car crash

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Vicky RVN — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 13:47:35 GMT

Hope he's doing ok. I was very lucky after my RTA not to suffer from whiplash...was expecting a lot of pain!

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Anonymous — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:27:17 GMT

thank you for that. its very helpfull. the ins company have asked us if we will got o court if we need t. i hope we dont have to but have said of course we will. found out have got enough money to cover settlement on car loan but need to find money for new car now and really didnt want to get a new loan!!

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Carolyn Edwards — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:27:48 GMT

Check out the 'whiplash' entry on the nhs website, symptoms include tinnitus - http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Whiplash/Pages/Introduction.aspx

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Anonymous — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:07:25 GMT

car a right off. hope to get enough to pay off loan, then just got to start all over again with the loan situation. husband was off owrk again today and started having ringing in hs ears, that very odd. god knows if that conected. x

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Carolyn Edwards — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:06:21 GMT

Oh dear, you are due a change of luck! Hope everything has settled down and hubby is comfier.

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Anonymous — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:43:49 GMT

if he no better soon will send back. he does not like to moan about beingin pain. hope ins will get him in physio asap as they will claim the money back from other side.

he works in a 9-5 office job sitting behind a desk and sitting is what makes him worse. he insiting on going to work as we cant afford pay cut and he only been in job 3 months.

life can be cruel. we only been married 6 months 2 days and already lived apart, moved house and area, had family funeral, took pay cut, moved jobs, had sick animals and now car crash and a&e visits!! want a quite life!!

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Carolyn Edwards — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:58:59 GMT

If he's no better tomorrow you could try your GP. If it's muscle spasm they may be happier to prescribe a short course of diazepam - they will know your husband, rather than some random A&E doc who doesn't have access to your husband's history.

Unless he's in acute spasm then he should try to keep moving (nothing strenuous!) as this will help to reduce the risk of further spasms. When my neck is very bad I find it comfier to be propped up in bed rather than lieing down and you could employ some distraction techniques, such as a favourite CD or DVD (again, nothing too strenuous!!) as they are becoming quite popular during dental treatment, etc.

Hope he gets early referral for physio or similar soon.

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Anonymous — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 16:28:34 GMT

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a&e would not x ray as was hit from the side not the back.

they said his muscles were in spasam and would get worse before getting better. he not allowed more diazapam as they said it is addictive so 1 dose only. and gave him coccodamol. a mate suggested syndol as is for tention headaches which he is also now gwtting. ins comp been on phone today and sending list of osteopaths to send him to. x

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Tell the A&E to do one and get him x-ray'd! I have chronic headaches from being t-boned by a drunk driver when i was younger and serious neck and back problems from not being treated properly.

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Anonymous — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 15:42:04 GMT

a&e would not x ray as was hit from the side not the back.

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SmegSlayer — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 15:00:11 GMT

when i had my crash i went onto:

diazepam 5mg tid

ibuprofen 600mg tid

co-proxamol 350mg bid

and I had to wear a neck brace for 72 hours

Go see a doctor asap and have xrays. too delicate an area to leave to chance

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Anonymous — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 18:58:29 GMT

thank u all, he went to doc and they reffered to chiropractor but we waiting for ins company to tell us were to go as it going through ins claim. got worse today and his hand started to go numb i wanted to go to a&e he said no . called nhs direcxt who said to go to a&e. off we went only had to wait 1hr and doc said all muscle spasam. gave diazapam and cocodamol and said if no better in 1 week go back.

he never normally moans about being ill or in pain so he must be bad. still waiting to her about the car as well..

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Katie B — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 12:08:21 GMT

Get him to the doctor, I have had whiplash and it is painful but the docs can do something! Good luck and sorry to hear about your horrible week.

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Steph Phillips — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:00:28 GMT

I agree on the bath advice too.. I would think that a cold compress would be better post injury.. Cold slows down the blood flow, therefore helping reduce swelling.. it also acts as a pain relief! Hot water/compress will only encourage swelling. . Saything that.. I think hot compress/bath is good for when the swelling has gone down and you want to encourage blood flow to help repair muscles.

I hope your hubby makes a speedy recovery xx

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Nick Shackleton — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:12:25 GMT

A&E, ER, ED, UCC........ take your pic, but medical advice should be sought!

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Anonymous — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:06:32 GMT

not to mention the position you have to be in a bath is unnatural and could pose more injury entering or exiting the bath.

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Anonymous — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:04:39 GMT

hot bath is the worst thing you can do after trauma to the muscles or bones. showers are ok but ideally being treated and finding out what is wrong. as nice as a bath feels it's not good for you after trauma or treatment. most chiropractors and body therapists will tell you not to have hot baths after treatment. cool compresses are recommended or topical treatments. heat pads are only suggested for tense over worked muscles but not torn or traumatised. ice is the way to go for the first 48 hours after injury. The reason you should use ice instead of heat is that heat increases blood flow which can then increase inflammation and pain leading to a slower recovery. So, although a hot shower or warm bath may feel soothing, you may actually doing yourself more harm than good with heat.

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Sal the 1st — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:00:03 GMT

agree with the hot bath - any swelling in the area and a hot bath increases the blood flow = increased swelling.

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Phrin Vernon RVN — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:50:36 GMT

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A long hot bath?

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NO! that's the worst thing you can do! Get him to a doctor as soon as possible whiplash is not a joke!

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I wasn't joking! I have suffered from whiplash (undiagnosed due to being 15 and doing what boyfriends dad, who was driving, said at the time - ie keep quiet!)

And why is a hot bath wrong?

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Oh, and I agree with going to the Doc!

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Phrin Vernon RVN — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:49:00 GMT

[quote user="StephB"]

[quote user="Phrin SVN"]

A long hot bath?

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NO! that's the worst thing you can do! Get him to a doctor as soon as possible whiplash is not a joke!

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I wasn't joking! I have suffered from whiplash (undiagnosed due to being 15 and doing what boyfriends dad, who was driving, said at the time - ie keep quiet!)

And why is a hot bath wrong?

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Anonymous — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:44:55 GMT

[quote user="Phrin SVN"]

A long hot bath?

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NO! that's the worst thing you can do! Get him to a doctor as soon as possible whiplash is not a joke!

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lskm 23 — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:42:17 GMT

Hi,

hope your hubby feels better soon. When I hurt my back I got my boyfriend to rub in olbas oil. It helped more than the prescription painkillers I got from the doctor.

hope the cars ok too, so you can use the petrol!

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Phrin Vernon RVN — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:20:48 GMT

OMG your poor hubby!

Erm, heat pads, and topical ibuprofen - possibly deep heat? A long hot bath?

Hope he is OK!