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Originally Posted by MomWriterStudent
I'm not a doctor, but I think your recovery will take some time, probably at least a couple months. My reason for saying this is because you had two concussions in such a short period of time.
I have had multiple concussions, but I didn't realize it until I mentioned to my new doctor that I broke my nose a couple summers ago. I broke my nose by slamming face-first into a hard concrete floor.
Anyway, to get to the point, I'm now 4 months into another concussion - 2 years later - and am recovering veryyyyyyyyy slowlyyyyyyy. My doctor said that getting multiple concussions makes it harder to recover each time, even if your concussions were spread out over a long period of time.
Hope you find some relief soon! I can't even imagine working in a mall right now (I have worked retail gigs in the past), so I give you props for even making it through half a day.
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Appreciate the response! I didn't realize I had suffered a concussion the first time as I had no noticeable symptoms the first day (although in retrospect my memory was starting to lapse - I went to Target after work and purchased a shirt. I have the shirt and the receipt but no memory of picking it out). When I woke up with blurry vision the following day I thought I just needed to get my eyes checked until I got to talking with my mom (a nurse) and said "you know I did hit my head yesterday." Not long after the nausea started and it was downhill from there.
And it absolutely sucked working in the mall like this. I closed on a Friday night and was all but rocking back and forth in the corner at one point. It was horrible. The other day I went with my family to a Max N Erma's to celebrate a birthday. BIG mistake. I spent more time outside than inside, and that's with my hat on and ear plugs in.
I just don't know what to expect with regards to work. I used up all my sick time and vacation time with the first one and, unfortunately, I never enrolled in the short term disability program so I'm not drawing any kind of paycheck right now. I've been working this job for years and who thinks about disability when you're young and healthy?
Anyway, sorry for rambling. Thanks again!