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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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Flu plus PCS = no meds?
I have contracted the flu. Sore throat, aches, nasal congestion. I'm at 3 months post injury, no meds given to me. I take some OTC pain meds as needed.
I am trying to find info on whether I can take anything for this cold & flu. It's really making everything worse, head and neck pain, ears full, brain fog. I feel like I'm underwater.
Coming up short for research plus I can barely think.
Anyone know what's safe? If anything?
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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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