I was discharged May 31, 1996. Work (I was the “robot god” maintaining 22 robotic welder arms) called wanting me back. The doctor recommended a gradual return: 4 hours per day for a week, then 6 hours, then full time after two weeks. I followed it.
At home, I did normal chores—changed the clutch in my dad’s car, mowed 2 acres of lawn. My body started protesting: lower-back pain and left-ankle pain appeared even though neither was directly injured in the crash. These were likely compensatory issues from altered gait and muscle guarding after the trauma.
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