Mouse1,

Welcome to NeuroTalk. You experience sounds very familiar.

Nobody can say how long it takes to recover. We can say that you need to get quiet rest to recover from prolonged concussion symptoms. 85% recover spontaneously. The other 15% can take weeks, months and years.

Your head pain from swimming may be from upper neck inflammation. Neck injuries are often overlooked after a concussion.

If I understand correctly, you passed out 30 minutes after your injury ?

The low heart beat sounds like a brain stem injury/inflammation causing your heart beat to slow. This again can be a neck issue. C-1/atlas to occiput is an unsupported joint. The lower vertebra have more socket/mechanical structure. Dislocating the atlas-occiput joint can put stress on arteries and cause inflammation that can effect the whole system.

Has anybody suggested icing your upper neck while in a good posture ? This would be worthwhile.

The Emergen-C packets do not have nearly enough B vitamins for an injured brain. Read the thread Vitamin Supplements and check out the links at the bottom of the post. There is a lot of good info there.

Feel free to ask or tell us anything. We have heard it all. Lots of good people here.

Now, try to get quiet rest with minimal visual and audio stimulation, this includes work.