Accident aftermath

Well, got a couple of quotes on fixing the Defender after last week's accident. Looks to be around $7,250 to repair it back to its original condition. I'll probably take it to a guy in Dallas that specializes in Land Rovers. The guy that cut me off's insurance company will also pay for a rental while it's being repaired. That could take as long as 6-8 weeks. Glad it's not my money.

In other accident news: I'm in pain. Lots of pain. I've heard of delayed onset of symptoms after an accident but never really experienced them. My back is absolutely killing me. It has been for a few days but today was unbearable. I finally went to the doc. He said that it's completely normal for things to not show up until a week to 10 days later. He also said that he's sure the symptoms were caused by the accident. Oh boy. He piled me up with some pain killers and muscle relaxants. The pain is now a dull pain instead of the sharp who-the-fuck-is-stabbing-me-in-the back pain. Getting actual sleep is a challenge. He said things are likely to get worse before they get better. Shit. I'm already spending nearly every waking moment trying to find a comfortable position. If things don't improve in a week or so he said the next step is physical therapy. The crash didn't even feel that bad but he said because of the way my car was forced into a quite abupt left turn that the rotation likely ripped and tore muscles/ligaments. Nifty.