As a car mechanic, life has been very easygoing. That coming from a car mechanic is very scary to some people because we have a very stressful job from time to time. Not to mention I have an ostomy bag. I got in a bad accident a few years ago while test driving a car, and the resulting crash changed my life. I have always had a passion for cars, and I knew that the accident was not going to stop me from following my passion. After all, if you love what you do, then is it really a job?
I got injured while working. It was a car wreck and was not my fault. One day I was finishing up work on a twenty fifteen range rover velar and had to take it for a test drive to make sure the work I did fix the problem. I jumped in the car, backed it off the lift and out of the garage, and began my test drive. When I came to a stoplight, I was about to make a right-hand turn on a green arrow. As I started my turn, I saw out of the corner of my eye a red light runner, and he had no intention of stopping. I did not have enough time to get out of his way, and he hit me at forty miles per hour on the driver’s side. I immediately noticed I had a piece of the door in my stomach area and blacked out.
When I woke up, I was in the back of an ambulance. I asked the EMT what had happened, and she told me that I was in a car accident and was severely injured. They rushed to the hospital and got me in the emergency room, the piece of the door still in my stomach. When I woke up next, there was a doctor who said I would need a colostomy procedure as soon as possible due to the injury. I began asking many questions, and he did his best to answer them all. After thirty or so minutes of constant questioning, I told him I was ready. After hearing that I would need it if I wanted to live, I really did not question him any more.
The procedure was quick. To me, since was asleep. I spent a few days in the hospital so they could monitor me and teach me all I needed to know about my new situation. When I got back to work, I did my best to manage the pain and restricted movements, but it was tough. After about two weeks, I was able to change how I work so I do not have any pain or movement restrictions. It has been two years since my accident, and I have most definitely learned how to live with this ostomy bag; and I am glad to have gotten it as it saved my life.
Having an ostomy as a car mechanic is not all that easy, but I have managed to develop different ways to do my work and be efficient. I have had to develop these methods to help work around the movement restrictions the ostomy bag has. I do not resent that other driver for what he did I only wish he would have paid more attention.
