handsup: That's a good plan. Would like to know about your progress and recovery. I've tried a few times to get back to pushups and my body just isnt reacting well. Im going for walks and used the stationary bike a few times and so far so good. All the best to you.

Mark: Nice to hear from you again, hope your move went well. What makes you say this about my therapist? Is some of the information he provided me wrong?
I know he is very involved in concussion research and frequently attends conferences and information seminars. He is involved with the ThinkFirst initiative in Canada as well, regarding concussions and sports.

The last time I went back to him and he massaged my neck I felt terrible for a few days. He is telling me that this is part of the process. On one hand I feel he is right, as my neck remains very stiff. On the other hand, I cant imagine that being out of commission for a few days after a neck massage is a good thing for me. Im also very wary of going for massage now. I dont want any further damage to my neck.

Regarding my progress and daily activities, I am now starting to feel like myself again. I last saw him on the 16th, and it took about 5 days to get over feeling crappy. This past weekend and this week are the first string of days where Ive actually felt normal. He told me to start trying to get back into my fitness routine, but slowly. Like I said I tried a set of 8 pushups, which is very easy for me, and Ive not reacted well to it, so Ive stopped. I go for walks and just started using a stationary bike a few days ago and I seem to be ok with both. I feel like its the increased pressure of lifting weights (even light weights) or doing pushups that my body cant handle at the moment. I am going to work everyday, and when have my crappy days, Im not very productive at all. When I feel fine like I do now, things are completely normal at work. FYI I am a business analyst, and my job involves me sitting in front of the computer all day and crunching numbers. It is a pretty technical job and can be very stressful and taxing at times.

I want to stick with the bike and walking for now, but I would love to get back into pushups and some light weight lifting. Not sure I can though at the moment. I suppose the thing to do is try it again in a week or so. I've been physically active my whole life, so this has been a very frustrating time for me.

I also wanted to add that I've figured out a better way to describe this malaise/weakness/irritable feeling I've been dealing with. If you think of the feeling where you hold your breath for a long time, the feeling right before you start breathing again is how I feel....constantly. It's as if my body is not using the oxygen im breathing in. Imagine someone trying to talk to you when youve held your breath for over a minute. Thats why I feel very irritable. Even if I slow my breathing and take deep breaths, the feeling wont go away until Ive rested for a few days and the symptoms subside.

Just wondering if anyone has felt anything like that before or heard or someone who has.

I count my blessings that things arent worse, from reading this forum there are a lot of people with a lot worse problems than I have due to their concussions. I just want to get back to my normal life, that's all.