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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Saskatchewan
Posts: 237
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Saskatchewan
Posts: 237
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New update
I begin my RTW physio therapy plan on Monday. The orientation session is this Friday.
What I do know so far:
I begin at 8am each day and leave at noon, Monday to Friday
There is cardio and weight lifting involved daily
I will have vestibular therapy daily
I will have PT on my neck and shoulders
This will go on for 10 weeks
At the 6 week mark I am supposed to return to work part time (obviously in the afternoons since mornings will be 4 hours of physio)
My doctor will supposedly be consulted on the pace of this return to work plan and if I regress, he is "allowed" to object, in writing to workers comp.
I've been feeling progressively better at the six month mark and am hopeful that this therapy will be helpful even if it's intensity is daunting to think about. I keep getting warned that I will feel worse before I will feel better. I don't like to think about that because I've become so thankful for the progress I've made (less frequent headache pain, less dizziness, even if the clogged painful ears won't go away!) that I don't want to imagine losing these good moments.
So for now I just won't. I'll just enjoy the day.
I'll update as this unfolds, to report anything I've learned or if anything generates improvement.
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About it: October 26, 2012 I fell backward on an icy parking lot at work. I was on Workers Comp for 9 months. My PCS : everyday headaches became once in a while headaches, and neck pain became manageable. Still have occasional mild dizziness, sometimes fullness in the ears, convergence insufficiency, sequencing struggles, short term memory struggles, verbal processing delays. CT neg, MRI neg. Therapies: prism glasses, acupuncture, icing neck, resting, supplementing, Elavil 20mg at bedtime.
NEW: Completed 12 weeks of physical therapy and returned to work full time.
About me: I'm a marketing manager, a mom with a blended family and wife to a heart attack survivor. I believe my brain injury taught me more than it cost me. I'm grateful to still be me!
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