lots of healing energy for you

well take it easy. I'm glad everyone is ok.

Oh shit.

and deep.

healing energy and peaceful vibes for you, Neoma

Please, just breathe and keep us updated?

They will give you good pain killers. It will get better. I'm really sorry...

I literately screamed when I tried to even just dangle my leg.

Doesn't look like I'm going home.

Sorry this happened to you.

You will get better

Hope you get better soon!

Hope you feel better soon and no major damage.

and/or, if you start hurting after you've been at the ER, Do NOT be afraid to go back...

Please take care; please let us know you're OK.

I am so sorry to hear about your accident. What is most important now is making sure that you get the medical care you need. I hope the woman who hit you has good car insurance to pay your bills.

This can be fixed, and it will be fixed. It does take time to heal.

I'm glad you know your name too! That's important.

You WILL go home, I just don't know when.

Please take care and make sure they know if you don't feel better!

Please let it be just some bad bumps and bruises.

Warm vibes coming your way.

I'm so sorry that happened.

I hope they give you painkillers and let you sleep. That really sucks. Sending good vibes.

I feel for the driver but people gotta be prepared out there..

Monday sucks, I guess.

You are in my thoughts and prayers.

I wish you a speedy recovery. It sounds like all your injuries can heal up but I do hope they give you some good painkillers.

It may take a while, you know. and a butt-load of your plans will need to be rearranged,.. Is family on the way?

Post if you can, and update us.
Ann

Get well soon.

I'm sending you good vibes that the docs can releive your horrible pain.

Hang in there, young lady!

Be well.

Finger only bruised, hip doesn't show fractures on the X-rays, but it could be a hairline and I'm going through a CT scan soon. Still waiting for pain meds.... Pain is at a 9, still waiting for pain killers. I cannot dangle my leg without screaming, so I cannot walk. Used a bed pan for the first time... Semi-out of shock, still prone to crying randomly.

Roller-coaster!

Edit: husband has been here from the start.

I hope they give you something for the pain soon.

I'm so glad your husband has been there too...

Gentle

i find that pinning people down about what they are going to do and when they are going to do it tends to make things happen. ask what you are getting, when you are getting it, is there any reason they are waiting for it, and about that point it should become easier to treat you pain than answer your questions.
put your foot down.
((((((((:hug ))))))

They might keep you overnight, especially due to the pain...but it sounds much better.

You might need hip physical therapy, down the road.

Hugs.

Let them check you out thoroughly and make them give you pain meds! You need to be able to rest.

I would give you a hug except I don't want to hurt you ((((((((( Neoma)))))))))).

Sending lots of good vibes.

Get well fast!

I just gave Solly Mack a flower for her broken wrist.

Here's another for you, and best wishes for a speedy recovery!

I was on a cross-walk. Where it's the law to stop.

Best thing to do is to resign yourself to the time it's going to take to recover.

good stuff soon.
All good wishes for your healing.

for a speedy and uneventful recovery. please keep us posted.

correct diagnosis, and perfect recovery.

Try to rest...and I hope you get the pain meds you need ASAP.

It takes several days, at the least, to come out of the trauma to the nerves and muscles.
A muscle relaxant could aid in bringing that along.
Try to relax those muscles and nerves as much as you can.
So glad your hubby is with you.

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Hospitals seem to be really INTO pain management -- don't be afraid to ask them
to upgrade whatever they want to give you at first.
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Hang in there -- ERs can be scary. I hope your condition isn't serious and that you can go home soon after they've relieved your pain.
Keep us updated. Wishing you the best news.

I'm glad your hubby is there with you.when you're in so much pain, it's good to have someone there who can be your advocate. Remember to take the pain meds as directed to keep ahead of the pain. So many people don't like to do that, but my friend is an ER nurse. She told me its important for healing, and in the long run, you end up using less meds that way.

Hope you finally get some relief and rest.

Please keep us updated. I'm glad that there wasn't a fracture in your hip, and am hoping there isn't a hairline or any other internal damage. How scary! I'm glad your hubby is there.

Last October. The good news was that my biggest injury was a broken ankle. The bad news was that I live alone. On the 4th floor of an apartment building. With no elevator.

It sucks now and it will continue to suck for a while. But in time you'll be good as new.

Good luck!

Sending you love and healing energy.

You're gonna be alright.

You will be sore if that's it, for a few.

We are with you.

Tomorrow start making notes on a calendar or in a journal. Do this daily. Note pain level, disruption of routines- missed worked, medical appts., cancelled plans etc. Keep track of the take out meals you need to buy for your family, identify the extra duties that other family members do. List anything out of the ordinary that you are feeling or doing- even jot down when you get the blues. It will help you self-monitor your progress and provide information when you seek compensation. Take care of yourself- best wishes.

Document every thing. Also you will get LOTS of phone calls over the next many days, take some naps&let someone else answer the phone.

and wishes of comfort and healing.

Wishing you relief from the pain and great treatment.

hope to hell by the time you get this you've gotten some damn pain meds! So, did the driver look like $$$$Bill Gate$$$$$$?

Sending all the good vibes I have for healing, pain control & whatever else you need right now!

Gave me flowers, cried...

That is really important at a time like this -- like you said, you are in shock, and you need what my hubby and I call an "auxiliary memory" (i.e. another person) to hear and speak and remember for you.



Edit: NOW I read the whole thread. So glad your hubby is with you, and there's lots of good advice in this thread. Swift and gentle healing to you.

