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Old 09-18-2014, 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by ChristineA View Post
What type of work do/did you do? How long until you returned to work? How was that decision made?
Hi Christine and welcome to NT.

Regarding your RTW questions, I work in an administrative staff position at a private law school, as the project/process manager. This work includes strategic planning, goal setting, and data analysis among other duties.

My injury wasn't a concussion, it was a closed head TBI rated moderate to severe, that included a skull fracture. I had an epidural hematoma and subarachnoid hemorrhage that required emergency craniotomy surgery.

I returned to work part time from home about three months after my accident, and full time back in the office six months after the accident.

I gamed the system a little, my part time return release was from my PCP, who I convinced I could work PT (which was true in retrospect).

Regarding Full time return to work, this release was from my neuro-rehabilitation MD after my neuropsychological assessment. I don't have the exact percentiles in the report, but my functioning was summarized as:
Working memory - superior
Digit span - average
Arithmetic - superior
Processing speed - average
Symbol search - average
Coding - high average
Executive (trail marking B) - average

Your percentiles are probably based on tests from a similar demographic group, but that is a very good question to ask.

Your concussion was relatively recent as TBIs go. Your therapies sound appropriate to your symptoms, and your percentiles actually look pretty good for this juncture of your recovery. I'd expect continued progress.

Very best to you as you recover.

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What Happened: On November 29, 2010, I was walking across the street and was hit by a light rail commuter train. Result was a severe traumatic brain injury and multiple fractures (skull, pelvis, ribs). Total hospital stay was two months, one in ICU followed by an additional month in neuro-rehab. Upon hospital discharge, neurological testing revealed deficits in short term memory, executive functioning, and spatial recognition.

Today: Neuropsychological examination five months post-accident indicated a return to normal cognitive functioning, and I returned to work approximately 6 months after the accident. I am grateful to be alive and am looking forward to enjoying the rest of my life.

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