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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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Am I being pushed too hard?
Well, its been a little over 2 weeks since I started at NCEP. In the beginning, I was so overwhelmed that I really thought I wasn't going to make it through. After a few days of treatment, my cognitive endurance started to increase more and more each day. It was really starting to feel beneficial towards me. Then, I started to feel a setback coming on, starting last Monday. They are really strict on attendance, so I had no choice but to push through the crappy feeling. I managed to push through and have some pretty "normal" moments, however, everyday got worse and worse. Today, I wasn't able to push through at all. Now, I'm setback to how I was at the beginning of March. Really foggy, serious trouble thinking and speaking, blah blah blah...
On the bright side, I'm coping with it pretty well. I just question the program's experience with Post-Concussion Syndrome. I've been told by everyone there that its hard for them to tell I have any problems at all. They tell me I'm so intelligent and well spoken...so when I tell them I'm feeling foggy and I feel a setback coming on, they don't really believe me??? I was told by my case manager to "push through the barrier". So I did and now I'm paying for it.
Am I being pushed too hard?
Nick
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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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