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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Columbus
Posts: 304
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Columbus
Posts: 304
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Thanks, guys!
Thanks to those that responded to this. I had a good day yesterday that included reading for two hours straight. I also decided to finally go through the large Rubbermaid container on my front porch full of things taken from the Honda that I totaled in my August 28th car accident. It's been sitting there for the last 8 months as a reminder of that day. I don't know why I just let it sit there. Maybe I was waiting for my husband to deal with it? I don't know. But now, it is all cleaned out and I also cleaned up my porch so I can actually sit out there and enjoy the sunlight from behind sunglasses and under baseball hat.
Though I only wrote in my journal yesterday, reading instead of watching tv was a step in the right direction for me. The only trouble was that my eyes were KILLING ME by the end of the day. I couldn't do all of my eye exercises. I guess I'll try to space the exercises out through the day rather than try to do them all right at the end of the day!
The other good thing that happened was my husband came home from work early before picking our daughter up. We talked about how we were both sad and anxious and that it was okay and to be expected. We recently found out my husband is losing his job end of August, and we most likely will have to sell our house and move to wherever he gets a new job. So we both got laid off within 9 months of each other! My husband had just won an award for his work performance, so it was particularly unexpected. I'm mentioning this now because I realize this has also had an effect on me I've been choosing to ignore. Denial again! I hope I can go back to my self-aware self instead of constantly having to call myself out on my own bs!
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I have recovered my cognitive function, and I've overcome severe vertigo through sensory integration therapy. Wellbutrin has helped me escape depression. I have recently had a few stress-related migraines, as well as headaches stemming from eye strain. I'm also dealing with tinnitus, lack of stamina, extreme light sensitivity, and eye pain. Diagnosed with 9 different vision issues: convergence insufficiency, pursuit eye movement deficit, egocentric visual midline shift, photophobia, visual information processing delays, accommodative insufficiency, saccadic eye movement deficit, lack of coordination, and central peripheral visual integration deficit.
*First concussion: October 2010. I was pregnant and got rear ended. I associated my mild PCS symptoms with baby brain and blamed my light sensitivity on allergies and dry eyes.
*Second concussion: December 2011. I hit my head on a wooden beam, saw stars but did not lose consciousness, and I had very disturbing PCS symptoms but didn't go to the doctor.
*Third concussion: August 2012. I caused a car accident as a result of PCS symptoms. Thankfully no one was injured but me. My husband confronted me, and I finally sought help and took medical leave from work. My symptoms worsened, and I developed severe vertigo.
*Fourth concussion: November 2012. I was riding in a car with a friend and we were hit head on by a driver who lost control of her car. I didn't have a big increase in PCS symptoms.
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