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Old 01-29-2014, 10:29 AM
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Hi and welcome.

A month and a half probably seems like a long time to deal with your symptoms, but TBIs take time to heal, and in that context your injury was relatively recent.

Your seeing the neurologist/neuropsychologist next week is the important next step. I'd suggest just continuing to rest until then. With your aphasia my guess is they will refer you to a speech pathologist and possibly an occupational therapist as well. My therapists were very helpful in restoring executive functions (the inability to multi-task that you describe) as well as other cognitive deficits.

The brain is an incredibly complex organ, and when injured they heal at their own pace. You will hear the phrase "if you have seen one brain injury, you have seen ONE brain injury". Wishing you well on your recovery journey, let us know how the neuro exam goes.

Best to you
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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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