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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: USA
Posts: 162
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: USA
Posts: 162
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Maybe I am not the best example, but I got my first concussion was in the middle of the second semester of my freshman year. My school was either full time or not at all so I stayed and it was a very difficult 3 and a half years. My GPA went from a 3.8 to a 3.16 after dipping below the 2.5 mark at one point. My problem is that I have gotten over 10 concussions since that first one. I did finally graduate on May 12th of this year and am so excited to have finished.
While at school, about once a month I would have to take three days off and just stay in bed with my curtains drawn sleeping and just enjoying the quiet. When my friends would come to ask how I was doing they would march right into my room and open the curtains thinking that sunshine is good for sick people and I would have to explain that light made it worse.
Anyways, if you have any particular questions about how I handled something please just let me know. It is really difficult to do alone.
I really wish you luck in your journey!
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Fell off a horse in late winter of 2009 blacked out for a couple seconds, had amnesia for 10 hours (still don't remember this time), had 2 CT scans, 2 MRI's, 1 MRA all negative. Since the first concussion I have continually knocked my head into different things purely by accident or from being stupid. These many concussions over a short period of time have caused
constant migraines, nausea, and dizziness/lack of balance.
Migraine triggers are:
light sensitivity (especially to florescent or bright lights)
sound sensitivity (especially to high pitched or loud sounds)
temperature sensitivity (especially to cold or extreme heat)
activity (especially if breathing increases or head is jostled)
pressure on head (sinuses, hats, headbands, sunglasses, pony-tails)
lacks or quality (food, sleep, water)
tension (stress, tight muscles, tired eyes, sickness)
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