But I think your car has had it.

You need to document this stuff and start a paper trail in case something jumps up and bites you later.

Tomorrow you'll be hurting in places you didn't know you had.

I'm sorry this happened. I hope it wasn't some punk joy riding in a stolen car.

This guy had a seizure in his truck and hit 8 cars in the intersection. I was stopped at the light and this happened to me. After hitting me he car went all the way down another street hit three more cars did a donut and needed up in the restaurant. His foot has the accelerator depressed all the way, very scary.

Once you have one, you can't stop it. After it's over, your body is so wrecked, you fall asleep.

At least, that's how it is with me.

OK for you, hope others are OK too.

Do what Warpy says. Get yourself THOROUGHLY checked out, start leaving an insurance trail, don't prematurely tell anyone you're OK, don't settle any quickie insurance offers, etc.

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and I hope all the insurance works out and you are 'made whole' in all ways.

Go have a doctor check you out

I've been in a couple bad wrecks. Take it easy on yourself.

Glad you're ok.

here's my advice for all it's worth. see the doctor, get some stiff pain medicine, muscle relaxers, and ibuprofen (never take one on an empty stomach though).
Then, lay down for as many days as you can and let your body heal.
Depending on the pain meds you may want to consider stool softeners and laxatives while you're at the drugstore just in case.

I take it the crash was caused by ice? Did everyone walk away?

I was only one of 8, the only thing that stopped him was the restaurant! His foot had the accelerator depressed all the way. He was unconscious behind the wheel. This all happened at an intersection with stopped traffic. It was horrible. He kept bouncing off of cars and then his car car would go into awful spins and smoke from his tires...OMG...his engine was roaring so loud, tires smoking...it was like a movie.

bad habit of mine...still i'm glad it wasn't any worse. i imagine he'll have a hard time keeping his drivers license after this.

... of the incident.

My adult son had some loss-of-consciousness seizures at home two days in a row and the upshot was he was forbidden to drive for 6 months until he had a neurologist's letter stating he was using medication and had been seizure-free for that long.

i'm not trying to say he should be allowed back behind the wheel after this. the next time everyone might not be so lucky.

For one thing, if you have proper insurance, your initial care will be covered up to whatever your limits are. Some years ago I was in a minor crash, thought maybe I had whiplash, and went to the ER. I never did figure out why I never got a bill until a decade after that I was working for an attorney who handled personal injury stuff.

Very glad you are mostly okay.

You could be hurt. I friend of mine was in a similar accident and she decided to decline medical treatment. She was bleeding internally and did not know it. She died. She was 28.

Go now. Take a book. Your kindle. Whatever. Go. to. the. hospital.

And forgive me my eff bombs.

I hope you are feeling better soon.

that you came through a very bad situation.
I'm glad it was not worse for you, traumatic as it was.
You will likely be stiff and sore for days.
Please get and take advantage of any and all means to get yourself back to where you were before this happened.
Best wishes.

Awful when something so random happens and you are completely helpless. I do hope you are getting thoroughly checked out at the hospital. Ouch! A gentle hug to you and a wish that your injuries are minimal and heal quickly.

Concussions and internal injuries don't always show up right away.

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Get X-rays, EKG (seat belt injuries—you have one, trust me–can damage heart), blood work, sometimes a CT or MRI.

If you use a chiropractor, see him or her.

If you are taking pain meds, take a stool softener.

Don't be in a hurry to settle anything with his insurance company. Don't do a final sign off until you have to. You have two years. Generally, if you have latent injuries, they will show up by that time.

But thankfully you are alive. Have a speedy and full recovery, DU good vibes headed your way.

It's kind of cool to hear about real-time events instead of politics. You sound like you may have found it to be...eh, an interesting experience, too?
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FYI, my insurance company has told me that if this is his first seizure his insurance doesn't have to pay out??? Some weird clause I presume. They want to meet with me next week to explain. So I assume all eight cars he wrecked and the restaurant he hit will have to file with there own insurance companies? In some small horrible way I hope it wasn't his first.

If pre-existing conditions aren't covered, then if this was the first sign that something was wrong with the driver, it seems like a payout should be a given.

Otherwise, anyone who died of a heart attack could be said to have 'begun' their death by not being in perfect health.
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I will find out more on Monday. Funny thing is she actually said the same thing about having a heart attack. She said something like...medical emergencies are just that and if it's not a pre existing condition it doesn't have to be paid out under his insurance.

how awful.

You need to get yourself to the ER stat. That could easily be a pulmonary embolism.

Nothing to mess around with.

It happens in less than a heartbeat. YIKES! Thank goodness you're alive!!!

glad your at least able to post about it

Here's to feeling better

Healing thoughts to you, madamvld!

But awash in gratitude that you will be OK.

I hope the hospital screened you for concussion!

thank goodness it is over!