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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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It's funny
When I was at my worst, I almost never posted on here. I mostly never read stuff on here, except when searching for answers to specific questions i had. I was worried that thinking too much about my PCS might make it permanent, and I thought the less I thought about what was going on, the better off I would be. Maybe this was true for me, maybe it wasn't--I don't know--but I did get extremely anxious reading anything vaguely negative on this board, so that's why I restricted my access to it. It was only when I started feeling better that I really wanted to share my progress with others, to encourage and give support to those who were not as far along in their recovery . I know there were times i felt so worried that I wouldn't get any better, so i wanted others to know it does happen!
Anyway, it kind of came as a surprise me that I would really need a forum like this one at this stage in my recovery. But I do.
I'm doing better today after a couple hard days. The lethargy was really bad yesterday, so I forced myself to take my daughter on a long walk. It was hard, but i started feeling a little better afterwards, so I'm thinking of starting every day with exercise.
Tomorrow is my daughter's birthday, and she's turning two, so I have to remind myself that even though these last two years have been the hardest of my life, they have also been some of the most rewarding. It really is important to keep things in perspective!
Thanks for reading.
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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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