Driver Saw Me, Then Hit Me

[bbyparit]

Heya. Thank you everyone for your well wishes and advice. I'm still healing up.. it's going really well. My back pain is almost completely gone and the scar is weaving itself together. I have the dizziness still, but I think we found a possible cure for it. Evidently, when you get hit really hard in the head, it can knock some calcium crystals loose in your inner ear and those things float around and cause problems. There are non surgical ways to get them to quit doing that... so I'm hoping we take care of that soon.

I just posted an update to how the scar looks today. Take a peek.. I touched it up with some makeup for the first time.

http://jrmints.com/blog/?p=10

Thanks again!
Paula

[TahoeDirtGirl]

Just read this thread...my heart goes out to you! I am in Mass temporarily and went to a bike shop meeting a week or so ago and met a woman there that was hit as well. She is dealing with the same issue with the crystals in her inner ear ( I Think? that's where they are?) and she is going to some type of therapy to help alleviate it. She said it's slow to progress but it helps. Keep getting well~!

[mimitabby]

you're still a very lovely looking young lady. And what a story goes with THAT scar. How's the legal battle going?

[Fujichants]

I'm too much of a wuss to look at the pictures of your accident, but I hope you are recovering well!

This is absolutely horrible, I hate how people are so inconsiderate to cyclists. We get it from cars, pedestrians, skateboarders...it drives me absolutely insane. Why can't they realize that we are clipped in, and that our range of motion is limited when it comes to avoiding things last minute? I've even encountered some fellow cyclists who are just plain rude (like going head-on into your side of the road in turns and curvy roads).

[cosc]

Your cut looks like it is healing quickly. I hope your dizziness and inner being heals as well.