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Join Date: Apr 2014
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Hyperbaric oxygen treatment - beneficial for PCS?
I'm seeing a psychologist who specializes in brain injury, and he suggested that if I'm interested in pursuing alternative treatments, that I look into HBOT. Back when I could read/spend more time on computers, I remember finding an article that suggested that HBOT could help TBI if treatment started relatively quickly after the injury, but I didn't find a lot (granted I wasn't really looking too hard) suggesting that it could help someone well after the initial injury.
Does anyone know more about this, or had experience with it? Has it been shown to be helpful for PCS, even well after the injury? I've found a place that's close to my house, and while it's obviously expensive, I'd be willing to dip into my savings if there's a reasonable chance it could be helpful.
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26 year-old PhD student in evolutionary biology, slipped on ice in Feb 2014 while clipping my fingernails and walking to save time (dumbest reason for PCS ever?). Initially just had headaches and didn't feel quite right, but a minor head bump 5 days later started a downward spiral of anxiety, depression, insomnia and fatigue. Had trouble concentrating on reading/looking at screens
April 2014 - did exertion test, passed, started exercising and doing more, but didn't feel much better.
May 2014 - Went on backpacking trip OK'd by doctor, trip itself went fine, but felt worse a few days after getting back, more difficulty concentrating, worse headaches.
June 2014 - Bumped head on ceiling walking slowly down stairs, no immediate symptoms, but caused worsening headahces, more difficulty concentrating and looking at screens. Have not felt as good as I did before this since this bump.
December 2014 - after feeling relatively better I went xc skiing and fell but didn't hit my head (something my psychologist who specializes in brain injuries told me he hoped would happen so I saw it was OK), felt worse
Feb 2015 - back in grad school, light teaching load and some research, nowhere close to operating at my full capacity. Still have constant headaches, difficulty reading/looking at screens, mild anxiety and depression, and just not feeling like my normal sharp self.
Trying, but struggling, to believe that I'll get back to my old self, or at least get close.
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