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Originally Posted by Tpont21
Hello all. Just thought I'd share what I heard from my Primary Care Physician today. I went to visit him since I relapsed for the 3rd time this past Wednesday. I wanted to get his recommendations until I see a concussion specialist on May 1st. I have been working full-time since my accident in January, and I'm obviously not getting any better. My doctor recommended that I go down to working half days at work for the next few weeks until I am able to see the specialist. So basically 4 hour days 5 days a week (20 hours/wk).
I have to admit that I am happy with this outcome. He thought it was a bad idea that I take off work completely because I will be at home alone with nothing to do during the day, and knowing me I will probably sit there and worry. He thought with the lightened load I will still have the overall feeling of contributing at work and having something to do without working long 8 hour days. I feel very comfortable with this and after talking with my work, it seems as though they are going to let me do that. They aren't taking the "all or nothing" approach which I am very thankful for.
On another note, I also got my MRI results which came back normal. Even though a normal MRI is sort of expected with a concussion, it still makes me feel better that there is nothing else going on.
So I made some major steps today and I feel like I have a game plan on my road to recovery. Before I felt sort of lost just wondering when I was going to get better. Now I feel I'm taking action and I feel I WILL get better with some patience.
Now time to relax and watch a movie! Good luck to all on the road to recovery!
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Tpont21,
It sounds like you and I were in an accident around the same time. I was in a taxi cab crash in New York City. The driver lost control of the car on a bridge and I don't remember a thing about what happened. Shortly after that there was a death in my family, so i had to kind of put the accident/recovery on the back burner to deal with everything else. I don't mean this to be a sob story
. I'm interested in comparing some of what I've been feeling, though, with someone who has been through something similar. I feel as though there are...holes in my brain, if that makes any sense. I think of a kind of lattice, as though there are things missing. I'm incredibly moody, spacey; I feel unreal a lot. I have constant headaches and concentrating for long periods of time (I'm an editor), is often a source of anguish. I forget things--but strange things. For example, I realized the other day that I had absolutely no idea how a book I read quite recently ended. I even debated whether I'd read the ending. This for me is strange, because I remember things like this. I'm also obsessed with the accident itself, like if I remember what happened, things will make sense. Anyway, that's me...Like I said, I'm just looking to compare experiences since it seems like no one who hasn't been through this really understands what I'm saying. And most of the time I just say "Oh, the car accident? That's old news. I'm totally fine." I feel like I'm whining anytime I complain or talk about it--even to my therapist. Anyways...