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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: USA
Posts: 162
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: USA
Posts: 162
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I got my first concussion during my second semester of college and I made the decision to stay. One semester at a time I faced the challenge and I always knew that if I could not make it I could just move back home with my parents. I took between 18 and 21 credit hours per semester and though my GPA dropped by .7, I made it.
My friends were very accommodating, they would help me by proofreading my papers and helping me by summarizing the readings for me before class. I took as many days as I was permitted off of class to just have mental health days. I would order in and just sit in my completely dark room and sleep or watch a movie or listen to a book for class on tape. I would have a classmate summarize the main points of the class I had missed. Another tip is find a person who takes amazing notes (notes that are helpful for you) and ask to photo-copy them (Or even better if they take notes on their computer ask them to email you a copy so you can add to the notes if you want.) Another important thing is highlight everything that could possibly be important in your readings, it helps with re-reading later for review or will help you with studying for finals.
If you have any other questions, please just PM me.
Good Luck!
In Christ,
~Mary
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Fell off a horse in late winter of 2009 blacked out for a couple seconds, had amnesia for 10 hours (still don't remember this time), had 2 CT scans, 2 MRI's, 1 MRA all negative. Since the first concussion I have continually knocked my head into different things purely by accident or from being stupid. These many concussions over a short period of time have caused
constant migraines, nausea, and dizziness/lack of balance.
Migraine triggers are:
light sensitivity (especially to florescent or bright lights)
sound sensitivity (especially to high pitched or loud sounds)
temperature sensitivity (especially to cold or extreme heat)
activity (especially if breathing increases or head is jostled)
pressure on head (sinuses, hats, headbands, sunglasses, pony-tails)
lacks or quality (food, sleep, water)
tension (stress, tight muscles, tired eyes, sickness)
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