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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Saskatchewan
Posts: 237
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Saskatchewan
Posts: 237
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Similar time frame
Hi there. I'm just coming up on 3 months post injury too.
I was working out 4 or 5 times a week and was at the top of my game, eating right, working hard, had dropped 45 pounds, had quit smoking, felt in the best shape of my life at the ripe old age of 39. Everything was pretty much awesome career wise and health wise. Then I got hurt in a stupid slip and fall like I'm suddenly 80 years old.
I'm a stubborn person too so I relate to you there. I wanted to return to work three days after getting hurt. (I'm glad I was not allowed to!)
My point in posting is just to say, you're not alone in your dismay when you keep discovering you're still not ok. I have a similar reaction every single day. And when I push a bit on good days, I learn pretty quick that I'm still hurt.
Sometimes it's all I can do not to say, "ok life is over now. Life as I knew it will never come back." Those are the despairing days/moments.
In the denial moments, on the other end of the spectrum, I believe I'll heal any day now, after all it's been three months!
Somewhere in the middle seems to be the reality and its different for everyone. I don't think there are enough stories of recovery to satisfy my anxiety. One good story out of ten bad ones isn't great odds...
Self care lives in the middle of these two extremes. I'm learning what it looks like. Sounds like you are the driven type; maybe channel that passion for recovery into passion for self care. We can create the environment for healing but we can't speed it along.
There is a lot of great advice for self care in these forums. And venting/reaching out for support seems encouraged! I'm glad I found this place.
Best wishes to you.
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About it: October 26, 2012 I fell backward on an icy parking lot at work. I was on Workers Comp for 9 months. My PCS : everyday headaches became once in a while headaches, and neck pain became manageable. Still have occasional mild dizziness, sometimes fullness in the ears, convergence insufficiency, sequencing struggles, short term memory struggles, verbal processing delays. CT neg, MRI neg. Therapies: prism glasses, acupuncture, icing neck, resting, supplementing, Elavil 20mg at bedtime.
NEW: Completed 12 weeks of physical therapy and returned to work full time.
About me: I'm a marketing manager, a mom with a blended family and wife to a heart attack survivor. I believe my brain injury taught me more than it cost me. I'm grateful to still be me!
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