That work situation sounds difficult, as does your doctor. Is it feasible for you to switch doctors?

I was worse one year after my injury than one week after it, but I've been improving fairly steadily now for about 5 months. I still have a very long way to go; my improvement has been very slow and I was in extremely bad shape last January. But I'm still seeing improvement and I feel like I'm headed in the right direction. It sounds to me like your recovery is coming along and that you will continue to improve.

For general encouragement, see this thread:

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread164040.html

Keep hanging in there, be brave, and do not lose hope.