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Originally Posted by themaidquit
My tone has a lot to do with the fact that no one really knows how to treat this. my primary care doctor didn't have a clue and the neurologist didn't seem to have a lot of knowledge about "head injuries". I just needed to make sure that I wasn't having test that were being performed just to appease me and my concerns to the doctor. I asked this question here, from people that are going through this, as a "second opinion" of sorts.
Sat. I felt great, did all sorts of things, thought I was going to heal quickly and on my way. Sun. through today=all the symptoms came back withour mercy. Somedays I feel with it, and other days, I have trouble finding words, spelling and other such activities. As stated, I do not want my neurologist to order test or think I am, one of those people that thinks they have everything ( sorry could not think of the word. Please fill in the blank when you read this.)
Thank you, I do value everyone's opinion, since you all have been through this.
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You're not a hypochondriac. (Is that the word you were looking for?)
What you are experiencing is real and like Mark said, it's just going to take you taking it easy in order for you to heal better and faster. Don't have a busy day for a long while. Slow down. I know it's difficult - trust me I know! But doing so will help you to get to having better days for longer periods of time.
I was also very disappointed when I learned that Dr.'s don't have any real treatments to help a person recover from a brain injury. But that's really what it boils down to. They are almost at a complete loss. And every brain injury is unique which makes it even more difficult to treat.
Mark In Idaho -
You're very correct in that I feel as if I have experienced a DAI because the impairments I've been dealing with have effected many areas of my brain and functioning. I don't know if the iicp is the sole reason aside from the concussion or if it just compounded the same effects of the concussion.
I didn't remember knowing what chemo brain is upon reading it here, if I've ever even heard of it before, but I just read about it and it's very similar to what I seem to be experiencing, except I might be experiencing something even more intense or drastic, I don't know enough to compare it. The good news is that I was much worse before now and I still intend to improve.
Thanks again!