Hi all! Glad to be part of the community, hopefully I can help some people out and get some help back in return.

I am currently suffering from my 4th concussion and it has by far, been the worst. My first was perhaps the second worst, but after I sustained it, I was home from school for a full month and was pretty much fine after a couple weeks. The second and third were barely concussions, I only got some blurred vision for about 15 minutes and then they went away. The fourth however, has been very strange.

I dont know how I got it specifically (the first three were from sports collisions), but i'm fairly sure it was from body surfing in large waves over my spring break. While this may not sound like much, having 8-10 foot waves crashing on you, especially after 3 concussions is certainly not good, and I was foolish to have even gone in.

Initially I experienced the worst of my symptoms and there were times I could barely walk a couple hundred feet without having to stop and settle down. Going to class became near impossible and I was simply not able to function. I went home for a week (i was at college) and it helped a bit and I definitely felt better going back to school. That was in mid april, and I just finished up my finals on Friday. I have not done any heavy workouts, besides some light 10lb weights and some light biking. Despite this, I do end up feeling symptomatic anytime I try to do anything heavier than that, and furthermore, I have some off days, like today. Besides play video games, eat, and go out to dinner, I didnt do much else, but something triggered my symptoms and i'm back to feeling not so great. I should also add that I had an MRI on my head back in mid april and it revealed nothing but a normal looking brain.

Looking back, did my staying in school worsen my symptoms, or at least delay my recovery? I know I should try to limit my activity, but from a lot of literature ive read, people suggest 'doing nothing', which is hardly easy to do. What would be some basic things I can do that ensure im still recovering but save me from boredom and other things?

Now that i'm on summer break, Im sure i will get better soon, but i'm just trying to figure out what will help me the most and what little things I can do to help myself.

Thank you all very much