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Anyone feel pain in their hips when lightning hits nearby?

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eric33169
eric33169

This may sound crazy but I was driving home from dinner with my wife the other day when lightning hit within a mile or so of the right side of my vehicle.  Whether it was a coincidence or not, I just happened to get a shooting pain in my right hip, which was replaced in February.  Not 15 seconds later, another lightning hit to the left side of the vehicle, and a similar pain at the exact moment in my left hip, replaced the end of July.  I'm wondering if anyone else has ever experienced anything like that.

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  • ian97093
    ian97093 eric33169

    Posted

    Hi Eric I think its a coincidence, you were insulated by the rubber tyres, now...I have been in my car and it was struck by lightening in South Africa, it sparkled down from the sky and lit a bright blue band 2 inches thick around the car,   eek eek  and we were both fine, quite a shock, but we felt nothing and lived to tell the tale....

    Hope you are not too shocked....Hmmmmm Pun Intended....Ian.  cool

  • renee01952
    renee01952 eric33169

    Posted

    Hi Eric, 

    Very interesting observation ... Personally, I wouldn't be surprised that lightning close by has an effect on the hardware ...  there are so many people who get aches etc ehen rain is in the forecast after they had major surgery ....

    I will pay attention to it now that you have mentioned it ...

    Hope you are doing well otherwise 

    big hug

    renee

  • alice85142
    alice85142 eric33169

    Posted

    Hells teeth! I hope not!!  I know the airport things set off the wires in my bra!

    alice

  • maggie93798
    maggie93798 eric33169

    Posted

    Don't know about the lightening, but I have a friend with a pin in her leg that aches before it rains
  • eric33169
    eric33169

    Posted

    Thanks for the replies.  Must have been a coincidence.
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