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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Phoenix AZ
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The exercise bike won’t bounce your head around like running would, so I’d do the exercise bike first, just as you suggest, slowly working your way back into aerobic activity.
If you don't have any residual problems with dizziness or vertigo, don't have any type of gait disorder, and the bike activity is well tolerated, I’d suggest a 5-10 minute slow jog around the block to get started. Rest for a day or so and monitor for any increase in the tinnitus or head pressure. If this is well tolerated, just slowly increase the activity.
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What Happened: On November 29, 2010, I was walking across the street and was hit by a light rail commuter train. Result was a severe traumatic brain injury and multiple fractures (skull, pelvis, ribs). Total hospital stay was two months, one in ICU followed by an additional month in neuro-rehab. Upon hospital discharge, neurological testing revealed deficits in short term memory, executive functioning, and spatial recognition.
Today: Neuropsychological examination five months post-accident indicated a return to normal cognitive functioning, and I returned to work approximately 6 months after the accident. I am grateful to be alive and am looking forward to enjoying the rest of my life.
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