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Old 08-28-2013, 12:18 PM
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Thanks for u response and support, god only knows I need it...my counselor at the rehab clinic I am attending is scheduling me in to see a neuropsychologist for testing, don't have the date yet.

These are my schedules, exams and doctors I have seen since my head injury in March:

1. GP - CT scan done in April, normal.
2. Neurologist - Physical exam - normal, MRI done in May, normal.
3. Nuerosurgen seen in July, memory test - normal, reaction test - normal, balance test - normal. Reassures I will be back to my old self???
4. ENT seen in July, balance test - normal, Vertigo exam - negative.
5. EEG test scheduled for October 22nd, through neurologist.
6. Chiropractor for cervical neck, message therapy, physio therapy.
7. Neuro Rehab clinic, Occupational therapy, physio therapy and counseling.
8. GP - counseling.
9. Work half days.

What else can I do?? I trying to get the help...but I'm not well and this condition has rotten me to the core. I fear for my families future of me being able to take care of them??

ED


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Originally Posted by Lightrail11 View Post
There are injuries to the brain that can cause symptoms such as you describe that won't show up on MRIs or other standard imaging tools; diffuse axonal injury is a common one.

Regarding your wife's observation, those that are near us are in a better position to notice improvements before we are. When I was just home from the hospital I didn't recognize a lot of my deficits. My wife was able to observe them and was also able to tell when they were improving long before I was.

As I recall your injury was sustained about five months ago? While this probably seems to you like an eternity, in the TBI/PCS world this is relatively recent. The fact that your wife is seeing the difference shows that healing is taking place.

I don’t remember from your prior posts; have you have had a neuropsychological assessment from a clinical neuropsychologist? This can give you an objective measure of where you are in your recovery and can help design specific therapies.
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