a curve in one place in my neck that 'isn't' supposed to
> be
> there so I have to go back tomorrow for a CT scan on my neck. Could be
> a fracture the xray doesn't see is what the doctor told me.
>
> I am in a solid foam neck brace until further notice.
>
> Because of the headache I have had since the accident and still having a
> high light sensitivity in my eyes, they did a CT scan on my head.
>
> They found internal damage with the CT scan... Damn!
>
> They are setting up an appointment with a neurologist and sending me for
> an MRI scan ASAP using the 'emergency' department priority. The Doc
> said that would be the fastest. Hope so.
>
> My scalp and outer skull are still physically 'very' sore to the touch
> in the center right area three weeks later. About where the door post
> of the car would have connected.
>
> It wasn't a fun day today.... I spent 12 hours in Emergency having to
> wear a mask because of SARS and in a neck brace, not being able to
> breathe to start with, in freaking screaming pain bad enough I couldn't
> inhale and they wouldn't allow pain pills. Got out at 1:00 AM or so...
>
> Tomorrow is also going to be a long one.
>
> Crap!
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Re: Crap, I was a passenger in a T-bone hit, on my side..
 

Whoa crap.
Hope nothing serious is discovered.
best wishes and a speedy recovery.

Snow...


"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:3F029F42.E4808562@sympatico.ca...
> Well, I appear to be in some fairly serious trouble here.
>
> It would appear that I got my head bounced pretty bad as passenger
> three weeks ago.
>
> The reason I was a passenger is because I had a cut on my cornea and
> just came back from the doctor with a patch on and was in screaming
> pain, even with a lot of pain pills in me so was in no condition to
> drive. Likely I could have even broken my leg and not felt it at that
> time.
>
> We were turning right on a small residential road in front of my house
> into a driveway and some fool in a Honda thought it would be cool to
> show off for the Russian chicks with him and tried to pass us on the
> right.
>
> He hit hard enough to need a tow away.
>
> Jerk T-boned us and I was the passenger....
>
> I 'knew' my leg got hit, but had no idea the severity or lack of at the
> time.
>
> Knee and ankle are messed up.
>
> Don't 'really' remember if my head got bounced or not. Vague memory of
> moving fast that way maybe, but I think the knee got hit first, so my
> attention was there.
>
> The clinic I went to finally had my neck x-rayed last week, the leg was
> the first priority and phoned yesterday to have me come in, so I
> intended on going in today as they were open and the same doctor was on.
>
> I didn't make it....
>
> I was going for a shower and reached in with my left hand to check the
> water and my complete upper back nerve set seized up on the left side
> and half seized on the right side from the neck to the solar plexus.
>
> I couldn't inhale using my chest. Still as I write this I can barely
> use my chest to breath. I still don't know how or if I am going to
> sleep tonight....
>
> It took me a half hour to crawl to the phone and just as I got there it
> rang. My wife who very seldom 'ever' calls home from work was on it,
> she knows I don't usually answer, it's always for the kid on weekends
> and holidays like today was.
>
> We 'connect' sometimes, always have.... Pretty cool.
>
> Rather than call 911, she came home from work which is real close and we
> managed to get me into the Cherokee.
>
> We went to Emergency at a local hospital.
>
> They did a second set of neck x-rays in different positions after
> phoning the clinic for the results of the first set and the complete
> back and found a curve in one place in my neck that 'isn't' supposed to
> be
> there so I have to go back tomorrow for a CT scan on my neck. Could be
> a fracture the xray doesn't see is what the doctor told me.
>
> I am in a solid foam neck brace until further notice.
>
> Because of the headache I have had since the accident and still having a
> high light sensitivity in my eyes, they did a CT scan on my head.
>
> They found internal damage with the CT scan... Damn!
>
> They are setting up an appointment with a neurologist and sending me for
> an MRI scan ASAP using the 'emergency' department priority. The Doc
> said that would be the fastest. Hope so.
>
> My scalp and outer skull are still physically 'very' sore to the touch
> in the center right area three weeks later. About where the door post
> of the car would have connected.
>
> It wasn't a fun day today.... I spent 12 hours in Emergency having to
> wear a mask because of SARS and in a neck brace, not being able to
> breathe to start with, in freaking screaming pain bad enough I couldn't
> inhale and they wouldn't allow pain pills. Got out at 1:00 AM or so...
>
> Tomorrow is also going to be a long one.
>
> Crap!
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Re: Crap, I was a passenger in a T-bone hit, on my side..
 

