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Join Date: Mar 2013
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Posts: 173
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Erik, I was right about your age when I had my last concussion that did me in and your story really resonated with me, since I used to do some fairly extreme stuff in my late teens and 20s (paragliding, skydiving, dropping cliffs on skis and snowmobiles, downhill mountain biking, etc...)
In addition to all of that I was into martial arts/boxing/kickboxing since my late teens.
Just like you I never had a diagnosed concussion (before this last one) or a hard enough hit to black out, mostly just headaches for a few days after a hard fall/landing or a rough sparring session.
So I went on with my life without worrying too much about it. Looking back at it now I realize that some of the issues that I've had in the past were the result of these concussions that I just shrugged off and moved on (vision issues, sleep issues, etc).
Well, it all caught up to me eventually in a big way. I had a concussion (no loss of consciousness or memory loss) while at a boxing sparring, just a hard hit that "rang my bell". I didn't think much of it at first, but then things started to spiral out of control to a point where I couldn't get out of bed for two weeks.
Things eventually got better after about three months, and I thought that I'm all healed (after all, the doc told me to get back to normal life as did my friends/family) and I went for a fairly easy snowmobile ride with some friends.
Well it turned out not to be such a great idea... Things went to hell for me and it was worse than the initial 3 months...
Now 5 years later I'm still not back to normal and deal with the consequences of not taking it seriously back then.
The point of my story is that you need to take this last concussion as a warning and a learning experience. Trust me when I say that what you've experienced is not even close to how it can be if you keep hitting your head. Your body is telling you something, please listen.
By the way, 99% of doctors have no idea what they are talking about when it comes to concussions, just ask any of the long term users on this forum.
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12/02/2012 - Light concussion at boxing practice. Ended up having PCS for about 3 months.
March 2013 - Thought that since most of my symptoms resolved I could start having fun again.
Went snowmobiling once (didn't hit my head) and concussion symptoms returned and got even worse than before.
June 2013 - accidentally bumped my head against a deck railing, and had a month-long setback.
November 2013 - drove to work after a big snowstorm and the roads were very rough, ended up having another setback.
2014 - Having setbacks after coughing/sneezing too much, or someone slapping me on the back, or any other significant jarring.
Feb 2014 - Started seeing Atlas Orthogonal chiro - most helpful doc so far.
June 2014 - Two months of physical/visual therapy - no noticeable improvement.
September 2014 - Diagnosed with Perilymph Fistula in right ear.
November 2014 - Fistula surgery (switched to left ear before the surgery after additional testing).
January 2016 - Quit work to "work" on figuring out PCS, so far it seems that eyes/vision issues are the most contributing factor, especially computer work.
Current symptoms are: inconsistent sleep patterns, headaches, vertigo/dizziness, anxiety/panic attacks, mental fog/problems with concentration, problems with computer screens.
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