Shorty - I can totally relate. Just to be clear I'm a bit of a kook but love surfing....one of the toughest things is not being in the water. I've kooked it up in Maui a few times, Tofino and Oregon and Oahu in summer.

That's a brutal injury.

Thank you for your post. I've been struggling so much with wanting to get in the water and I even did in Maui 6 months after my injury which could have been disastrous if I took a hit to the head - thankfully it was only in 3-4 ft and I really took it easy. Your post just reaffirms that surfing is still too great a risk until 100%.

I was OK and actually didn't feel too bad when I was out there despite serious nausea.

That said, here's my piece of advice - you can't risk another injury to the head before you recover. Don't do anything that risks a hit to the head. For me it means no surfing, snowboarding, motorcycle riding or hockey. I'm 14 mths in - doing much better but not yet 100%. No matter how hard it is you can't put a time on it. That's one of the hardest things about PCS - no time limit.

You have to give up doing what you love hopefully only for a period of time. I'm doing many things now I couldn't do just 3 months ago.

Hang in there and I'd love to see you in the water someday.