Formal Pain

Pain is an unpleasant sensation occurring in varying degrees of severity as a consequence of injury, disease, or emotional disorder." It was very unfortunate that I was involved in an accident on the 15th of August, 2005, and had to undergo an experience that continues to corroborate the aforementioned saying. The sensation of pain also affected my emotional behavior, mental health and thought procedures in a variety of ways, taking a huge toll on my precious time.

It was my first accident with me being at the wheel. At the moment when the accident took place, I didn’t realize the extent of the injury until the shock wave had passed. The presence and aid of the paramedics at the site of the accident was helpful momentarily. The ice-pack helped subdue the effects of the concussion on the orbit of my left eye. I shudder to think about the possibility of a loss of vision if the impact would have caused to hit my eye on the steering wheel. Nevertheless, it only seemed advisable to have myself checked for any extremely possible internal injuries.

Concerns about vehicular damage involved has been attended to, but I had to drive a rental vehicle for a whole month, and pay for full coverage from my pocket; an expense that I wouldn’t have incurred had the accident not happened. The matter still needs to be talked about as of the moment. I decided to lay that particular matter aside and concentrate on gaining my lost health.

The week immediately after the accident was one of the most traumatic experiences ever. Being an extremely health conscious person, it felt horrible to expose myself to an enormous amount of X-rays involved in CT Scanning. The long wait at the hospital and the ensuing endless procedures were not helping me relieve my built-up stress. The time involved caused timeline shifts in all the projects that I was professionally involved in. My organization had to incur a heavy loss of money as project deadlines were not met on time. It is a wonder how just 2 seconds involved during the car accident caused an upheaval as far as other aspects of my life were concerned.

Sleeping patterns were affected as a result of all the stress involved, and the lingering pain around the concussion. The accident also caused injury to my back. I have been diagnosed with ‘whiplash’ by my chiropractor, and have been undergoing chiropractic therapy for quite sometime in an effort to get my back to normalcy. The time spent has taken its toll on my professional and personal life.

Many aspects of my normal daily life were affected on account of this untoward incident. I was not able to attend regular workout sessions for at least 10 days after the car accident, thereby affecting my physical strength. After regular therapeutic sessions at the chiropractic clinic, and under professional advice, I have been able to slowly resume normal workout activities thankfully.

Sleep is still a problem however, but I am hoping with time, I shall be able to sleep well. My neck feels better now; the headaches have reduced a lot, the occurrences of blurred vision have diminished, and I feel that I am getting to being how I was before the accident.

I only hope that I haven’t overlooked anything as far as my health is concerned.