A New Pair of Pants

My worst fear happened.  I was leaving the GI Dr and taking my hubby a Starbucks. I was stopped at an intersection when I was rear ended and then hit the truck in front of me.  The impact was slight, but unfortunately being sandwiched between two cars was what caused the most damage. I was actually on the phone with my hubby at the time of the accident (bluetooth of course), he heard the collision) he immediately left his work and came to the scene. He arrived before EMS.  I instantly felt pain in my neck, spine, and legs.  The car that hit me stuck around, the truck I hit left the scene.  I had no idea what my car looked like from the damage and did not want to know.  The only thing going through my mind at the time is wondering if the hardware from the surgery I had several months prior was ok.  Normal healing time for a fusion is one year.  It had not been a year and I was mainly concerned about my spine and the history of my spinal cord injury...

Here is a post of one of my Pet Peeves, something I prefer others do not do to me or anyone with a Chronic Illness for that matter.  It is not only rude, but completely indicative of "you do not understand one bit of what I go through" or you would not do it.   I have friends that say "I will call/visit you on such and such day"  I arrange my schedule, look forward too, shower (with all the energy I have),  and get ready for their call/visit.  I wait, I wait a little longer, I fight back the urge to nap, my body gets very tired, but I tell myself I have to stay awake because "so and so" is visiting today.  I throw off my routine/schedule for someone that never calls or shows up.  Never has the decency to even text to say they aren't coming.  Do not do this to me (or anyone that is chronically ill).  It is beyond rude, it throws off my routine.  I could have napped, and not fought my body on the horrible fatigue I felt waiting for yo...