3 years post-crash and I just got cleared by my last doctor. Had to tell someone.
I don't really have anywhere else to put this where people would actually get it, so here I am.
Three years ago a delivery truck ran a red light and hit the car I was riding in. I was in the back seat. Ended up with a fractured collarbone, a serious concussion, and soft tissue damage all the way down my left side that took forever to stop being a daily problem. For about a year I couldn't sleep on my left side, couldn't lift anything heavier than a grocery bag, and had headaches that made me feel like I was losing my mind.
I just got out of what my doctor called my "final baseline appointment." She basically said I've plateaued in the best possible way — the plateau where you're just... normal again. She used the word "discharged" and I had to sit in my car for ten minutes before I could drive.
The mental stuff took longer than the physical, honestly. I still tense up when I hear tires screech anywhere near me. But even that has gotten so much quieter than it used to be.
I know a lot of people on here are in the thick of it — the insurance calls, the PT appointments, the "are you sure it still hurts" looks from people who weren't there. I just wanted to pop in and say: it genuinely does get better. Not always 100%, not always in a straight line, but better.
Thank you to everyone on this forum who answered my panicked questions back when I first joined. You have no idea.
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