I hope you have friends or family to help & support you as you progress. You need physical and moral support, but you will get through this! Don't try to do it all alone.

Please keep us posted here. We care about you!

to see a chiropractor or message therapist... Sounds like you took a hard hit to your body and might respond to additional body therapy...

All paid by the driver's insurance, so I'm not worried money-wise. Chiropractors pop your back/neck mainly, that'd be a pretty bad idea since I'm already crunched.

healing deep tissue and muscle knots.. I hope you are feeling better soon... take care..

Feel Better. Sorry you're having to go through this.

Sorry you're going through this Neoma. Best wishes for full and speedy recovery.

I hope this morning brings an improvement in the pain.

I hope you are in less pain by now. I'll keep you in my thoughts.

CT scan showed I broke my sacrum and err, it started with an a...

Can't get a hold of husband on phone... I hope I don't need screws.

I am so sorry. Good lord, what a . . . well, no words can describe your situation. I can't imagine how you feel. I will keep you in my thoughts today. Please give us an update when you are able.

Have you been in the hospital all night without being able to reach your husband?

odd that... Doesn't matter. Hang in there, Neoma

Sacrum is one part that's broken.

Unsure that I'll go to surgery. Pain meds are working, but hurts no matter how much I'm on. I'm warm. Husband is now here.

rest easy.

We're all pulling for you!

That's the hip socket, but three bones come together to form it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetabulum

Best wishes to you through this ordeal. I'm glad your husband can be there with you, and that you're getting treatment and help. Hang in there.

your husband with you yet?

Yes, he's here. He had his phone on vibrate...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1018&pid=346257

Hope everything is okay.

any updates? Still sending healing vibes and thoughts.

I hope they've ruled out internal injuries other than your broken hip bones. You'll get better though which is the light at the end of the tunnel.

I'm sorry you got hurt so bad. It's good you have a loving husband with you at this time.

Good news. (I'll take it where I can get it.) The bones that are fractured are hairline fractures and that's why they didn't show on the X-rays. They're likely to heal I don't think I'll have any permanent chronic problems or pain. It's the Sacrum and Acetabular (dunno if it's margin, fossa or notch.)

I'm not having surgery! I'm still waiting for the specialist... The nurse warned me that they may make me walk and I told her that they'd have to put a piece if wood between my teeth. I'm not really joking on that part either.

So far it sounds like if you're going to be hit by a car, my route isn't horrible. No spinal cord or head injury and I wasn't run over by the tires. I can wiggle everything and push down and up with my feet. There was no blood on the outside of my body and no internal bleeding. I also have all my teeth and my eyeglasses and iPhone didn't break.

But I shouldn't have been hit by a car in the first place.

glad you don't have to have surgery

Just make sure they give you good pain medication.

Congratulations on the good(?) news. I'm so happy it's the best you could expect after being hit by a CAR. I also feel sorry for the driver that hit you. She must be so sorry and frightened. Chin up! Things will get better! Bless you!

I'm glad it wasn't worse but it still sounds very scary. I hope you heal quickly!

Yay! Feel better soon. 💗

I am so sorry.

Please get well soon.

Glad that it wasn't any worse than it was.

I hope you get the pain meds you need. Women often don't, due to misogyny in medicine.

Not great, but ok. Do try to rest. Your body will heal much faster.

Been there, done that. Be patient with your body - it needs time to heal. Expect to be sore for a while....

Kids in the car are a major cause of distraction....
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-petrie/distracted-driving-kids_b_782275.html

I am concerned and not good at prayers and sympathies that I feel would sound corny but I am so glad you are not trashed .We were worried --you have many friends here because you are you .

I have a friend who had some serious kidney stone problem and was put on Vicodin. She later confessed they made her feel really good and she had a very hard time giving them up. You sound like your problem is going to last a long time...so be careful.
Hope you have as speedy recovery as possible.

They can't keep the pain at zero.

just came into the Lounge to check and you and was glad to see this updated message.. Not near as bad as it could have been, thank goodness!

Hang in there and make your hubby pamper you for a while

Here's hoping you get well soon.

That my fractures haven't shifted, which would push me back into surgery.

You are going to have patience and so far it should very encouraging.

We are all pulling for ya here.

Going home, no surgery required.

Time to relax and just take good care of yourself for a while.

I can't get out of bed by myself...

I've had some hip operations that left me immobilized. The slightest move brought excruciating pain. When I could, I forced myself to get up and walk--and that did me a world of good. I always recovered in half the time the docs projected. It wasn't easy, but it helped my recovery immensely.

My advice, for what it's worth: When your docs say it's okay, get up and move as much as you can. Until then, stay put and heal. It will get better.

Take care of yourself, dear..

I had the day off, could have visited ya!!!

Glad you're home though. That will help. They sending the PT to your house? That part is gonna suck but its necessary.

Hope you have a speedy recovery.

I had an incident where I couldn't move, we thought it was a broken hip, but x-rays were negative. I couldn't get out of bed on my own either. I hope you are not incapacitated for too long.

I hope you recover quickly.

They found out through a CT-scan.

You could probably use a walker for getting around the house.

It's almost as good as having another person.

Take care!

It's paid for by insurance.

You'll be fine but I am so sorry this happened to you.

Oh my gosh, sweetie. Just relax as much as you can. Any family with you? Hug that lady. She regrets it so much.

Keep us posted. You are luckier than many. Really. Sending you lots of healing thoughts.