Got spanked from behind whilst stationary in the tin-top last night... think I got away with only a scuffed bumper (taking it to VW for a proper inspection later though).

Knew I'd cricked my neck at the time, but woke up at 3am this morning with a thumping headache and a very sore / stiff neck!



Had expected my normal back painkilers (morphine based) to zap the sore head / neck as they usually zap everything, but nope... I'm lying in bed feeling very sorry for myself!

Anyone know how long these things take to pass, or can offer any recovery tips (cold haddocks-head poultice, etc!).

Oh, and if someone could turn that ******* wind down a bit (and bring me a cup of tea... milk, one sugar - don't put too much butter on my toast though as I don't want the egg and bacon to slide off!).

Get to the hospital.

For a multiple of reasons

I'd go to the hospital to take some X-ray.
Worst case you have some ligaments in the neck area that are ruptured and these never grow back ! Best case they are stretched a bit so you will have to wear a neck brace for some time. It looks ridiculous but it makes the ligaments relax a bit.
Oh, and sue the other driver for the medical costs etc, blahblah....

And looking at your avatar I don't think you will suffer from brain damage


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i had it a couple of yeaers ago.

Go to the hospital. I never did and this is why it occasionaly still hurts.

Read my post at

http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=125328

surely Max Moseley is the correct answer?

Get to your docs ASAP, you need to register the fact that you have the injury.
Not that it makes any differance, but about 10 years ago I had a whiplash injury, but toughed it out over a weekend,the mother of all headaches, couldn't move my head to the right, no sleep, couple 100 asprins later, back at work on the Monday. solicitor sent me to the docs on the Friday. I got £1900 compensation for the injury, if I had gone to the docs straight away, or, even better to the A&E I could have got more than double that!! Like I said doesn't make any differance does it?

Firstly i hope you recover quickly.

As said above get youself to the hospital/GP and advise your insurance company.

I had the slightest of bumps last year when i rolled into the back of another car in traffic,i had no visual damage at all apart from the towing eye cover popping off.The car i bumped had a scratch on the rear bumper so i didnt think it was going to be a massive claim, the driver claimed £2,200 for personal injury so i guess its easy money.

The following day i saw the driver in a beer garden of a local pub drinking laughing chatting,even easier money.

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And if you imagine that on my accident the car on the back of me slammed me at 70+ and got £1700 for my personnal injury

Go figure about easy money.

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Took a second for the penny to drop...

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hmm, your backs not great as it is, yeah man up, and get to hospital asap

Doc seems fairly happy that it's just ligaments and should be fine in a fortnight or so! Hoorah... sure hope the headache p****s off sooner though - getting bored of it now!

VW are preparing a quote for the tweaked bumper...

hOPE YOU FEEL BETTER SOON
i GOT WHIPLASH ONCE --- COST ME A LOT OF MONEY --- DOMINATRIX,LEATHER,ETC , KNOW WHAT I MEAN??? HAD THE DIVIL OF A JOB EXPLAINING TO THE WIFE!!!

yeah.... the cat of nine tickles a bit!!

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Firstly i hope you recover quickly.

As said above get youself to the hospital/GP and advise your insurance company.

I had the slightest of bumps last year when i rolled into the back of another car in traffic,i had no visual damage at all apart from the towing eye cover popping off.The car i bumped had a scratch on the rear bumper so i didnt think it was going to be a massive claim, the driver claimed £2,200 for personal injury so i guess its easy money.

The following day i saw the driver in a beer garden of a local pub drinking laughing chatting,even easier money.

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Get yourself along to a Chiropractor so they can sort your neck out which will relax the ligaments, & muscles and will sort the headaches. You need to reset your vertebra. I'm a long term back pain sufferer and a Chiro is the only thing that helps (had various operations in the Navy and then disabled out)

firstly, hope you get it sorted asap, sounds pretty painful if those painkillers aren't touching it, but then I suppose in the neck the nerve paths are pretty short and all that.

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Originally posted by bob
Firstly i hope you recover quickly.

As said above get youself to the hospital/GP and advise your insurance company.

I had the slightest of bumps last year when i rolled into the back of another car in traffic,i had no visual damage at all apart from the towing eye cover popping off.The car i bumped had a scratch on the rear bumper so i didnt think it was going to be a massive claim, the driver claimed £2,200 for personal injury so i guess its easy money.

The following day i saw the driver in a beer garden of a local pub drinking laughing chatting,even easier money.

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The joy of having a camera on your mobile. Take a few pics and send it to your solicitor with a little note saying something like "doesn't look so injured to me" and let them work it out.

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