Originally Posted by Alex V.

Hi,
I'm new to neurotalk and I stumbled upon this forum when I was researching PCS. I suffered my original concussion approximately 10 months ago while playing hockey. I was hit in the head similar to the Sydney Crosby hit where I was blind sided. I fell back and my vision was slightly blurred for a moment but I continued playing and didn't think much of it at the time. I'm sure I've suffered many undiagnosed concussions through out my years of playing hockey but this is the first time that I've had problems after the original incident.

Foolishly, I continued to exercise multiple times per week and play hockey despite feeling extremely light headed to the point of almost passing out. As a hockey player it's normal to simply "suck it up" and play through the pain. As I now know I probably did more damage by doing so.

Most of my symptoms have gone with the exception of the dizziness and light headedness. It has only been within this past month that I have completely stopped working in order to focus on recovering. I've completely stopped all exercise because I can't do anything without becoming dizzy. I've tried extremely light walks for short periods of time and I still get dizzy from that.

I've been trying to cut down on anything that causes symptoms and have started to take vitamins everyday. Any advice on what I can do to help me recover is greatly appreciated! I'm only 22 and I want to get back to living a normal life! I'm willing to do whatever it takes.

Please help!