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Well, I finally got out, although I'm still in a lot of pain and aren't fully cured yet. I've been diagnosed with a strained muscle in my neck, commonly known as whiplash... I guess I should start from the beginning, as I really have nothing else to do today stuck here in bed typing with one hand...When I woke up on Saturday, I found that I couldn't turn my head to the right without it hurting. I dismissed it thinking that I slept on it funny, and got up to take a shower. Soon after, it started to hurt looking straight ahead. I realized this was not good and went downstairs, having to walk sideways with my head turned all the way to the left.I sat down and tried to relax, like my parents said would help. It helped, but I didn't have any head support, and any movement was excruciatingly painful. I moved to another chair that had head support, but the pain kept getting worse just sitting still. Finally, my dad decided to bring me to the hospital. I didn't think I could make it all the way to the car (any tiny movement was agony, more painful than anything I could imagine) so we called the ambulance. They arrived, lifted me onto a stretcher, and brought me to the hospital.I arrived around noon at the hospital. The doctors said it was either a strained muscle or a swollen lymph nerve. The first is incredibly painful (I can testify for that!) and rather common (although not usually this severe) and can be treated at home, and the second is rare but dangerous.Finally, after 3 1/2 hours of laying in the hospital bed in the same position (plus an hour and a half at home before) they brought me to get a CAT scan. Another hour went by with no results, and finally I flagged down a passing nurse and asked if I could eat something, as I was starving after not eaten anythng all day. I had two burnt slices of pizza, a really bad muffin, and a bag of pretzels, typical cafeteria food... They actually tasted really good to me though, having gone 18 hours without anything to eat.Finally, the results came in around 6:00, and it was a strained muscle. They discharged me (it sure felt good to stand up!) and said that I still had a lot of healing left. I have to lay still for a few days and apply alternating warm and cold compresses to my neck. It still hurts to look to the right, and I can't have my head unsupported for over 5 minutes without it hurting like crazy. I still haven't eaten breakfast yet, although I'm starting to get a little better right now (been laying here for almost an hour typing this message with one hand) so hopefully I can soon. It's going to be a long week...
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