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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 267
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 267
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See there's my point exactly! You are doing way more than I am, perhaps out of necessity, but if I was doing those things I know I would lose any good moments I've had. My son is 18 (I'm 39) and so I do not have any young kids to take care of. My heart goes out to all you parents with young ones out there. I don't know how you do it!
I haven't been able to drive since the accident because of dizziness and blurred vision. My cognitive problems, concentration, memory etc, would make it unsafe also.
I haven't been able to work (accounting) in 7 months either.
My day consists of eating, an hour or so on the computer looking at the news headlines online and reading this forum, paying bills, lumosity, etc. ,doing the dishes, 15 minute stationary bike ride, 20 minutes of meditating, 2-3 hours of tv spread out over the whole day (only certain shows), sometimes a brief nap, and that leaves a couple hours for "jobs" for the day but only if I'm having a good day.
I can only do so much in a day so jobs that take my limited resources are: showering, making dinner (this can take 2-3 hours), mental tasks (forms, etc), doctors appts, groceries, laundry, phone conversations, etc. I can usually only choose 2 of these max in a day and have to plan accordingly.
I cannot have any noise in the house so unless I'm watching tv or talking to my family it is totally quiet. No radio or tv on for background noise. I think this is the most helpful.
I am desperately trying to get back to working, running, visiting with friends and just living so for now I'm trying not to do anything that makes my symptoms worse. Pretty much everything makes my symptoms worse! But I can finally say that I sometimes have moments that are pretty much symptom free if I've been not overdoing it.
Does that help at all or make things worse? I'm just trying to figure out how to add things back in slowly without getting back to square one. Its tough. Do you have a psychologist in your fabulous sounding medical team? They might help you not feel so mentally overwhelmed.
I hope you find some relief somehow. Perhaps just venting to us will help!
CC
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I'm a 39 year old, female, accountant. On July 2, 2012 I crashed my bike at the end of a 65KM road ride. I was fine that day but woke up the next morning to my current world.
Ongoing symptoms include: dizziness, blurred vision, light and noise sensitivities, cognitive problems, uncontrollable emotions/depression/anxiety, headaches (but they're getting better), mental and physical fatigue, difficulty communicating and sleep disturbances.
Currently seeing a fabulous Neuro Psychologist and vestibular physiotherapist and hoping to soon see a neuro ophthalmologist. I am currently doing 20 minute stationary bike rides daily, 20 minutes of meditating, 15 minutes of Lumosity and lots of resting. I have not been able to work or drive since the accident.
The things that have helped me the most since the accident are vestibular therapy, gel eye drops (for blurred vision, sensitivity and dryness), amitriptyline (10mg), and meditating. I am finally starting to see some slight improvements and am hopeful!
My brain WANTS to heal itself... I just have to let it and stop trying to get better!
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