> Has any one else had a car acident while having TM, please let me know of
the
> different changes right know I hurt and ache so bad I jus tcan't tell the
> difference between the two, other than I had no pain above my breast. I
can
> still feel where the seat belt restrained me, (sore) I also had a bump to
the
> head, but no cut.
Hi Beth,
Sorry to hear about your accident. I was involved in an automobile accident
on January 3, exactly one year and four days after my TM diagnosis. It was
raining, and I was trying to avoid hitting the truck in front of me that had
stopped suddenly. As I was swerving to avoid impact, the person in the car
behind slammed into me, pushing me into the left corner of the truck, then
into the oncoming traffic lane. Fortunately, there was NO oncoming traffic.
I was trying to explain to the paramedics that I have partial paralysis in my
leg due to a spinal cord virus, and they kept asking me about my
"pre-existing back problem". After the third time trying to explain that it
was not "back", but "spinal cord", they moved me onto a back board and
transported me to the hospital. After x-rays confirming no broken bones, I
was released.
The next day, I was EXTREMELY sore in my neck, shoulder and mid-back region.
As I am under the care of a physical therapy doctor, and I was scheduled to
go in that Monday anyway, (the accident was on Saturday) I had to have
another complete examination, and I am now being seen on TWO medical charts.
However, the doctor did tell the insurance company that any stress, such as
an automobile accident, could make my TM symptoms worse, so the insurance
company has been very accommodating. I have had no problems having them take
care of all of my medical bills.
Most of my TM pain and symptoms are centralized below the waist, so it is
easy to differentiate the pain from the accident, and from the TM. However,
since the accident, my doctor says that I carry my body weight differently
because of the neck and midback pain, which makes my legs not tolerate as
much pain as before.
I was told that the pain from the accident is from muscles being bruised, and
it takes a while for soft tissue to heal. So to answer your question, I CAN
differentiate between the two pains, as they are in different parts of my
body.
I also notice that the pain medication that was given me for the accident
DOES work on the injuries caused from the accident, while of course, they do
nothing for the pain from the TM.
Debbie
dcapen(AT)ivic.net