I HAD A CAR WRECK MONDAY AFTERNOON. I WAS AT

I HAD A CAR WRECK MONDAY AFTERNOON. I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME STARTED MOVING. I HAD GAINED UP TO ABOUT 20-30MPH WHEN I LOOKED DOWN TO TURN MY A/C OFF. WHEN I LOOKED UP I SAW THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME HAD COMPLETELY STOPPED SUDDENLY. THERE WASNT ENOUGH TIME FOR ME TO STOP OR ANY LANES OPEN FOR ME TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR. WHEN YOU HIT A STATIONARY OBJECT YOUR SPEED DOUBLES SO IT WAS LIKE I HIT HIM GOING 40-60MPH. THE CARS SURPRISINGLY HAD VERY LITTLE DAMAGE. THE PERSON IN THE FRONT CAR WASNT INJURED, BUT MY SEATBELT FAILED TO LOCK OR CATCH WHEN I PUNCHED THE BRAKES SO MY HEAD/NECK FLEW FORWARD AND MY UPPER CHEST SLAMMED HARD INTO SOME PART OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE MAN I HIT IN THE WRECK REFUSED MULTIPLE TIMES TO FILE A POLICE REPORT. I BEGGED HIM TO TAKE ALL MY INFORMATION, AT LEAST. I WAS IN SUCH SHOCK FROM THE WRECK AND THE PAIN I WAS IN THAT I DIDNT' THINK TO ASK HIS NAME OR INFO OR WRITE DOWN HIS TAG NUMBER. HE SAID HE DIDNT HAVE TIME FOR HIS CAR TO BE IN A SHOP & ALL THAT GOT DAMAGED WAS HIS TRUNK WAS JAMMED BUT HE COULD FIX THAT. SOON HE WAS IN HIS CAR AND GONE! LEFT ME IN THE PARKING LOT HOLDING MY CHEST AND HAVING SOB. I DIDNT KNOW I COULD FILE A REPORT W/O HIS INFORMATION SO I WENT HOME. I AM A 30 Y/O NURSE. I WENT TO THE ER AROUND 12AM WED. MORNING. I DONT KNOW MY INITIAL VS. I WAS GIVEN A SHOT OF MORPHINE 6MG AND PHENERGAN (UNSURE OF MG'S). XRAYS WERE TAKEN AND MUSCLE SPASMS WERE VISIBLE ON THE NECK XRAY (WHIPLASH). ABOUT 45MIN - 1 HR AFTER THE INJECTION, THEY RECHECKED MY VS AND I LOOKED AT THE MONITOR, MY BP NORMALLY RUNS 120/80 OR BELOW. IT HAS MAYBE ONCE OR TWICE BEEN AS HIGH AS 130/80 BUT *NEVER* EVER HIGHER THAN THAT. THEY RECHECKED IT RIGHT BEFORE DISCHARGING ME AND IT WAS 146/102! I TOLD THEM THAT WAS EXTREMELY ABNORMAL FOR ME YET WAS STILL SENT HOME IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARD. I TAKE EXTENDED RELEASE MS 15MG PO TID FOR FIBROMYALGIA AND HAD SOME NORCO 10/325 LEFT FROM A PRIOR ILLNESS/INJURY SO I TOOK ONE OF EACH SINCE THE MS ER DOESN'T HELP ACUTE PAIN. NEITHER MED HELPED MY PAIN. MY VOICE SOUNDS HOARSE FROM THE PAIN. MY BP CHECKED MANUALLY TODAY WAS 134/90 (STILL A LITTLE HIGH FOR ME). MY PAIN CONSTANTLY IS AN 8-10. TODAY IT IS STAYING MORE OF A 10. I'D SAY A 15 BUT THAT ISN'T AN OPTION IS IT? IM KEEPING AN ICE PACK ON IT. THE CHIROPRACTOR I SEE REGULARLY TOLD ME TODAY THAT I SHOULD BE IN A CERVICAL COLLAR 30 MIN ON AND 30 MIN OFF (ROTATING AROUND THE CLOCK FOR 10 DAYS) TO ALLEVIATE NECK PAIN AND TAKE THE WEIGHT OFF OF MY NECK D/T THE WHIPLASH). HE TOLD ME THIS AT MY APPT RIGHT BEFORE I HAD TO BE AT WORK. BECAUSE OF LACK OF TIME, I WASN'T ABLE TO GO FIND ONE BEFORE WORK AND THE CHIROPRACTOR WAS OUT OF THEM AT HIS OFFICE. SHOULD I WAIT THE CHEST PAIN OUT OR GO BACK TO THE ER TONIGHT AFTER WORK?