Originally Posted by MomWriterStudent

I want to start jogging again and am wondering if that is a good idea. Has anybody else been able to return to jogging or running again?

Here is some background info:

I hit my head in December 2013. I am too tired to calculate how many months ago that was.

I started out walking very slowly, for short distances. 5 months ago, it took me 40 or 50 minutes to walk half a mile. Now I can walk a full mile in less than 20 minutes when I'm alone. It takes me 24 minutes if I am pushing my toddlers (they weigh 80 lbs together, and it's very exhausting for me to bring them on walks).

I am able to comfortably walk 2 miles at a slow, steady pace now without experiencing any symptoms. I have done as many as 4 miles in one day.

The main PCS symptoms that I still have (whether I exercise or not) are:

- Aphasia

- Short term memory problems

- Jaw pain/tightness

- Neck pain

- Anger and depression

- Dizziness only when I lay on my right side (That's the side I fell on, if it matters)

My goal is to jog a 5K in 2015. I am trying to figure out if I am able to safely prepare for that. My doctors think it's fine, but they don't always know much about PCS.