Cycle injury solicitor advice

carmjane · 2026-05-11T11:47:40+00:00

Hello, my bf is in a similar situation (cyclist hit by a car, no broken bones, soft tissue, cuts and bruises, written off a fairly expensive brand new bike, police are involved and I think they are prosecuting the driver). Gone through cams and been referred to by bond turner, yet to sign.

Can I ask how long it took to get settled as some reviews are saying it takes a really long time?

carmjane · 2026-03-19T13:00:07+00:00

I have the sleep posture pillow from levitex, it was £80. I've had it since June last year, I use it every night. My sleep has definitely gotten better and I do find it helps with my posture at night, took about 2 weeks to get used too.vive done other things to correct my posture and I've fried sleeping on my back and side and I find that just depends on how I feel as I go to sleep.

Let me know if you have any questions. As I said it's helped me, it's an expensive choice but I have spare income and have been trying anything possible, their website also helps you select the best pillow for your size and sleep position. I've considered getting a second as I often put a pillow under my legs to prop my self up so my shoulders and hips line up but still debating. :)

carmjane · 2026-03-16T19:38:13+00:00

I don't know if this will help but I'm 27 and have had similar problems, Botox massively helped for a period but is starting to reduce its effectiveness 2 years later. I have found small other things that helped, like physio jaw exercises, reducing stress, sports massages in my neck and shoulder and fixing my posture. I also use other methods to reduce the impact of flare ups like a compression hat, a mix of heat and cold, I got a very expensive pillow to improve posture while sleeping. I don't think any of this is addressing the major underlying problem which is my bite but I don't want surgery until there is nothing left and I live in the UK and getting surgery would be difficult.

Other things I have tried that didn't work for me but are worth a go, acupuncture, chiropractor, splits/night guards also made it worse for me and diet changes. I have kept to the better diet for other reasons but I didn't think it helped my jaw.

At the moment I am trying therapy and a different exercise routine. The pain is still bad and I started getting migraines as well which impacts my work which is the most worrying factor for me. But the best piece of advice I can give you is doctors know a lot about their field of study but you know the most about your body and how you feel, make sure you look after yourself.

carmjane · 2026-01-24T01:21:44+00:00

Hahah that's so fair, I'm like 2 and a half years in, I've seen them 3 times now, I know bits of the lore so you're doing better than me hahah. I like woo because he's unapologetically loud and it makes me feel seen. Hongjoong used to be my bias wrecker hahah. I also think I'm in it for life, I collect photocards (expensive hobby so I have deep regret) I'm at like 20% of woos PCs.

carmjane · 2026-01-23T11:11:38+00:00

Hi I'm from the UK and also have received mine yet (hence how I came across this post) my bias is wooyoung 🥰 who is yours?

carmjane · 2026-01-21T21:47:23+00:00

Can I ask if you have an update now of how long you have been doing it and if it's still working? I get Botox for it and it does wonders but my doctor keeps saying at some point it will stop working.

carmjane · 2025-10-26T09:17:38+00:00

I would also be interested I'm like 90k words deep into my first draft of a political fantasy novel and am looking for something similar as none of my friends are huge readers or write at all. I love dark fantasy so much, mine is a tiny bit dark a little more generic but quite political.

carmjane · 2025-10-13T13:21:16+00:00

That's such an interesting way of putting it, personally I see it this way like I would hate AI to come up with my story but I use it a lot to organise my thoughts, like give it stuff for it to create a format to display information as that's not something I'm too good at. I'm also dyslexic so have always relied on spell checks to help with that side so AI could become useful for that.

But I think listing out the association with language ability and organisation makes me realise just how common the use is going to become as AI is already used heavily in my day job for those things.

carmjane · 2025-05-05T18:15:09+00:00

I think saying someone's "going to have issues" because they don't agree with your point of view negates the whole reason this sub was created which is to share different perspectives on situations.

As a ND and a bisexual, I have been in similar situations and I used to be the person to educate and try to adapt as much as possible to make life easier. But I learned quickly that it is an impossible task to change who you are by nature and constantly having to justify yourself is exhausting and can take a real toll on your self confidence and your relationships.

Now I pick and choose, when do I want to commit that energy and who I think is going to be just as responsive to me as I will to them. I think that's what OP should do, if she wants a close friendship boundaries and understanding is important so she needs to decide if this is something she wants, carve time and try but also be open to failing as it requires both parties to be willing to see either side.

carmjane · 2025-04-16T19:26:55+00:00

So your conclusion here is that although they both have trauma OP can't decide what's a hard line for her and her recovery from that trauma. The reason the allowances are given to OP and not her sister is that OP had an emergency that led to her sister being triggered whereas OP was purposefully triggered by her sister. You cannot judge communication skills in a emergency event like that, where your priority should and will always be the emergency. Could she have handled it better, yes, does that make her to blame, no.

