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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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Lui I'm so sorry you are going through all this when you should be having an exciting adventure away from home! Don't ever apologise about your English! Its good and far better then my German!
I'm hoping Mark or someone will point you in the right direction for getting your hormones checked. If your parents will pay for anything and you want to get it all done before you get home then getting them checked couldn't hurt. Getting your eyes checked is a great idea and may bring you some relief of symptoms or relief knowing there's nothing permanently wrong with your eyes.
I think the biggest (and hardest to do!) advice I can give you is to try to calm down. Don't worry about three or four months from now because worrying is obviously making you worse and is not accomplishing anything. You should get appointments with the neuropsychologist not just for testing but to help you through this and counsel you. They can maybe explain what's going on and help calm you down.
You say you can not take medications but have you tried meditating or other relaxation techniques? You need to find a way to stop the negative thoughts in your head. Sometimes if I find myself dwelling on something that's upsetting me by repeating it over and over in my head I say STOP either in my head or out loud and I make myself think of something else or take deep breaths.
Please do not worry that your life or career is over! The odds are more in your favour that you will be just fine! I know how scary it must be. You've had a very stressful time over here in a strange country!
hope tomorrow is a better day for you. <hugs>
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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