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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Posts: 756
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Mark is right...it is very important to learn your warning signs and discipline yourself to take a break...before it become too much. This is not always easy to do, especially for someone who's main symptom is easy overstimulation.
Also, I don't always get warning signs. Mine just happens in a split second...my brain shuts down without warning, literally, and my thought process stops. I can be left in that state for the rest of the day and if I'm unlucky, it will carry over for days to come. This usually happens during a conversation...even a one on one conversation.
So, not always an easy thing to do. My symptoms are really weird and happen unexpectedly. My recovery has been very complex and different than others...that's why its hard for people to understand what I'm saying and relate to me.
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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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