Hey Shreds, I too find that if I overdo it one day, I pay for it the next. If I'm really forced to exert myself (caring for sick child, etc...) it can take me weeks to get back to "normal." I also wonder if you shouldn't be firing your neurologist and hiring a good lawyer. Your neuro is concerned with covering her butt, not healing your head.

I second Donna's call to see a PT. Mine's great. In addition to helping with pain management, we workout together twice a week. This is valuable because he makes sure I don't hurt myself and helps keep me motivated - because we all know what brain injury does to initiative. Like Coach said, the weight gain is really depressing. I'm doing my best, but forced inactivity and med side effects are hard to overcome. I also find I have weak impulse control and will eat things I wouldn't even have looked at before I got hurt.