Mike Romain wrote:


<snippies>

> Don't 'really' remember if my head got bounced or not. Vague memory of
> moving fast that way maybe, but I think the knee got hit first, so my
> attention was there.

That's where emergency medicine is supposed to do it's job and check for
damage the patient doesn't realize might be there.


> I was going for a shower and reached in with my left hand to check the
> water and my complete upper back nerve set seized up on the left side
> and half seized on the right side from the neck to the solar plexus.

ouch! pinched nerve.


> Rather than call 911, she came home from work which is real close and we
> managed to get me into the Cherokee.

It's a bit late to say this but with any pinched nerve like that you should
never transport yourself. Anyway, glad to hear you made it safely.


> Because of the headache I have had since the accident and still having a
> high light sensitivity in my eyes, they did a CT scan on my head.
>
> They found internal damage with the CT scan... Damn!

Well, we all have that. :)

> They are setting up an appointment with a neurologist and sending me for
> an MRI scan ASAP using the 'emergency' department priority. The Doc
> said that would be the fastest. Hope so.

Likewise.

> Tomorrow is also going to be a long one.

Best wishes. You have my prayers.

--
DougW

Re: Crap, I was a passenger in a T-bone hit, on my side..
 

Wow Mike. I sincerely hope everything turns out alright. Take care of
yourself and get better, I don't think we could do without you here. I'm
sure everyone here is hoping for a fast recovery. Take care,
Kevin H.

"Aaron Graham" <aarons48willys@NOSPAM.mac.com> wrote in message
news:aarons48willys-A503A5.10242502072003@news2.localnet.com...
> Best wishes and get well soon. Makes me even more gratefult to you,
> since you crawled under your Jeep to take a picture for me last week!
>
>
> In article <qMBMa.366840$3n5.140607@news2.central.cox.net>, "DougW"
> <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote:
>
> > Mike Romain wrote:
> >
> >
> > <snippies>
> >
> > > Don't 'really' remember if my head got bounced or not. Vague memory
of
> > > moving fast that way maybe, but I think the knee got hit first, so my
> > > attention was there.
> >
> > That's where emergency medicine is supposed to do it's job and check for
> > damage the patient doesn't realize might be there.
> >
> >
> > > I was going for a shower and reached in with my left hand to check the
> > > water and my complete upper back nerve set seized up on the left side
> > > and half seized on the right side from the neck to the solar plexus.
> >
> > ouch! pinched nerve.
> >
> >
> > > Rather than call 911, she came home from work which is real close and
> > > we
> > > managed to get me into the Cherokee.
> >
> > It's a bit late to say this but with any pinched nerve like that you
> > should
> > never transport yourself. Anyway, glad to hear you made it safely.
> >
> >
> > > Because of the headache I have had since the accident and still having
> > > a
> > > high light sensitivity in my eyes, they did a CT scan on my head.
> > >
> > > They found internal damage with the CT scan... Damn!
> >
> > Well, we all have that. :)
> >
> > > They are setting up an appointment with a neurologist and sending me
> > > for
> > > an MRI scan ASAP using the 'emergency' department priority. The Doc
> > > said that would be the fastest. Hope so.
> >
> > Likewise.
> >
> > > Tomorrow is also going to be a long one.
> >
> > Best wishes. You have my prayers.
> --
> Aaron Graham
> http://homepage.mac.com/aarongraham
> 1948 Willys & 1979 CJ7
> o_o_o_o
> /| ,[_____],
> |¯¯¯L --O|||||||O-
> ()_)¯()_) ¯¯¯¯¯ )_)

Re: Crap, I was a passenger in a T-bone hit, on my side..
 

