<p>Was riding with friend back from church choir practice and there was apparently a dissagreement between two cars at a stop light, car son was in was broadsided went into the air flipped 3 times and landed upside down. Son and freind were able to get out of the car. (Thank you God for seat belts) got cut up getting out. Police and paramedics came. We were able to speak to the paramedics, they seemed to think the boys would be ok. My son went and got something to eat, continued to feel bad. Went to a fraternity function, the brothers took one look at him and took him to the hospital. (thank you fraternity brothers). Cuts, bad bruses, some hematoma’s. he’ll be really sore for a couple of weeks. Dr. told him to cancel his classes for tomorrow and take it easy. WOW…now this is hard being so far away.</p>
<p>srw
I’m so sorry this happened. I can imagine you wish you could be there with S. Fortnately, no bad injuries. I don’t think your S is aware how bad he will feel after having his body shook like that. I hope they checked him for concussion.</p>
<p>Rusty, </p>
<p>Sorry to hear about the accident. That is absolutely my biggest fear (combined with being so far away and not being able to get to them quickly). Keeping B. and his friend in my prayers. </p>
<p>Carole</p>
<p>He will hurt worse today. Muscles will tighten, more bruises become apparent, neck may be very sore. Lots of soft tissue injury will become more apparent. Usually nothing serious. Just so you can expect a call with these symptoms. If he was belted in, a concussion not likely. </p>
<p>A mom’s worst fear. More prayers here.</p>
<p>So frightening, and it’s difficult to be so far away. I’m sorry you had to go through this. Thank the car designers, for the good structure that keeps them safe these days. And those boys for the good sense to wear seatbelts. My S was also in a roll over, and being able to walk away, in both cases, is amazing. </p>
<p>Give yourself a little time and consideration in the next few days as well, as it is really hard on the parental nerves and confidence.</p>
<p>How scary for you, but how reassuring that others around him are on alert! If he is, as I recall, a voice major, his teacher should know about the accident and monitor his physical process as he resumes singing. Any neck tenseness and soreness can invite new bad habits, and that would not be good. Any favoring of one side can cause similar problems. He should hold off on singing until his body is available to him to function with ease. Hugs to the anxious mom. Good luck. Lorelei</p>
<p>I’m sorry to hear people are so irresponsible, who takes out arguments or disagreements on other people.</p>
<p>Your son sounds tough though (car accident? No problem let’s go party at the frat house!), so he should be alright. I’ll keep him on my mind though and just stay safe, I know my mom worries about the same thing whether I’m down the block or in mozambique.</p>
<p>I was in a similiar accident a few years ago. The day after was the worst – I felt like I’d been run over by an 18-wheeler. I declined to go to the hospital right after the accident (I felt fine!) – but the next AM I hauled my sorry aching self to the ER. The staff there saw the lovely bruises across my chest (which sprang up overnight) and told me they were a badge of honor, for the pattern of the marks indicated I’d been wearing my seat belt.</p>
<p>Glad to hear they were wearing theirs, and that his frat brothers wisely got him to the hospital. There was an accident in our region the other day that killed four of the five kids who were in the vehicle. No one was wearing a seat belt. A parent’s worst nightmare.</p>
<p>Are you close enough to check in on him this weekend/have him come home for rest/a visit with a local doc?</p>
<p>My heart sank when I saw this thread. I’m so sorry, and so relieved that your son and his friends are not seriously injured.</p>
<p>So glad to hear your son is okay, srw. It’s extremely scary to get the call about a car accident in which your child has been involved. Saturday will mark the one year anniversary of an accident in which my DD was hit by another car on the interstate while on her way home to visit. Both cars totally burned, but all involved were okay … cuts, scrapes, bruises, but no major injuries. I’m glad all involved are okay.</p>
<p>srw,
I am so sorry to hear of your son’s accident. I am relieved to hear that his injuries are not serious, though I am sure he is knocked up and will be sore for a bit. It’s the call you never want to get. I know, I’ve been there. Even a couple years later, when the phone rings, and it is my kids, I still get anxious. </p>
<p>I hope your son heals quickly and I’m sure he is affected by knowing how lucky he truly is. I feel so terribly for the parents of kids who do not make it out of these situations. </p>
<p>Thinking of you and glad he is all right relatively speaking.</p>
<p>Hey—those frat boys were on top of things—it must be very relieving to know that he’s still got someone to “mother” him when you are so far away!</p>
<p>Sorry to hear about his accident–his bruises will be in full technicolor over the next couple of weeks. I hope he feels better soon, so you can relax a bit.</p>
<p>I’m sorry your son was in an accident. But how fortunate he is that he escaped without serious injuries. Fortunate, too in his friends!</p>
