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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 398
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 398
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recovery is a marathon and not a sprint
I don't use the past tense word "recovered" for pcs. I say that I do live in recovery and in that I have regained much of who I was and what I had before the accident.
All of this who are afflicted with this eventually have to decide what we have to live with and work around, what is different, and how we are going to be in the world.
It's been said here before and I will say it again. You can live with a very full life with pcs. I have my issues. I am not always as fast as I was, my typing can be off, and the list goes on. None of what I have prevents me from living fully -- and I won't let it.
Hang in there and believe in your healing. Keep positive and do every thing you can to just reduce stress and be positive.
Take care
poetrymom
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[SIZE="1"]What happened. I was in a car accident 2-23-2013, and got a mild concussion from it. I had some time off for brain rest, got somewhat better, but slipped into PCS in March 2013.
Symptoms I had: dizziness, light and sound sensitivity, fatigue, tinitis, occasional headaches and migraines,
Symptoms as of 5--2013: poor sleep, tinitis, some confusion /short term memory blanks, balance. The other symptoms are mostly gone, but flare up if I OVERdo something.
Therapy I had: vestibular
3 months in: I could drive more and for longer distances. I felt like a younger, happier version of myself and I feel so blessed to have this feeling.
9 months in and I am working full time. I do get tired, and some sound and light sensitivity from time to time, but mostly I am over most of my symptoms.
I pray every day and I m praying for your recovery.
Over a year in: I can multi task (limited) and have humor in my life. But when I am tired, I am very tired.
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