Best wishes, Mike. ...


Billy


"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:3F029F42.E4808562@sympatico.ca...
> Well, I appear to be in some fairly serious trouble here.
>
> It would appear that I got my head bounced pretty bad as passenger
> three weeks ago.
>
> The reason I was a passenger is because I had a cut on my cornea and
> just came back from the doctor with a patch on and was in screaming
> pain, even with a lot of pain pills in me so was in no condition to
> drive. Likely I could have even broken my leg and not felt it at that
> time.
>
> We were turning right on a small residential road in front of my house
> into a driveway and some fool in a Honda thought it would be cool to
> show off for the Russian chicks with him and tried to pass us on the
> right.
>
> He hit hard enough to need a tow away.
>
> Jerk T-boned us and I was the passenger....
>
> I 'knew' my leg got hit, but had no idea the severity or lack of at the
> time.
>
> Knee and ankle are messed up.
>
> Don't 'really' remember if my head got bounced or not. Vague memory of
> moving fast that way maybe, but I think the knee got hit first, so my
> attention was there.
>
> The clinic I went to finally had my neck x-rayed last week, the leg was
> the first priority and phoned yesterday to have me come in, so I
> intended on going in today as they were open and the same doctor was on.
>
> I didn't make it....
>
> I was going for a shower and reached in with my left hand to check the
> water and my complete upper back nerve set seized up on the left side
> and half seized on the right side from the neck to the solar plexus.
>
> I couldn't inhale using my chest. Still as I write this I can barely
> use my chest to breath. I still don't know how or if I am going to
> sleep tonight....
>
> It took me a half hour to crawl to the phone and just as I got there it
> rang. My wife who very seldom 'ever' calls home from work was on it,
> she knows I don't usually answer, it's always for the kid on weekends
> and holidays like today was.
>
> We 'connect' sometimes, always have.... Pretty cool.
>
> Rather than call 911, she came home from work which is real close and we
> managed to get me into the Cherokee.
>
> We went to Emergency at a local hospital.
>
> They did a second set of neck x-rays in different positions after
> phoning the clinic for the results of the first set and the complete
> back and found a curve in one place in my neck that 'isn't' supposed to
> be
> there so I have to go back tomorrow for a CT scan on my neck. Could be
> a fracture the xray doesn't see is what the doctor told me.
>
> I am in a solid foam neck brace until further notice.
>
> Because of the headache I have had since the accident and still having a
> high light sensitivity in my eyes, they did a CT scan on my head.
>
> They found internal damage with the CT scan... Damn!
>
> They are setting up an appointment with a neurologist and sending me for
> an MRI scan ASAP using the 'emergency' department priority. The Doc
> said that would be the fastest. Hope so.
>
> My scalp and outer skull are still physically 'very' sore to the touch
> in the center right area three weeks later. About where the door post
> of the car would have connected.
>
> It wasn't a fun day today.... I spent 12 hours in Emergency having to
> wear a mask because of SARS and in a neck brace, not being able to
> breathe to start with, in freaking screaming pain bad enough I couldn't
> inhale and they wouldn't allow pain pills. Got out at 1:00 AM or so...
>
> Tomorrow is also going to be a long one.
>
> Crap!
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Re: Crap, I was a passenger in a T-bone hit, on my side..
 

Jeez Mike! That sounds bad my friend. I am sure that I speak for all of us
when I pray you have a full and speedy recovery.

