I am now experiencing what you have once allready been through. I have hit my head lightly but repeateatly and am now 1 year with PCS.

I have also experienced the small knocks talked about here that sends you back into having symptoms. Scary when you think it might be small but new concussions.

I hit my head several times while snowboarding and right now I dont know if I ever will dare to get back on it.

What I want to say is this...(but first I think its great to hear that you got well after 1.5 year! Most people tell you that the most recovery you will do is in the 6 first months. This seems not always to be true. )

I know someone that had 1.5 years of hell and recovered well. He than around 6 months later hit his head bad in a skiing crash. He had concussionsymptoms for 2 weeks then he was fine!! No "relapse" of PCS!

I could not really believe him at first. I thought that the new concussion would send him even further in to the PCS-land.

BUT, he was lucky! Normally the brain gets more sensitive and you get worse consequences.

You have to find a balance. For me it has been focusing on more mental things instead of physical onces (hard when your a sporty guy). I still cannot keep off my skateboard however. Its a risk, but its one thing that makes me feel good and relaxed. I try to make it as safe as possible.

Relax and have the mindset that this new concussion doesnt to 100% guarantee you will get the PCS back!

My personal view after my own experiences is this: It is the worst to have two repeated hits in a short timespan and up to around 6 months between. Longer apart than that time it seems that the consequences of another one is not as bad (still BAD). Understand what I say in the right way! Not as you are ok to have another one just because its been more than 6 months.

There is no evidence of this beeing true other than my own experiences and the people I have been in contact with. Someone will hazzle me for writing this, but hopefully it gives you a positive feel. Think about my friend who took the last hit without getting back the PCS!!

Best regards and sorry for the somewhat unorganized writing.

Emil