It sure is a stinky deal! Sorry you're dealing with this, it is not fun. :-(

I've maintained sanity through this by reading a lot, but not the same type of reading I did before the injury. In the beginning I couldn't handle anything with small print, complex language or plot and I had to read quite slowly to get my eyes to cooperate. I read lots of children's and YA lit. Books on tape are great too, they have lots at libraries.

Sometimes I watched movies on very low volume but had to be careful because the ones with funky camera angles, quick changes, unsteady or spinning shots bothered me and made me nauseous and dizzy. In thinking about it, I pretty much found things to distract me mentally, I read lots of fiction in the way I could tolerate, it helped me cope to figuratively "go somewhere else" for a while.

It was insanely annoying to have to spend so much time down and out but it was necessary, I am doing a lot better and can read grown-up stuff again. You will get better in time. People here do understand. Take care.