As Mark said, this is a great place for information and support! Sorry you are joining us...

I am 26, F, and before my accident was working full time and going to grad school 3 nights a week, putting in 16 hour days all week and then doing homework during the weekend and all my other life responsiblities.

Since my accident, and having PCS, I had to stop working and stop going to Grad school. It was the only way I could truly rest and let my brain recover. 9 months later, I have made a ton of progress via vestibular, physical and vision therapy. My concussion doctor is hoping the next time he sees me, I'll be ready to try adding in Grad school again or a part time job.

Mark's advice is great. I'll add that, you really and truly should take time off from work and from school. Both can be really overstimulating and for me, there is no way I could kept either up at the beginning. And now, I'm wise enough from experience to know that if I tried doing these things right now I probably could, but it would cause me a great amount of pain and frustration. Hopefully with a few more months of therapies, I'll be ready to start adding that stuff back in.

Wishing you the best in your recovery and hope that you are able do what you need to do to take care of yourself and your brain