So i had my first night back to work last night. Im 14 weeks post accident and had just had a week and a half with NO HEADACHES!!! But of course that ended this morning before my shift ended and a monster headache came on at 645am. Fiorinal took care of it by 730. I didnt have any major cognitive slowing and was able to keep up with my patients in the ICU.

Only slept 4 hours today because of course, they just started construction on the roof of my condo that will last for the next 6 weeks! Figures, huh?

But also, i had a pt with a Subarachnoid hemorrhage who was dealing with awful headaches. I think other nurses were not taking her headaches or complaints seriously, so i was so happy i could relate to her and understand her pain. I even got her an eye mask to wear to bed to help with her photophobia. She even described how things looked when she close her eyes, black squiggly lines with a green back drop....which is exactly what i experienced for the first week.

Its truly amazing that being a victim of a TBI can make me a more caring, attentive, and understanding nurse. ITs times like these that i feel grateful to have a better understanding of what my patients are experiencing.