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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 398
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 398
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Recovery is a marathon and not a sprint
Hello!
One important thing I learned here is that recovery is a marathon of learning your triggers and how to avoid them. It's no sprint to the finish line.
Reducing stress has been key for me. And I hope you can reduce stress in every way you can.
We all break our brains differently and so no 2 healings can be just the same either. Even so, we can learn quite a lot from one another.
This Saturday I will be a year out from my "mild" concussion and ensuing pcs. There is nothing mild about a concussion at all. That concussion knocked me out of work and made me wonder if I would ever be able to work.
For myself, I only know that I continue to get better. I hope you too will keep getting better and finding the answers to your questions.
There is hope in all of this. I thrive on hope and try to put energy into positive thinking.
Take care
poetrymom
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[SIZE="1"]What happened. I was in a car accident 2-23-2013, and got a mild concussion from it. I had some time off for brain rest, got somewhat better, but slipped into PCS in March 2013.
Symptoms I had: dizziness, light and sound sensitivity, fatigue, tinitis, occasional headaches and migraines,
Symptoms as of 5--2013: poor sleep, tinitis, some confusion /short term memory blanks, balance. The other symptoms are mostly gone, but flare up if I OVERdo something.
Therapy I had: vestibular
3 months in: I could drive more and for longer distances. I felt like a younger, happier version of myself and I feel so blessed to have this feeling.
9 months in and I am working full time. I do get tired, and some sound and light sensitivity from time to time, but mostly I am over most of my symptoms.
I pray every day and I m praying for your recovery.
Over a year in: I can multi task (limited) and have humor in my life. But when I am tired, I am very tired.
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