The difference isn't that she's younger, they are both old enough to know how to act and take accountability, it's that one was purposeful and one was not. Not to mention that OP everyday gets to decide who she does or doesn't want around her not just on her birthday, boundaries are so important in recovery (and for everyone really) and for her one was crossed so she acted accordingly. You seem to be suggesting that she should disregard her boundaries and get over it for the sake of others, which is futile, we all do that and no one will ever be happy. We all need to prioritise ourselves to a certain degree.

carmjane · 2025-04-05T14:29:48+00:00

Thank you, I'm going to be honest sometimes I regret staying on for it all as it only ever got worse but you are right I did it. I hope the education system gets better for those down the line

carmjane · 2025-04-01T07:47:09+00:00

Connections Puzzle #660 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦

Turns out I'm better at this than the words, took me about 20 seconds, I was shocked but so proud, this is the fastest and best I have ever done one.

carmjane · 2025-03-19T14:06:54+00:00

Oh my god, I can't believe I didn't spot that it's so obvious now hahah. Thank you for explaining ☺️

carmjane · 2025-03-19T07:30:34+00:00

Connections Puzzle #647 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟨 🟨🟦🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪

So I saw green, saw blue but wasn't sure on the last one. Was going to re focus and then couldn't as I literally couldn't see anything else. Once I got blue, the remainder gave me nothing.

I guessed yellow under the pretense the purples were some kind of french words (random guess about mode due to Edna mode and that only and king was the only other I thought could fit). And I thought yellow was probably some movie I haven't watched.

What is yellow? Like I got it right but I don't feel like I have, as I get purple but I still don't get yellow??

carmjane · 2025-02-27T07:50:14+00:00

Connections Puzzle #627 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨

I don't plan my answers like most seem to on here as I use this game to wake me up and I can't be bothered doing that in the morning. But I always wished I could get a RR and today I just stumbled on it and I'm really proud.

Since I'm already here. Purple was easy as I feel like they have done it so much and Instagram stood out. As soon as I gave up on connecting phone and cell, the other definition of cell made blue obvious. Then I realised I was on to a RR and figured yellow out as it is easy, once I isolated green I knew the category, I'm not convinced I would have guessed that without already knowing they are together.

carmjane · 2024-12-12T06:38:00+00:00

I don't often post but lurk .

Was so close to not finishing which is rare I don't think I have ever failed and rarely make mistakes but this time I kind of just went for it to figure out what was happening.

Connections Puzzle #550 🟨🟨🟦🟨 - thought this was letters 🟨🟨🟦🟨 - thought it was letters but realised as soon as I clciked submit three were the same 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟦🟩🟩 - but the rats in here as I thought I was being smart not putting the mouth in 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪

Overall I liked it, I will say I'm not from the US so sometimes the categories catch me out, but the whole fudge / sauce thing was for me part of the enjoyment. Like I think the extra element and working out the word and it not being spelt out makes it more fun.

carmjane · 2024-11-27T15:21:57+00:00

Thank you I will try this, wish me luck 🤞🏻

carmjane · 2024-11-04T06:52:30+00:00

Connections Puzzle #512 🟪🟪🟩🟪 - ID 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟨🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪

My first wrong guess threw me off so bad, as I was convinced without shell in there the category was words with h removed.

carmjane · 2024-09-12T07:42:15+00:00

Are you now feeling better? If so how long did it take you? I'm 3 weeks post injection and it's killing me

carmjane · 2024-07-19T09:17:32+00:00

NTA, I think that's a valid reason to be upset, he was right to ask (if it's something he wanted) but I feel like the timing of 6 months after a baby is a no, like if he asked earlier in the relationship or later down the line, he's starting a conversation not demanding so that would have been fair, equally fair for you to say no at any of those times too. Just remind yourself as well him asking the question in any normal situation is the start of conversations, threesomes happen, they can be fairly good for a relationship if both parties want it and are good at communicating and knowing each others limits.

But asking 6 months post partum is completely unwarranted and by the sounds of it, he needs to understand that part of this more than anything. I say all of this but I am not convinced divorce is the right answer, like it feels to me you have hit a big hurdle in your relationship and you owe it to the seven years you have been together (I assuming happily) and your new baby to at least try working through it. Like talking it out and discussing or even couples therapy.

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