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Old 04-27-2014, 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by pierre93 View Post
hey guys

i need help , about 2 -3 weeks ago i was at the gym and a rubber (but heavy) weight fell on my head , it didnt knock me out but about 20 mins later i felt strange and drousey and had to be rushed to hospital by my family , they did a CT scan and everything was fine. The next day i felt ok and returned to work the day after , but i noticed i started feeling strange , 3-4 days after my injury i was at work and just felt terrible all of a sudden everything became super bright and noisy , i felt so overwhelmed i called my manager and said someone needs to cover for me and was crying. i felt like i was going CRAZY!!

for the whole of that week i felt DRAINED , i had a very weird heavy feeling on my left side , it was teriible i literally could not do anything my brain just felt fried. During that week i had a consultation booked (i have cosmetic surgery booked) i just felt still really low and heavy , the surgeon advised for an ambulance to be called , they took me there and i was told i had post concussion and i need to rest and time off work.

i must say i feel like ive improved since my first week but i still feel so terrible. im still sensitive to light and loud sounds , i have a weird kind off numbing feeling on the left side of my head and kid of in my ear , i feel so " not on earth" its like im dreaming , i just feel so down and stressed , my home dont feel like my home anymore , i feel so alone , i used to love watching youtube videos and movies and i just cant anymore because i cant concentrate , time just dont feel like it use to be , i go to sleep like this , wake up like this and its so overwhelming to deal with

i had soooooooooo much planned , surgery , a trip booked to america with my friends , i just cant see it all happening now , this has effected my life so much!!! im only 20

I'm new to this forum (a fall in my condo 8 months ago has me dealing with similar symptoms to yours). If you rest and don't try to push through it you will heal. Reading through the stories on this forum gives me hope. I had a very similar experience to you. I didn't realize I had a problem at first and now here I am with getting tired just from talking to my friends, sensitivity to noise and getting dizzy from just walking.

BUT each week when I don't overdo it I do see improvement. The key is to have patience. It sucks to lose your social life, especially at your age when going out is expected but you just have to tell your friends you are sick and just stay home. Let yourself heal now. It's better to have a boring year at 20 than to live it up in misery and suffer for longer. Rest now so you can enjoy the rest of your 20s when you are ready.

You might want to postpone the trip - America isn't going anywhere. Our pizza will be here waiting for you over the next 80 years of your life. You will get here!

When you are depressed come to this forum and see there are people who understand.

Hang in there!
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