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Originally Posted by yannimac
3 months ago I hit my head so hard that I fractured my frontal sinus bone. This resulted in a concussion and I was feeling symptoms of PCS (light headed, nausea) for about 2 months, then I started feeling pretty much normal. I started feeling slight symptoms such as light-headedness and nausea again a few days ago. This started the same day I began weight training again. 2 weeks after the concussion I tried to lift weights for a few days and this made my symptoms worse, so I stopped. Although this could be a coincidence, I think there is a correlation, since no other factors such as diet or stress have changed. Why would weight lifting cause my symptoms to come back? How long should I wait to start weight training again after I feel symptom free? Can I do light cardio exercise? Any diet recommendations?
Just to let you know, I have had 2 CAT scans and seen a neurosurgeon. The doctors did not find anything wrong on the cat scan (with the exception of the fracture)
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PCS IS VERY OBJECTIVE.In reading and thru personal experience, the symptoms can run the gamit.Do you know what the symptoms are? Until I saw the symptoms in print, I thought I was going crazy. Anyway... relapses do happen. As the RN explained about the blood pressure. My relapse was from a sinus infection, which landed me in the ER and an admission for overnight.That was 12/27 and I am still out of work. I went 10 1/2 mo. without major symptoms. I would have slight dizziness,nauseau and processing problems on a regular basis, but to a minor degree.
From the docs I've seen,they encourage getting back to your normal life asap, but as you've found out that is hard to do. It's a true balancing act.