There doesn't really seem to be any consensus on how long the rest period should be, does there? In fact, what the heck does the medical profession really know about brain injuries? I'm really beginning to wonder. There is no clear consensus on ANYTHING.

Indeed, I actually spent 4 days just being with my family and trying not to exert myself after the concussion. I then went back to work feeling fuzzy, maybe slightly off-balance and with a bit of a headache, but we had a big initiative launch that day and I thought I really should be there. I then did a 20 mile bike ride the following weekend. I felt great afterward. Nothing at that point pointed to anything but a quick recovery.

I spoke at a City Council meeting the next day and was feeling some anxiety that I'd ever felt before. And by that Thursday (1 1/2 weeks after the accident) I felt good enough to go to the gym and do some intense efforts. The next day I felt horrible though, and since that time the symptoms seem to have gotten worse instead of better, or at least hit a plateau.

I know it's not productive, but I keep beating myself up about not resting more. In my darkest moments, I feel like I totally messed up my life and and my family's life by not paying attention to my body. I have to say that I did see a fairly experienced sports medicine person about 48 hours after my injury, and he seemed to think I was progressing fairly well, so I did seek some medical attention.

I did not got to the ER initially. However, I did go at 2 1/2 weeks when my symptoms and anxiety really started getting worse and that was when they did the CT Scan and it was clear. Almost at 7 months now, and still have about the same symptoms as I did 3 months in. Maybe cognitively a little bit better, but that's about it.

I still wonder if a month of rest at home would be what I really need to get over the hump. Now that I think about all of this, in hindsight, I think I really felt pretty good immediately post concussion. Being with my immediate family makes me feel better, always.