Hi there

I haven't written many posts and haven't been on this forum long..... however I read a lot of threads and just wanted to say thanks for all the amazing information and expertise that you've shared.

I'm not fully recovered (into 4th month now) but feel that my improvement in the last month or so after discovering this site is largely due to the help and advice I have read/received.

The health care I've received here (New Zealand) has been less than satisfactory. My doctor didn't refer me onto a concussion specialist and told me I should have recovered in 3 weeks.; he told me I was probably just tired and stressed.

He finally referred me ( after me going to him at my wits end numerous times...). That was 6 weeks ago and I still haven't heard from the concussion clinic. Sometimes I get very frustrated because I didn't realise things like the fact that alchohol and caffeine can prevent your brain from healing because my doc and other health providers didn't inform me properly... grrrrr enough moaning. It do feel compelled to raise awareness about brain injury and not for the lay person - for the medical profession!!

Anyways I do feel that if I hadn't had the advice from here I would be a lot further back in my recovery.
Thanks - you've helped a lot