Thread: Why did it take so long for my symptoms to show up?
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Old 02-08-2012, 01:07 AM
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Default Why did it take so long for my symptoms to show up?
It took 3 months for my symptoms to show up....THREE FREAKIN' MONTHS!!!

Here's a picture of me (and my fiance at the time) having a BLAST on the strip here in Las Vegas. This is was a little under a month after the assault. It was our anniversary....and I was FINE!! I think my symptoms there were extremely mild. Hardly noticeable...They were obviously tolerable enough to walk the strip, play the slot machines, walk through numerous casinos...for HOURS!!! WHY!?

http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/.../meandtara.jpg

Why the h*** am I worse now than I was then? End of July through August were great...I was doing lots of fun things and living a normal life...I'm a freakin' hermit now...which I really don't mind, but I can't even watch TV man...so being a hermit isn't fun anymore. If I could watch TV and play video games I'd make an awesome hermit.

Could it be the alcohol I drank when I thought that I was better?

Just wondering...No doctor has been able to answer that question.

I've read somewhere, on here I think, that it takes awhile for the damaged brain cells to die off...is that true?
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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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