Ten Facts...

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A really bad car accident that my seat belt broke in. The guy who hit me was going twice the speed limit (60 in a 30), broadsided my vehicle from the right side causing me to bust out the driver's side window with my head, the impact spun my vehicle to the left, causing the momentum to make me bust out the passenger side window with my head. He then ass-ended me because the spin caused me to go the same direction that he was initially travelling in and then my car went up a curb and down into a ravine where I nearly went through the windshield. After that accident, they installed a red light at that intersection. 

As a result, I have lived with seven herniated discs in my mid to lower back. I used to be 5' 6 1/2" tall. I'm now 5' 4" tall.

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You can't see it but I'm grimacing for you.  You are very lucky to be alive .. especially if you're not in constant pain as a result of that.  If you're pain free now I hope you can stay that way as you age.  Some things have caught up to me - damned invulnerability feeling of youth!

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Oh I wish I was pain free. Too many years spent eating ibuprofen like it was candy have taken a toll on my stomach. I can no longer take any Nsaids and Tylenol doesn't do shit. seems to help some but I can't live my life stoned all the time.  I've been through physical therapy more times than I care to remember and there are days when my tens unit stays glued to my back ALL day. Being pregnant was the worst because of how curved my spine got with each month of getting bigger. I didn't think a 13 pound weight gain for the first one, was a big deal but my back sure let me know it. With the second one, I only gained 20 pounds but it was still hard to carry her without being in pain all the time. 

My pelvis also ended up getting twisted somehow. One hip sits higher than the other. I'm 47. I walk like I'm 80. Cold weather kills me. Twisting my ankle three weeks ago didn't help any of this shit. Okay... enough whining about this.... I'm derailing this thread.