I've been lurking on here a while and figured I'd make an account and maybe get some answers/insight/support. I'm 23 years old, and I've been working (worked) at a grocery store for the past two years. I had my accident on January 10th, 2014 (Approximately 3 months ago).

I was stocking merchandise off of a U-boat. There was one of those hard plastic milk crates on top of everything. I was rushing while working and had my adrenaline going. I turned around and put my fingers through the holes of the milk crate above me, and was going to just fling it onto the floor real quick. But while I was doing that, I turned my face into the serrated corner of the crate. It hit me right on the corner of my left eyebrow bone.

I'm not exactly sure if I lost consciousness or not. I guess I may have "blacked out" for a second or two? Maybe more stunned? I remember holding my face and pacing in the aisle trying to walk to walk the pain off. When I looked at my hands I saw they were covered in blood. I didn't know if it hit my eye or not. I ran to the bathroom panicked to stop the bleeding. It looked like a chunk was missing out of my head and was swollen for about a week. It scared me but I actually went straight back to work afterwards and tried to blow it off. I started feeling funny a few days later and went to the hospital.

The concussion produced so much anxiety in me that in my second month, I was convinced I was going to die and I ended up running to the hospital 8 times, twice in an ambulance (in the same day)

I'm seeing a neurologist, and I've been going to physical therapy for the past 8 weeks. Aside from the anxiety calming down a fair amount, I barely feel like I'm improving at all. My main symptoms that bother me include light/noise sensitivity, horrific fatigue, and the feeling of being in this dream like state 24/7. I don't know if this is what you would call a brain fog or not, but it's really disturbing and has been driving me absolutely insane. I was wondering mostly if anyone had any information on this and if you've ever had it/ has it ever gone away for you?

Other symptoms that still persist are occasional lightheadedness, and these really bizarre pressure sensations behind my forehead, bridge of my nose, and near my ear. My ear and nose also sort of feel like they're 'inflamed' almost. I don't even know how to accurately describe it. I was just getting over the flu though when I had my injury, so I'm wondering if this makes me more susceptible to a longer recovery, or if this may have something to do with an ear problem or something? Since I will randomly get muffled hearing. The muffled hearing will go away if I lay down for a few seconds. Its really annoying. But that I've had before the concussion.

As for tests, I've had a CT scan without contrast a month after, an EEG 2 weeks ago (both came back clear) and I just had an MRI without contrast a few days ago that I'm still waiting on results for. My neurologist is confident that it's going to come back clear. He said he would order it if it would make me feel more comfortable that nothing was seriously wrong. He also has me on a low dose of Zoloft. I was reluctant to eve take it, as i'm the type of person who pretty much refuses any kind of medication.

I just want to feel like myself again. I want my life back. I'm not working anymore and I had to drop out of college. Every night I go to sleep and pray that when I wake up I'll find that it was just a nightmare. My neurologist originally thought that I'd be better in a month. Then when I saw him again on the 14th he said I would be feeling MUCH better by summer for sure. He's confident that I'm going to make a full recovery, but how the hell can he know that? He's apparently a very well respected doctor around here. I don't know...Finding hope and positivity every day is a serious struggle. I'm terrified that I'll be stuck like this for the rest of my life.

If anyone can answer any of my questions or give me any sort of insight, advice, or hope I would REALLY appreciate it.