rear shunt - injury only apparent afterwards

[Pistonheader101]

Hi guys just need a bit of advice. I was on my way home from the gym, at traffic lights at got rear ended. Was very minor damage to the rear of my Golf and the other car had very little damage to the front of their car. we exchanged details took pictures, i managed to get some witnesses details too, so didn't call the police, and off we went. I had a bit of a sore back but i assumed it was because of my 1st personal training session at the gym that day.

Reported the accident when i got home to my insurance company.

next day I woke up with a very pain in back(not neck, so not whiplash), and doesn't feel right.

I previously had a slipped disc back injury in November which only just healed, and now 1 day after the accident the pinching sensation is back, and I can't sit down properly for long periods.

What can I do? I've tried booking an appointment with my GP but the next appointment is in a fortnight, and it isn't serious enough for A&E. what should I do?

[Pistonheader101]

Hi guys, it feels similar to when i first injured it. I went to A&E and they just sent me home and told me to take painkillers and see my GP. I see there's a walk in centre close by to me, but isn't that just run by nurses?

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Monkeylegend said:

Yes because we are all trained medical specialists. You don't mess around with back or spine injuries, you seek proper medical help.

I may be due a parrot

I think the OP is after compensation advice/encouragement.

Hi i couldn't care less about compensation, i'm not wanting to make an injury claim, just need to know what kind of options are available healthcare provider wise as I do want to return back to the gym ASAP. I'm unemployed anyway so I wouldn't get a single penny for compensation.

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Monkeylegend said:

I wouldn't be seeking medical advice from a motoring forum, I would go to A&E or phone doctors on call who will probably tell you to go to A&E.

hi whats doctors on call?

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Monkeylegend said:

OP, out of interest did you get your deposit back on the 5 series you drove off with without the garages consent?

Hi I never drove off with the car, just took the key. Got a call a slightly later saying they were happy to knock £200 off the price of the car. bargain for an M sport.

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rainmakerraw said:

As others have said, seek your medical advice in A&E not a forum. I'm really not being disrespectful, rather conscious of your long term health. My wife had an accident at work a couple of years ago, and 'twinged' her back. Two years later she's still off work sick (still employed), as it turned out to be cauda equina, meaning her spinal cord is swelled up and being compressed by her spine. Because it wasn't spotted within 24 hours ('see the GP and take pain relief') she now has life long paralysis, numbness, severe pain and other unpleasant symptoms.

Don't mess around with back injuries OP. Seek professional advice, and let them decide. I'm sure from experience (family who work for the NHS) that A&E staff would rather reassure a genuine back injury than deal with yet another drunk or hypochondriac clogging up the clinic, so don't feel bad going.

just got off the phone 111, they took down my details and said an out of hours service will be in contact with me shortly. They ran me through some questions, and just told me to ice and continue with ibuprofen. Believe it may be my GP doing a home visit tomorrow morning from what I gathered by the out of hours service.

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shost said:

Some people might be medically trained on here....

OP walk in centres might have GPs or Senior nurses. Some hospitals have GP out of hours them.

It's possible you could develop cauda equina but as mentioned above A&E will be happy to check you out. Urgent GP review will be just as good to exclude anything serious. You'd need a quick examination for that. But take pain relief in meantime.

Edited by shost on Saturday 13th February 23:07

Just got a call back from the out of hours service, they've asked me to come in tomorrow morning to get checked out at the minor injuries unit just to be on the safe side.

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Stickyfinger said:

Claim for compo ?

Hi not after compo, just want a fixed back so I can begin gyming again.

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Pan Pan Pan said:

Best thing to do, and make sure the results whatever they are, are recorded in your GP`s / the hospitals records.

thanks, I believe they will but will ask to make sure