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Join Date: Jul 2014
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Posts: 160
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Originally Posted by Estreetfan
Thanks Hockey! I never even thought of asking about TBI patient cards. I did get frisked at security by a very stern little woman. I also have alot of trouble speaking to people when I am stressed so yeah, the tattoo on the forehead seems like a good idea.
In my anxiety about writing my First Post, I totally forgot to tell the OP that the way I dealt with the isolation during the first 6 months post accident (I am 2.5 years in now) was to respond to my friends comments on facebook, some days thats all I could do, and I messaged my friends and coworkers to ask them to please leave a message about their day if they phoned and I did not answer. I told them that some days I was so fatigued that conversations were beyond me but I sure enjoyed hearing their voices.
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that's a great idea asking friends to leave long messages...i'll try it
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April 11, 2014 Flipped in class 2 white water while kayaking, hit my forehead (was wearing a helmet). Lots of symptoms to begin with. Those remaining are fatigue, brain freezes/overstimulation, headaches, sensitivity to light and sound. Insomnia is getting better but still an issue, and appetite is ba-ack! Depression and anxiety are largely under control thanks to Lexapro, exercise, and a very distant light at the end of the tunnel.
Drugs: Lexapro, occasional 2-5mgs ambien. Off amatryptaline. Taking about 453 supplements.
Just started vision therapy, waiting on some blue-tinted prism glasses.
"You will encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it." Maya Angelou
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