aftermath

Well, we are still here.
Neither one of us slept well.
I told Mr. Jenner, "My brain was stuck on the car accident channel all night long when I did get sleep. I wish I had the Netflix instant watch feature in my brain. Because I really could have used a viewing of Beach Blanket Bingo."

I want to thank everyone for their comments and advice.

I will be calling to make a doctor appt today. I figure there will be a visit to the doctor, probably a chiropractor and a massage therapist. We are getting a rental fromm our insurance company, we will probably have to get a new car seat (even though it appears just fine) and we only have had our new car insurance for four days.
They are gonna love us. *blinks*
I don't know if the car is going to be fixed or if we are going to have to get a new car. Good lord... So much to think about.

Dinner was fantastic.
We went to Cafe Presse. (owned by the same people who own Le Pichet) It is a slightly more casual experience compared to the other place but it is warm and cozy and the waiting staff looks very punk/grunge and the service is excellent. Non-obtrusive and timely. You can sit at the bar, buy magazines, eat, drink and have a good time.
We sat down and started with half a dozen oysters -each. They were lovely and then for the main course Mr. Jenner had Steak-frites. The steak was cooked in a cognac-peppercorn sauce. I had the raclette with boiled potatoes, an array of cured meats and pickled onions and cornichons. This was appropriate winter-time food.
Then I had their drinking chocolate for dessert. It was like thinner chocolate pudding, only much more bitter and it came with a plate of whipped cream.
These people don't mess around.
I wanted to marry this chocolate and have its babies.
It was that fantastic.
It was a leisurely meal. One I want to have again.

Okay so the drive home wasn't so pleasant but you can't have everything. I figure at the very least my post about the accident was kind of funny. That was my aim at least. I am sure it is hard for a reader to find it all very amusing but it was just so surreal and the old black ladies threatening to kick the shit out of the other drivers did make it exciting.

So today I have my doctor's appointment. We are beginning to wrestle with the insurance claim and I think we might order in food for dinner. Because y'all? Mummy is one tired lady.
Right now I am sore, exhausted and irritated that my week hasn't started as planned. But I am strangely cheerful. I am alive and okay as is Mr. Jenner. I think that is what kind of threw people last night. In my state of shock I was just so.... happy and smiley.

Still. I kept thinking over and over last night, "I don't EVER want to experience that EVER again."
As in NEVER.

Gallows humor

Mr. Jenner: You look pale. Are you alright?
Me: Well...I kind of feel...like..I have been hit *realizes what I am about to say but I can't stop* by a truck.

We cracked up.

making sure I am still here.

I will probably talk about the accident and the aftermath for a bit. I have a lot of stuff to remember and I will probably post any medical stuff regarding my injuries so I can keep it straight for insurance purposes.
This morning we got our rental car, we spoke with the claims adjuster guy. He is going to see if our car is a total loss and they are going to send us a check so we can replace Senor Onion's carseat. So things are getting started.

I went to the doctor today.
I have some minor pain in my neck, shoulders and back. My head hurts a bit too and my left arm/hand has some weakness.
Sometimes when I attempt to pick up something like a book or a cup my left hand goes weak and there are tremors.
I hear/feel various clicky noises through out my body.
My doctor checked me out and said that I obviously have whiplash and she prescribed a muscle relaxer and she has given me a referral for massage therapy. Hot dog!!!
She left it pretty open-ended so I might be able to get a few sessions. Plus there is one place I like that is in the neighborhood and they are one of the preferred people under my insurance plan so I am going to make an appointment.
My doctor does want me to monitor the weakness in my arm. If it doesn't improve then I should go back to make sure that it isn't something else
When she examined me she said the muscles in my back/shoulder/neck were rock hard.
I will probably not take the muscle relaxers because I need to be alert for Senor Onion. He sometimes wakes at night and he still nurses. I don't feel like I need them but I will take one if the pain is unbearable and Mr. Jenner is around to supervise Senor Onion and I.

I may see about visiting a chiropractor to make sure things aren't too clicky clicky in my back.

Sleep was so awful last night. Every single time I relaxed enough and my breathing would slow down for deep-sleep my body would do that hypnagogic myoclonic twitch. It was like my body was saying, "hey hey are you okay???"
YES I am Okay Body. Let me sleep.
When I did sleep it was nothing be replaying the car accident over and over.
No one slept well.
I hope there is some sleep tonight.