Healing from a Wreck Can Take Time
Motorcycle wrecks can result in some serious injuries. Without the protection a car offers, the body is exposed to far more. Those injuries are much worse, and often fatal, when proper riding safety gear isn’t worn.
How long do these injuries take to heal? What can be expected? The Car Crash Captain has some insights for us.
What Injuries are Common after a Wreck?
Nearly any injury you can think of can and will happen with a severe motorcycle wreck. There are, however, some that are much more common.
- TBI: Traumatic Brain Injuries may occur whenever you receive a sudden blow to the head. Neglecting a DOT approved helmet means the likelihood of a TBI (or death) is much higher.
- Head: The head tends to get hit a lot in wrecks. Even if the impact isn’t severe enough to cause a TBI, other injuries including fractures, scrapes, and lacerations can occur.
- Back and Neck: Our spines are made up of dozens of bones; each with multiple joints. All-in-all there are 364 joints in the spine and neck, they can all become damaged in a motorcycle crash.
- Broken Bones: All of the bones are at risk during a motorcycle wreck. Legs and arms are especially prone to breaking due to their location and size.
- Road Rash: Road rash is a serious issue that shouldn’t be taken lightly. Abrasion wounds can easily become infected and bigger issues may result.
- Disfigurement: Injuries are often so severe they will never heal properly. Long-term the body may become disfigured.
How Long Does it Take to Heal?
The short answer: it all depends on the type of injury.
For minor scrapes and bruises, healing can be as quickly as a week or two. However, issues like broken bones may take many months to heal. Road rash that becomes infected can be an ongoing problem for many weeks or months.
The real trauma, however, is that some injuries are so severe, that you will never heal from them.
Lifelong Issues After a Texas Motorcycle Wreck
Major injuries to the body, such as traumatic brain injury, severely broken bones, and disfigurement cause problems that will last for your entire life. Not only will the body be physically different and weaker, other issues can pop up.
Ongoing medical care means that doctor visits become a normal part of life. As healthcare costs continue to rise, these bills can rack up considerably fast.
Assistive devices might be necessary for a while, or forever. If your back is severely broken, legs and feet no longer work. That means a wheelchair for mobility, but also modifying the home to accommodate a chair.
Decreased earnings at work might be the new normal. If your body can’t handle long working hours, then you’re limited on what you can do. If you were working manual labor, but physically are unable to do so, opportunities may be limited.
There is a major factor that many people overlook, and insurance companies are hoping you will too.
Pain and Suffering is a Real Issue
Pain and suffering aren’t just buzzwords. They real issues that nearly everyone will experience after being involved in a wreck. How does that look?
- Relationships are strained. If your spouse now has to empty your colostomy bag several times a day, will they stick around?
- Quality of life is diminished. If you were an avid outdoorsman or woman, and now you’re confined to a wheelchair, how is your sense of identity changed?
- Happiness vanishes. Many people who have life altering injuries struggle to find happiness or enjoyment in life. If you were healthy one day, and a quadriplegic the next would you struggle to be joyful?
Come to Herbert Law Group Immediately After a Crash
Herbert Law Group has dealt with hundreds of motorcycle crashes. We know what happens, how long the healing process takes, which injuries you can recover from and which will result in ongoing and lifelong challenges.
We also know how to talk to the insurance companies so you receive compensation that’s going to adequately cover those injuries.
You have up to two years to file your claim, but the longer you wait, the harder it’s going to be. As soon as you can after the wreck, call our offices at 214-414-3808, or fill out the contact form on our site and we’ll reach out to you. We’ll have a free conversation to determine how we can help.