srgallan,

Welcome to NeuroTalk.

I see from your other post that you work in IT. Maybe some light duty work from home will be OK. You never want to try to 'push through ' with PCS. You are still very early in your recovery.

The 4 near symptom free days only mean that you are getting good rest for your brain. The precautions you are taking appear to be appropriate.

When you can have a week or two of symptoms free days while doing more normal activities, that would mean your brain has recovered some ability to tolerate the stresses of daily life and possibly work.

The cognitive stresses are most important to consider. As an IT specialist, you likely have tasks with multiple steps on a regular basis. When you can routinely do these multi-step tasks without a return of symptoms, you are likely ready for a full work-load with some limits.

There is a difference between multi-step tasks and multi-tasking. Multi-tasking puts a detrimental load on your brain. It is the cause of many stress related symptoms. Multi-step tasks are just that, as single task that requires a linear progression of steps. First, A, then B then C. So, break your tasks into small bites. If you need to juggle multiple tasks, write them down. Then work on one at a time. Try to use written notes to simplify the load on your brain.

Just because you could do many different things at once before the PCS does not mean your brain is ready for the same load now.

You want to avoid relapses. They can undo the recovery you have already achieved. So, hold off on the multi-tasking for quite some time. Multi-tasking is grossly over-rated and research shows that it has negative impacts on the brain.

My best to you.