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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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Wow, I'm sorry to hear that. If it makes you feel any better, I'm right around the same time frame as you recovery-wise...and I still have a boat load of cognitive troubles. In fact, all my problems are pretty much cognitive. I have not one lasting improvement to show in 9 months of recovery.
I have also been told by a NeuroSurgeon at the ER that my problems were permanent and would not ever get any better.
I have problems losing words, finding words, forming sentences and just knowing what to say. Its like when I go to speak, nothing is there. I'm not quite sure what speech therapy would do for me...but I plan on trying it. I'll try anything at this point.
Are your cognitive problems worse when you first wake up? That's the case with me...I'll wake up and try to talk to someone and nothing comes out right. So I feel like crawling under my sheets and hiding all day. It gets slightly better throughout the day if I keep at it.
Maybe you should start on an SSI application.
Just in case.
Nick
P.S. I'm part of another support group online. I've spoke with people on there who are years into their recovery and still see improvements. So, there is still hope. I just worry about myself because I get worse every few months instead of better. This entire month has been horrible for me...and its the same crap everyday even though I spend most of my day laying in bed.
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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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