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Old 07-29-2010, 08:57 PM
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Margarite,

It sure sounds like Post Concussion headaches to me. The neuro's bewilderment is not uncommon. Headaches are a very difficult to treat symptom.

My TBI friend has had head aches on and off for 20 years. His can cause him serious nausea. If you can control yours with Tylenol, good for you. Be aware than Tylenol can be rough on your liver. Switching to aspirin from time to time may be good. I use Tylenol and aspirin combined for my worst headaches. They work on pain by different mechanisms so the combination can give you almost narcotic like pain relief. I was taught to mix aspirin and Tylenol by my M.D.

Are you getting good restorative sleep? My headaches seem to follow a poor night's sleep.

For the future, you need to accept that you can not do risky activities and just try to be careful. Sledding is a risky activity. There is no way you can reduce the risk.

There are some activities that have some risk but the risk can be reduced by understanding appropriate preparations. A roller coaster ride can be a problem but with proper technique, the risk of shaking the brain can be reduced to almost nothing.

As I have learned, I can only control myself and limited external situations. I can not trust others to be protective of my head. They do not understand the sensitivity I have to brain impacts.

I hope you can use this info to improve your situation.

My best to you.
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