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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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Thanks everyone. Much to consider.
My gut says everything you are all saying to me. I guess I just needed affirmation that my gut isn't just anxiety talking.
He is far too much a people pleaser to be objective or even truthful sometimes, so I know I'll have to take control here.
I agree that he should not have been cleared to play but the doctor we have is only slightly better than the ones I had before and that means only slightly more educated about concussion... Unfortunately not educated well.
Also like I said, son hides symptoms until I fish them out of him by watching him struggle so, he was two weeks pain free when we had the doctor appointment and didn't mention the dizziness. I'm but one voice in a room with 3 males who know it all better than the anxious mom ever could...
His personality isn't noticeably altered although I would say he's slightly more sensitive and prone to crying than before. I attribute that to mental fatigue.
It's hard to balance the need for him to be active for his health, the need for him to be an optimistic boy and not risk-averse (mental health) and the need to protect his future health!
It's playoff season and then hockey is over. I'll do my best to bench that boy! As for summer, it's usually soccer which he also loves but we'll cross that bridge later.
Oh the battle I will get from husband, teachers, principal who is a total jerk (side story).... This is going to require me to be strong and articulate. I am unfortunately prone to weeping and a very pronounced stutter so people think I'm a head case. Yikes....
I am Mama Bear, hear me roar! ;-)
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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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