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Welcome to NeuroTalk. Sorry to hear of your injuries. Poetry has given you good information. Emotional lability (fluctuation and over-expression) is very common to PCS. As Poetry said, PCS will teach you patience. It will help greatly if you can educate your family and friends to this condition. They need to know that your outbursts are neither your or their fault. It is the injury. They can help you by watching for signs that you are about to explode. They can stop and try to help you cope.

The Vitamins sticky at the top has some good links at the bottom. Also, you should check out www.tbilaw.com and www.subtlebraininjury.com Attorney Gordon Johnson has lots of good information for injured parties.

You have a serious head injury. It does not matter that it is your first. This recovery will be a struggle but you will come out the other side with new and valuable life skills.

Check with your state Brain Injury Association for Brain injury Support Groups in your area. They are very helpful. Caregiver groups are also important. Tell us your location and we can try to find a group for you.

btw, That crumpled car saved your life. Cars are designed to crumple like that to absorb as much of the impact force as possible.

You will likely need to learn new ways to learn information. Memorizing and processing information, especially for an exam and the stresses an exam can cause will be a challenge. If you are in school, ask for help from the Disabilities Department. You may need someone to take notes or record lectures.

Rest assured that maxillofacial surgeons can do wonderful things. My wife and daughter have both had complex maxillofacial surgery with bone grafts, etc. Their results have been amazing.

Have your friends and family try to watch the "You Look Great" You Tube video series by John Byler. It is about an hour to watch all 6 segments. The link is in the Vitamins sticky first post.

Please feel free and invited to lean on us. There are decades of experience here.

My best to you.