Wow, does this bring back memories. I was two months in from my TBI, and was about to be released from the hospital when I had my first NPA. I figured release form the hospital on Monday, back to work the following Monday right? I felt I was good and ready, ignoring the fact that I was still in a wheelchair and unable to drive.

My clinical neuropsychologist who conducted the NPA wrote in her report: "Patient shows significant difficulties with visuospatial learning and recall, as well as mental flexibility and multitasking. He displays weaknesses in aspects of executive system functioning (retrieval of learned information, mental flexibility, abstract reasoning, problem solving, and verbal fluency). Although highly motivated the patient is not ready to return to work at this time”.

What I'm trying to say is as patients/TBI survivors, we are not always in the best position to evaluate our own readiness to return to work or other activities. As Mark says we have good days and bad days. I stayed home, did the prescribed therapies, and finally returned to work three months later, and then I was indeed ready.

My suggestion to you is rest, get better, and let the NPA say what it's going to say on April 7 and take it from there. That's only three weeks away.