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Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 58
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Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 58
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My accident also happened in January and I am still recovering. I hit my head in a snowboarding accident and it has been a wild ride ever since. Are your husbands symptoms constant? I've noticed my symptoms get better then get worse. Sometimes they get better to the point I start to feel like myself, then I relapse again. Just yesterday I started physical therapy for balance / vestibular issues and today I feel very exhausted from the exercises. But for a non concussed individual it would probably be a piece of cake.
Do you have access to any neuropsychologists in your area? They may be able to pinpoint the areas of your husbands brain that has issues like my neuropsych did.
My advice is to be as patient as possible with your husband. I'm 26, and sometimes I feel like I'm 81 with how easily I get mentally and physically exhausted. It's very very frustrating to be so limited in what you can do, but there is not really a choice in the matter. You're lucky to have each other and have that support system close by. My best to your husband on his recovery.
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I was in a snowboarding accident on January 19, 2013. I caught an edge on my snowboard while carving down the mountain without a helmet. I smacked the back of my head hard on the ground. I was not knocked out and it took about a week for symptoms to come into full effect.
Since my accident I have been in a cycle of feeling better and then relapsing. It has happened many times. Although I think the overall trend is slowly traveling up. My symptoms included headaches, anxiety, sensitivity to light and noise, dizziness, fatigue, confusion, trouble concentrating, brain fog, loss of social interest, irritability, and mood swings.
Many symptoms have since resolved and I am left with slight dizziness, sensitivity to large crowds and busy environments, small amounts of anxiety, and brain fog off and on.
I am currently under the care of a neuropsychologist at the UPMC Sports Medicine Concussion Clinic. I am also undergoing balance/vestibular physical therapy to help with my remaining symptoms.
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