It sounds like you probaly have some pinched nerves that are causing your
chest to lock up like that. I recently suffered through a bout of something
called costochondritis, this is a virual inflamation of the cartlidge in the
ribs. Breathing was difficult and painful, and I ran temps of nearly 102 for
several days in a row, and every night for nearly a month. The reason I tell
you all of this is that I found that Fox News is the best thing on TV all
day long.




"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:3F029F42.E4808562@sympatico.ca...
> Well, I appear to be in some fairly serious trouble here.
>
> It would appear that I got my head bounced pretty bad as passenger
> three weeks ago.
>
> The reason I was a passenger is because I had a cut on my cornea and
> just came back from the doctor with a patch on and was in screaming
> pain, even with a lot of pain pills in me so was in no condition to
> drive. Likely I could have even broken my leg and not felt it at that
> time.
>
> We were turning right on a small residential road in front of my house
> into a driveway and some fool in a Honda thought it would be cool to
> show off for the Russian chicks with him and tried to pass us on the
> right.
>
> He hit hard enough to need a tow away.
>
> Jerk T-boned us and I was the passenger....
>
> I 'knew' my leg got hit, but had no idea the severity or lack of at the
> time.
>
> Knee and ankle are messed up.
>
> Don't 'really' remember if my head got bounced or not. Vague memory of
> moving fast that way maybe, but I think the knee got hit first, so my
> attention was there.
>
> The clinic I went to finally had my neck x-rayed last week, the leg was
> the first priority and phoned yesterday to have me come in, so I
> intended on going in today as they were open and the same doctor was on.
>
> I didn't make it....
>
> I was going for a shower and reached in with my left hand to check the
> water and my complete upper back nerve set seized up on the left side
> and half seized on the right side from the neck to the solar plexus.
>
> I couldn't inhale using my chest. Still as I write this I can barely
> use my chest to breath. I still don't know how or if I am going to
> sleep tonight....
>
> It took me a half hour to crawl to the phone and just as I got there it
> rang. My wife who very seldom 'ever' calls home from work was on it,
> she knows I don't usually answer, it's always for the kid on weekends
> and holidays like today was.
>
> We 'connect' sometimes, always have.... Pretty cool.
>
> Rather than call 911, she came home from work which is real close and we
> managed to get me into the Cherokee.
>
> We went to Emergency at a local hospital.
>
> They did a second set of neck x-rays in different positions after
> phoning the clinic for the results of the first set and the complete
> back and found a curve in one place in my neck that 'isn't' supposed to
> be
> there so I have to go back tomorrow for a CT scan on my neck. Could be
> a fracture the xray doesn't see is what the doctor told me.
>
> I am in a solid foam neck brace until further notice.
>
> Because of the headache I have had since the accident and still having a
> high light sensitivity in my eyes, they did a CT scan on my head.
>
> They found internal damage with the CT scan... Damn!
>
> They are setting up an appointment with a neurologist and sending me for
> an MRI scan ASAP using the 'emergency' department priority. The Doc
> said that would be the fastest. Hope so.
>
> My scalp and outer skull are still physically 'very' sore to the touch
> in the center right area three weeks later. About where the door post
> of the car would have connected.
>
> It wasn't a fun day today.... I spent 12 hours in Emergency having to
> wear a mask because of SARS and in a neck brace, not being able to
> breathe to start with, in freaking screaming pain bad enough I couldn't
> inhale and they wouldn't allow pain pills. Got out at 1:00 AM or so...
>
> Tomorrow is also going to be a long one.
>
> Crap!
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Re: OT: Crap, I was a passenger in a T-bone hit, on my side..
 

Mike-i hope you get well soon and i hope that jackass in the honda gets
what he deserves-rootin' for you in california!




