So, One Month and One Head On Car Accident Later ...

[Tracker II]

Hey all. Just wanted to brag a little today as it is my one month anniversary without an analog and I owe it all to V4L and their great products as well as the incredible support provided on this forum.

I know that it's customary to measure success in time as I just did with my one month anniversary, but I feel that my true success was in not smoking after an extremely stressful and excruciatingly painful event in my life - a head on car accident (on January 31'st) which totaled my truck and fractured my kneecap. I've since had my kneecap surgically repaired and am sitting at home with a full leg brace with the prospect of 3-6 months until full recovery.

Anyway, the fact that I made it through this event without a smoke means far more to me than the one-month calendar achievement as it assures me that if I can make it through this, then I can make it through pretty much anything. Thank you V4L and ECF posters for giving me my life back. Thank you for giving me hope.

 

[pianoguy]

Congrats and mojo for a speedy recovery!! That had to be scary as hell!

 

[keyzygirl]

CONGRATS on the vaping and I hope you heal quickly.(((((Hugs)))))))

 

[NoMatches]

Holy crap. Heal fast, get better soon. And big congrats on staying on the straight and narrow!

 

[Morandir835]

Congrats Tracker II sir. Hope the recovery goes well.

 

[mmcall12]

Congrats to you TrackerII And a fast recovery to you,,, Take it easy

 

[SnowDragon]

So was your car o.k. ? That was a joke by the way. Been there done that a couple of times, I was in the delivery business for 25 years. Strange for how a few fleeing milliseconds you think, "Mmm ya...I'm probably not gonna live through this....POW."

Well you know what they say, "That which doesn't kill us generally just leaves us physically or emotionally scarred for life" or something like that.

In any case I'm glad the Grim Reaper couldn't fit you into his busy schedule, good time as any to start vaping, here's to a speedy recovery .

 

[Iowa Gal]

Tracker - glad to hear that you will recover. One thing I'm sure you are enjoying is vaping INSIDE instead of trying to go out in the cold to smoke Take care and keep us posted on your recovery

 

[plantlvr]

Speedy recovery Tracker and congratz on your successful switch to vaping!

 

[sawlight]

Congrats Tracker! Sorry we have to put another one on the injured list though, that sucks!

 

[gowsgirl]

Congrats Tracker and you are right that is the true test! Heal quickly!!!

 

[Davo]

That sucks, but I'm glad you survived. V4L and vaping is for sure the best way to stop smoking!

 

[Mary Kay]

Tracker, That sounds so painful! But you showed real courage by not picking up an analog! Good Onya!
I hope you get well as fast as possible and get real used to CNN..nothing else is on in the daytime! (((hugs))

 

[phishtraveler]

great story! if you made it through *that* crazy experience without smoking, you've beaten the giant!
congratulations, truly !

 

[DawnsFolly]

Congrats TrackerII! Glad to hear you are on the mend without analogs. (((Heal quickly)))

 

[aubergine]

Tracker, that's a lousy mishap, and so excellent that you didn't add a smoking relapse to it. Hope you recover fast and fully.

 

[K9Luvr]

Holy Crap that sounds horrible. Congratulations on making it thru that stressful event without smoking, and making it your 1st month. It just gets better from here on out ;-)

 

[Tracker II]

Thanks for the encouragement everybody. I saw my orthopedic surgeon yesterday and, according the the x-rays, the surgery was a complete success so it's upwards and onwards to the healing process and therapy. Thanks again.

 

[keyzygirl]

Very Good!!Heal fast!!

 

[mzkitty]

The true test is getting through PT! Been there, we can exchange pics of our knee scars. Mine was a knee fracture caused by an unfortunate marching band incident (I broke the tuba player's arm too), I had to follow it with an ACL surgery 16 years later. I truely feel your pain and wish you a speedy recovery! May God and percocet be with you!