TO Lucy, Thank you for your reply. You may want to check out a post in the Chronic Pain Section on this site. There's a post there 101 Ideals to empower persons in pain. At the end of the post there are about 10 websites that deal with this issue. I've only had time to read one, but the information is very good and this might help you come up with the questions you need to ask your Dr.

I'm currently in the process of writing up my own treatment plan to indentify the symptoms and the causes weather it be physical mental or spiritual and then I will go find the people to help me over come or heal the causes. In my case it looks like nerve damage to the body and brain is the cause.

It is my understanding that after 3 days the body will shut down the healing processes and go into a survival mold in order to function and that this is a natural process. We shut down until we can handle the pain and release the pain in order to heal the part of the body that was injured. Since my whole body was bruised internally including the brain the body and mind shut down because I was unable to deal with the pain or the trauma at that time. I'm starting to wake up after 4 years and it does hurt.

After I write up a treatment program I will set up a new master mind group to review this plan and set up a program progess and accountability report. I usually meet with those in my master mind group once a week, in person, phone or email to get feed back, insight and direction. Is the treatment plan working yes or no and if the answer is no I need to come up with a new plan.

I hope this information helps.

I'll send you a copy of the treatment program when it is finished if you like or any other information I run across that may be helpful in overcoming TBi/PCS

Take care and be well. Jeff