I have been very gradually improving in recent months (adding up to significant overall gains in my health) and am starting to have more contact with others (friends, co-workers, etc). However, some of them have already made rather ignorant comments, such as:

- "I am surprised to hear your concussion is still around..."

- "This has really lasted a long time for a concussion!"

Others have kept a steely silence that sometimes seems to convey a measure of skepticism about my injury.

My question is, does anyone have any suggestions for dealing with such people (including any effective verbal responses to stop PCS ignorance in its tracks)? One response I've used is, "yes, my doctor says that the length of my recovery is not uncommon" (which he actually did say to me).