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Originally Posted by OwlinFL84
I was injured July 9th of this year. We have some of the same symptoms. My advice is to sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep and then sleep some more. Did I mention to sleep? Oh, and if you AREN'T sleeping, call your Doc ASAP. Don't be afraid of anti-anxiety medications, they can be your savior (they were for me!) Most of all, everyone here is super supportive and you can cry, yell and scream and we'll all rub your shoulder and give you a hug.
Did I mention to sleep? Oh and be sure to rest  |
Thanks! It's good to know that I've found a forum for good discussion about this stuff. I've definitely been making sure to get 9ish hours a night!
I certainly haven't been sleeping as well as I did before the accident, and it takes me longer to fall asleep (maybe 30 - 45 minutes now) but I haven't noticed it being too much of a problem for me. I'm grateful for that! It sounds like some people with this injury have more trouble.
As of right now, I'm not on any medications other than occasional ibuprofen to ease the pain of my leg that was run over. I've weaned off of Vicodin, and though I'm working with my doctors to find a longer term headache medication that would work for me, we haven't found anything yet.
I had an audiology follow-up today and was diagnosed with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. I had a treatment done in the clinic, which seemed to have helped ease the dizziness. I get to sleep sitting upright tonight (yay!) and avoid looking up or down for the next 48 hours. I have a follow-up in two weeks to see if I require another treatment. Apparently BPPV is pretty common after a traumatic blow to the head! I hadn't thought that my dizziness was that much of a problem.