<p>You may want to get a copy of the auto accident report. Available auto insurance should cover your son’s medical and rehab costs.</p>
<p>Thanks for all of the kind words and advice, I feel better now. I just talked to him and it’s just like you all said, he is VERY sore and a mass of bruises! He said he felt like he’d been hit by a car. But he is feeling well enough to go to the caf for lunch! He hasn’t seen the other boy, the driver yet, he’s a suite mate, I hope he’s ok. The associate dean of students was just in to check on him, I thought that was wonderful and very responsible of the school to do that, and it really made me feel better that there is an adult checking on him. Lorelei I will definitely warn him about trying to sing too soon, he’s a big, strong, generaly healthy kid who thinks he can do anything. Soozie, thanks, I know your D was in a very bad accident a couple of years ago, with serious injuries. Carole, nice to hear from you, hope your D is having a good year!</p>
<p>Thanks to all of my “invisable” friends at CC!</p>
<p>So sorry to hear this happened. My son totalled a car a few months ago and even though he wasn’t injured (wore his seatbelt and the car was #1 rated for safety in crashes) it was very scary. Glad the school is being so responsive.</p>
<p>Can part of his checkup be to have a spine xray around his neck? To be sure there was no whiplash or chipping/fracture of vertebrae around the C3-4-5 neighborhood. (c= cervical spine). This can manifest itself a few years down the road with spine decompression and press on the nerves that exit the spine.
I’d feel better knowing they found no bone injury inside the neck. The seatbelt doesn’t help so much with this, although maybe now with the chest belts it’s somewhat better. Obviously I’m going on old info from an old accident.
Actually, I had injuries that weren’t evident with the regular stationary xray but were revealed with a more sophisticated “moving fluoroscopy” xray…alll this from 30 years ago.
Somehow in modern medical lingo, before you settled with insurance (as I did…)see if the doctors want to order up an xray…the deep kind if it’s there technologically. This might rule out (or in, but you hope not) any whiplash damage. Whiplash is usually a b.s. insurance game, but in my case it was real and the bone/nerve injuries didn’t manifest until years later. If I had gotten the right xrays when it all happened, perhaps I could have gotten a lot of subsequent care taken care of by insurance.
Sorry to worry you MORE. I just always pipe up with this whenever I hear about a young person in a car accideent who feels “fine” soon after, as I did, but there was damage deep inside in the neck vertebrae bones (fractures, chip). Years later I had an operation once the right xrays were taken and they fused 3 vertbrae right there at that location. This operation solved a lot of muscular weakness around the neck and under the shoulder blade that just wouldn’t go away by itself. But of course I was young and had to sign a settlement to get the money freed up to get my car fixed and operating again. At the very least, before he signs any settlement agreement, be sure he has been checked out deep in the bone level for things not readily manifest at the muscle/skin/tissue level.
Doctors might think I’m overboard here. I only have one lived experience, not a medical practice, knowledge base etc. to know if this is good aedvice to pass along.
ABOVE ALL, I’m thankful for your son’s overall safety.</p>
<p>EDIT: IF the doctors find any validity in this direction of inquiry, perhaps not just neck but a total spine xray is appropriate, as the same kind of thing might have happened in his lower or middle back, I’m theorizing. </p>
<p>POSTSCRIPT: Now I know why every mom wants one kid to become a doctor.</p>
<p>Soooo glad your son and his friends came out OK…how very lucky you are. However, as the wife of an attorney…I totally agree with paying3tuitions…don’t sign releases, and do get your son looked at more thoroughly…although I well understand the human wish to say…all is well and end of story.<br>
I put a dent in the door of a car when I was 16…with my head–no seat belts…heh we were just going to get pizza after a ball game. Too embarressed to tell my parents since I was not supposed to be in that car and didn’t know the driver…my neck was never the same. I felt fine, too. And my folks would not have been the go get a check up types.</p>
<p>srw,
So glad to hear your S is relatively OK following the accident. How wise that he was wearing his seat belt! Hopefully, he has just sustained “bumps and bruises” and will be feeling better by the end of the weekend. What a terrible sounding accident-you must have been so unnerved!</p>
<p>Not much to add to the general solicitations and consolations. I am so relieved your son is okay. I, too, was upset when I read the name of the thread.</p>
<p>Be kind to yourself – bubble baths, whatever does it for you because you may see some delayed anxiety surface.</p>
<p>Because of stories I’ve heard lately, I would sent him back to the hosptial for a follow up just to be on the safe side, although I’m sure he’s alrgiht.</p>
<p>All my best wishes to you and your son.</p>