Thread: How long did it take for your PCS symptoms to show up?
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Old 01-24-2012, 11:03 AM
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My symptoms appeared within an hour of my injury...which was very, very frightening for me. Of all I can recall about that day, this is what I would like to forget about the most....
I began to feel dizzy, then I was speaking...but it was if I was listening to someone else because the words didn't make sense..."word salad"...
When I realized it was me, I began to cry...
That lasted for months...one day, I felt like I had just "woken up"...that was 2months after my injury...this has been very rollercoaster like for me...when I feel good, it's good (not great, my deficits are still present though somewhat manageable with rest)...when I'm bad...well, it's awful...nothing seems to alleviate the symptoms...not even rest...
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July 21, 2010, one month after starting my new job I sustained a concussion after standing up quickly from a sqatting position and subsequently being impaled by the corner of a metal filing cabinet in to the left side of my skull. Dx. Post Concussive Syndrome.

Female, 45 years young
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Mom of 3 boys (22,19,10)..Registered Nurse 16 years
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Symptoms: Vertigo, difficulty concentrating, unable to multitask, fatigue, severe transient headaches..severity and location change frequently, anxiety, PTSD, tinnitus, "electrical like sensations" across the top of my head, "hot flashes", numbness and coolness to hands (worsens in A/C), very poor recall ability, processing and comprehension, difficulty finding words and completing thoughts, short term memory is awful.

~I will never give up on myself~

~I run because I can. When I get tired, I remember those who can't run, what they'd give to have this simple gift I take for granted, and I run harder for them...I know they would do the same for me <3
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