OT: Crap, I was a passenger in a T-bone hit, on my side..
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Re: Crap, I was a passenger in a T-bone hit, on my side..
Take care, Mike. Hopefully, it's nothing serious (easy for any one else to
say) and time will take care of your injuries.
Larry
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> Well, I appear to be in some fairly serious trouble here.
say) and time will take care of your injuries.
Larry
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> Well, I appear to be in some fairly serious trouble here.
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Re: OT: Crap, I was a passenger in a T-bone hit, on my side..
Hope ya get to gettin better. I'll say a little prayer for you tonite...
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Re: OT: Crap, I was a passenger in a T-bone hit, on my side..
So, so, sorry.
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Re: OT: Crap, I was a passenger in a T-bone hit, on my side..
Best of luck on your exams, Mike. I watched Dad suffer through a
pinched nerve after a wreck and feel for you - his whole side would go
numb if he lifted one arm just right. The good news is that it slowly
improved until he no longer suffered any after effects but it sounds
like your bush runs are on hold for a while.
You'll be in our prayers.
On Wed, 2 Jul 2003 09:00:50 UTC Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
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
--
Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
pinched nerve after a wreck and feel for you - his whole side would go
numb if he lifted one arm just right. The good news is that it slowly
improved until he no longer suffered any after effects but it sounds
like your bush runs are on hold for a while.
You'll be in our prayers.
On Wed, 2 Jul 2003 09:00:50 UTC Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
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
--
Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
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Thanks, and I agree on the 911 thing, but there are special
circumstances happening here in Toronto Canada.
We have many hospitals closed to the public because of the SARS virus,
but they are still open to emergency vehicles. 911 takes you to the
closest hospital and they are all closed close to me. That means an
instant 10 day quarantine if you get taken there and denial of access to
any doctors office or clinic after that for who knows how long.
There is a hospital close that is just outside the city limits only 10
minutes away and it hasn't been hit with SARS.
But as you say... We were pretty sure it was a pinched nerve. Didn't
know about the brain damage also going on so it could have potentially
turned nasty fast.
Mike
Jeff Gross wrote:
>
> 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.
>
> <<<snip>>>
>
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
circumstances happening here in Toronto Canada.
We have many hospitals closed to the public because of the SARS virus,
but they are still open to emergency vehicles. 911 takes you to the
closest hospital and they are all closed close to me. That means an
instant 10 day quarantine if you get taken there and denial of access to
any doctors office or clinic after that for who knows how long.
There is a hospital close that is just outside the city limits only 10
minutes away and it hasn't been hit with SARS.
But as you say... We were pretty sure it was a pinched nerve. Didn't
know about the brain damage also going on so it could have potentially
turned nasty fast.
Mike
Jeff Gross wrote:
>
> 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.
>
> <<<snip>>>
>
> > 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.. Thanksall!
Mike Romain wrote:
> Thank you all for the best wishes.
>
> Man, it is going to be one long boring summer.....
>
> Off roading with a compressed vertebra in my neck is kinda out... :-(
>
> And it isn't going to be fun for a month or more until I find out what
> the internal damage is for sure. The MRI is going to take weeks to set
> up it would seem.
>
My guess would be a bit of internal swelling from smacking your
head a good one.
I would hope they were cited for passing on the right and you
have a good lawyer. Perhaps Nathan might know if any of the
DC ones that screwed him out of hardcore jeep take personal
liability cases....
> Thank you all for the best wishes.
>
> Man, it is going to be one long boring summer.....
>
> Off roading with a compressed vertebra in my neck is kinda out... :-(
>
> And it isn't going to be fun for a month or more until I find out what
> the internal damage is for sure. The MRI is going to take weeks to set
> up it would seem.
>
My guess would be a bit of internal swelling from smacking your
head a good one.
I would hope they were cited for passing on the right and you
have a good lawyer. Perhaps Nathan might know if any of the
DC ones that screwed him out of hardcore jeep take personal
liability cases....
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Re: OT: Crap, I was a passenger in a T-bone hit, on my side.. Thanks all!
Mike Romain wrote:
> Thank you all for the best wishes.
>
> Man, it is going to be one long boring summer.....
>
> Off roading with a compressed vertebra in my neck is kinda out... :-(
Ask the doc. It's not going to be a summer of rock crawling but there
are still real nice trails.
> And it isn't going to be fun for a month or more until I find out what
> the internal damage is for sure. The MRI is going to take weeks to set
> up it would seem.
Get on them. It's an urgent matter.
--
DougW
> Thank you all for the best wishes.
>
> Man, it is going to be one long boring summer.....
>
> Off roading with a compressed vertebra in my neck is kinda out... :-(
Ask the doc. It's not going to be a summer of rock crawling but there
are still real nice trails.
> And it isn't going to be fun for a month or more until I find out what
> the internal damage is for sure. The MRI is going to take weeks to set
> up it would seem.
Get on them. It's an urgent matter.
--
DougW
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Re: Crap, I was a passenger in a T-bone hit, on my side..
Mike:
That's a HORRIBLE story! I hope you feel better quickly.
Tom
"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
That's a HORRIBLE story! I hope you feel better quickly.
Tom
"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