Stephernovas
Gold Member
As many of you know I had a bad car accident last year. I have been advocating for more physiotherapy, while also seeing a therapist for PTSD. I'm feeling really stuck because my physio has been on vacation for what will be 9 days tomorrow, and while I've been following her directions of what to do in her absence I feel like my body is dying. Worker's comp had me assessed by their 'surgeons', and they claimed I simply needed time and I'd be fine. So fine in fact, that they believed at this point I should be working independently with a home program to continue my recovery (I had to fight for them to approve more physio). I am all for working out and recovery, but I can barely get my body to move! When I do, I end up being in a great deal of pain which then often either leads me into being in a crappy mood and unable to think bc of the constant pain, or becoming so upset that a panic or flashback is triggered. Then, I spend a few days recuperating from that, and then it's back to square one of trying to convince myself to get into the gym and even though my body severely hurts, I need to slowly stretch and get moving again. There's no way I should still be hurting this much, is there? This is beyond the regular "I had a really good workout and now I'm paying for it"...if this is the chronic pain I have to endure for the rest of my life, then my life is already over.
