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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Posts: 756
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Posts: 756
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Still can't watch TV.
I've searched high and low on this forum and Google (search Google and only my threads pop up lol) for a thread or an article about someone who has this same problem as me. I can't find anything. I think one person replied to my thread about playing video games that said they get foggy when they play or watch someone play.
I can't watch TV. At all...last night I tried to watch a movie on my smart phone. I figured its such a small screen, it shouldn't cause any problems. After 5 minutes of watching I became very spaced out and foggy. Why am I the only one with this problem? I've read about people getting dizzy or getting a headache but no one has complained about becoming fogged up to the point they can barely speak. That's what happens to me. The longer I watch the longer the fog lingers when I'm done watching and the worse it gets. I've tried watching without volume, with low volume, in the dark, on my phone, on a standard definition TV...????
Same thing happens when I fill out my Unemployment claim every week. About halfway through filling out the page I'm a space cadet. Same thing with the computer...5-10 minutes of computer time and I can't think properly. I have to browse the internet from my Blackberry.
This didn't start until November and my injury was in June. EEG was normal so its not seizures...I've been taking B12 since late October (1000mcg a day, just recently bumped down to 500mcg but I added the B-Complex) so I don't think its B12 defiency (waiting on blood test results). What the heck man?
What else could it be? Why am I the only one?
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What happened: I was randomly assaulted from behind in June of 2011. I was knocked unconscious for an unknown amount of time (less than 30 minutes) and have no memory of the event. CT scan showed contusion and hematoma of the left frontal lobe. I spent 3 days in the hospital. Diagnosed with Post-Concussion Syndrome in September 2011. Currently have Medicaid, Medicare and SSI.
Current symptoms: Brain fog, mild memory issues, problems with spontaneity, occasional spacing out, word finding difficulties, tinnitus in right ear and some other things that I can't explain.
Life after the brain injury: 4 years after the injury, I'm engaged to my beautiful girlfriend of 5 years, I'm the CEO of my own business, Notorious Labs, I've taught myself how to program complex games and apps which is a feat I never thought I'd accomplish and now live a semi-normal life with very mild PCS symptoms.
Slowly but surely regaining my life back.
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