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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: canada
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: canada
Posts: 553
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As my daughter heads out to her playoff game....yikes! I am really sorry your son is still suffering. To be blunt about my opinion....he should not play again for the rest of the season and should also skip soccer or baseball or whatever sport like that he does in summer. If the concussion didn't just last a few days, it means he had some more profound issues....not that they can't clear in in the very short term, but I would say he needs rest and no more injuries or potential injuries. too risky.
I can't imagine your stress and anxiety...and trying to deal with the school, etc. Must be awful! That is the big anxiety I am dealing with on a daily basis....'what if my daughter gets a concussion playing hockey'? Tring to find a balance....and figure out the right thing to do. Very difficult!
Hope he feels better tonight. And hope the coach (dad) can understand that doing the wrong thing at this stage can affect your son's career choices, university studies, future sports, etc. He needs to heal 100%. Good luck with all that! Hang in there. He will get better quickly with lots of rest and a mum like you.
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What happened: Legs pulled forward by a parent's hockey stick while resting at the side of the rink at a family skate....sent me straight back. I hit the back of my head (with helmet) on the ice, bounced a few times, unconscious for a few minutes. September 11, 2011. Off work since then…I work part-time at home when I can. It has been hell but slowly feeling better (when I am alone☺).
Current symptoms: Vision problems (but 20/20 in each eye alone!) – convergence insufficiency – horizontal and vertical (heterophoria), problems with tracking and saccades, peripheral vision problems, eyes see different colour tints; tinnitus 24/7 both ears; hyperacusis (noise filter gone!), labyrinthian (inner ear) concussion, vestibular dysfunction (dizzy, bedspins, need to look down when walking); partial loss of sense of smell; electric shocks through head when doing too much; headaches; emotional lability; memory blanks; difficulty concentrating. I still can’t go into busy, noisy places. Fatigue. Executive functioning was affected – multi-tasking, planning, motivation. Slight aphasia. Shooting pain up neck and limited mobility at neck. Otherwise lucky!
Current treatments: Vestibular therapy, Vision therapy, amantadine (100 mg a day), acupuncture and physiotherapy for neck, slow return to exercise, magnesium, resveratrol, omega 3 fish oils, vitamins D, B and multi. Optimism and perserverance.
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