Mike Romain wrote:
> Well, I appear to be in some fairly serious trouble here.
>
> It would appear that I got my head bounced pretty bad as passenger
> three weeks ago.
>
> The reason I was a passenger is because I had a cut on my cornea and
> just came back from the doctor with a patch on and was in screaming
> pain, even with a lot of pain pills in me so was in no condition to
> drive. Likely I could have even broken my leg and not
> felt it at that
> time.
>
> We were turning right on a small residential road in front
> of my house
> into a driveway and some fool in a Honda thought it would be cool to
> show off for the Russian chicks with him and tried to pass us on the
> right.
>
> He hit hard enough to need a tow away.
>
> Jerk T-boned us and I was the passenger....
>
> I 'knew' my leg got hit, but had no idea the severity or
> lack of at the
> time.
>
> Knee and ankle are messed up.
>
> Don't 'really' remember if my head got bounced or not.
> Vague memory of
> moving fast that way maybe, but I think the knee got hit first, so my
> attention was there.
>
> The clinic I went to finally had my neck x-rayed last
> week, the leg was
> the first priority and phoned yesterday to have me come in, so I
> intended on going in today as they were open and the same
> doctor was on.
>
> I didn't make it....
>
> I was going for a shower and reached in with my left hand
> to check the
> water and my complete upper back nerve set seized up on the left side
> and half seized on the right side from the neck to the
> solar plexus.
>
> I couldn't inhale using my chest. Still as I write this I can barely
> use my chest to breath. I still don't know how or if I am going to
> sleep tonight....
>
> It took me a half hour to crawl to the phone and just as I
> got there it
> rang. My wife who very seldom 'ever' calls home from work was on it,
> she knows I don't usually answer, it's always for the kid on weekends
> and holidays like today was.
>
> We 'connect' sometimes, always have.... Pretty cool.
>
> Rather than call 911, she came home from work which is
> real close and we
> managed to get me into the Cherokee.
>
> We went to Emergency at a local hospital.
>
> They did a second set of neck x-rays in different positions after
> phoning the clinic for the results of the first set and the complete
> back and found a curve in one place in my neck that
> 'isn't' supposed to
> be
> there so I have to go back tomorrow for a CT scan on my
> neck. Could be
> a fracture the xray doesn't see is what the doctor told me.
>
> I am in a solid foam neck brace until further notice.
>
> Because of the headache I have had since the accident and
> still having a
> high light sensitivity in my eyes, they did a CT scan on my head.
>
> They found internal damage with the CT scan... Damn!
>
> They are setting up an appointment with a neurologist and
> sending me for
> an MRI scan ASAP using the 'emergency' department priority. The Doc
> said that would be the fastest. Hope so.
>
> My scalp and outer skull are still physically 'very' sore
> to the touch
> in the center right area three weeks later. About where
> the door post
> of the car would have connected.
>
> It wasn't a fun day today.... I spent 12 hours in
> Emergency having to
> wear a mask because of SARS and in a neck brace, not being able to
> breathe to start with, in freaking screaming pain bad
> enough I couldn't
> inhale and they wouldn't allow pain pills. Got out at
> 1:00 AM or so...
>
> Tomorrow is also going to be a long one.
>
> Crap!
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

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Re: OT: Crap, I was a passenger in a T-bone hit, on my side..
 

Jeeze man! Take care of yourself. Hope all turns out well.

Next time you (or anyone) can't breath, call 911. They can care for you if
you get worse on the road and still get you to your destination without
ignoring your condition or stopping to care for you. Your wife would have to
stop on the side of the road to care for you (God forbid, to do CPR or
Rescue Breathing), or ignore your worsening condition to speed up & drive
like a maniac, ignoring traffic lights to hurry you to Emergency. You'd be
shocked to see traffic statistics near hospitals - guess why. It really
sucks when people get into accidents on the way to the hospital, and it
happens all the time. <endPreaching>

Cheers,
- Jeff G
EMT Trainer (ret.)

Mike Romain wrote:

> Well, I appear to be in some fairly serious trouble here.
>
> It would appear that I got my head bounced pretty bad as passenger
> three weeks ago.

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> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's