Hi Patty, glad you found a good neurologist that was able to answer some of your questions and concerns.

Like you, my TBI was not diagnosed as a concussion, it was a closed head TBI that required a craniotomy to evacuate an epidural hematoma and repair a temporal skull fracture.

I’d like to share with you that (as Mark mentioned) occupational and speech therapy was very helpful. When I was first in neuro-rehab I didn’t know what year it was, who the President was, and I couldn’t do any simple math problems. I did have two NPAs with a PhD level clinical neuropsychologist. The one two months post-accident still showed significant deficits in cognitive processing. With the OT and ST sessions, I continued to make progress and six months after the accident I was able to return to work.

Today I have almost no memory or cognitive deficits. I was 56 when I had my accident so even us “old folks” can recover. You are still early in your recovery, and I expect you will make significant progress. I consider myself to be evidence that miracles can and do happen. The very best to you on your recovery journey. Thank you for sharing your story with us and keep us posted.