Hello,

Thanks for the replies. I have been reading this forum for a while so I am familiar many of the things that you have mentioned.

Over the years I have seen many doctors (alternative and mainstream) for a variety of reasons. I would say that only lately with the increased concussion awareness my situation is making more sense.

I have seen a physical medicine doc and a sports med doc lately. I initially saw them after a rash of injuries in early 2011. I could not tolerate anything they tried then. I recently went back to the sports med doc who referred me back to the physical medicine doctor. I will not get into to see him until late July. I am supposed to see an endocrinologist in June. Not really sure how I will make it to then with lots of pain, headaches, insomnia, and just about zero support from family (to them, everything that is going on is explainable by untreated ADHD...) It is really quite depressing.

I have had MRIs and CT scans of my head, MRI on spine, etc. I have had a variety of neuropathy like symptoms. The pain and fatigue I feel is often bad enough that I really don't do anything. I had a severe fracture/dislocation of the distal radius a few years back which has resulted in continual pain (if I actually try to do more than the basics my hand gets to the point where I can't move it). The hand specialist I last saw told me to take tylenol/aleve etc... Do these doctors even know how worthless they are?

After my injuries in 2011 i developed aphasia for a while. My interpersonal interactions are often forced and I feel distant in many social interactions. All of these things, however, go up and down. I was at one time a highly talented writer but things are more difficult now. Developing ideas, word choice etc. I feel as though I have lost most of my 'higher' vocabulary. At this point I am struggling to remember much about my high school and college experiences. I don't remember too much about sports (maybe because I am bitter about the whole thing and it really doesn't mean anything to me). I was 1 question off from 100% on the math section of the IQ when I took it at age 19 but now doing math in my head is more problematic.

I developed stage 2 hypertension after my accidents in 2011 (was normal/borderline) prior to that. Sometimes I feel ok, usually I feel like crap. Someone has told me I should apply for at least partial disability. I am going to try to go to school to get into another field. It seems like a difficult proposition.