It’s been a week already since the crash!
We still have no police report, but we are both continuing to mend. The muscle relaxants are helping Camille, and the Vicodin is helping me! 😉
My mind still goes back to that last full second before the crash, and as time passes, it grows less powerful and less distinct. I find it very very interesting how our bodies and minds adapt to trauma.
My dentist tells me that I need to wait about three weeks to see what my body will decide to do about my teeth, and to allow all the swelling and bruising to fade away. There are no obvious breaks, so it is likely that they will both heal normally. If so, they will both need to be crowned. For the time being, it feels intermittently as if someone is shoving an ice pick up through my teeth, into my face under my left eye.
Vicodin works well, but it makes me really, really sleepy. In a few more days, everything should be fine, and I expect Tylenol to be adequate, gradually tapering off to nothing.
I have the bruises in the weirdest places. The one under my toe showed up the day after the crash, and I cannot, by any stretch of imagination, figure out how it happened.
At least it does not hurt.
Camille’s left side still hurts quite a bit, as does my chest and thoracic spine. Both of us dread coughing, sneezing or laughing. We are, however getting better every day!
Thanks again to everyone, for all of your love and good wishes!