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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 398
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 398
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Hard to say
I don't know how bad internet surfing is for the healing brain.
I know I can /could feel myself get sort of maxed out by TV if there are bright flashing noises on it -- but I do confess I read my e-mail for about a half hour a day during a recovery time. Was it detrimental? I really don't know.
Sometimes the only way I find out we AM or AM NOT ready for something is to test it, and be prepared to fail or pass.....but if I have a fail in that horrible dizzy feeling comes or the colors start becoming brighter thanI know then are....then I know I am pushing myself too hard and have to back down.
This is a quizzical process of trying and resting and trying.......
I think Mark in Idahoe said it well .........something to the effect that one good day is nothing more than that. It doesn't mean a "recovery" It means you had one good day. When you can have a week of "good" days then that is more of a trend to notice.
Oh boy I am blathering because I had really bad sleep, but my point is...
yes, you need rest, and yest you have to figure out what that means for you, and I find I do have to test it to see if I can do somethinlg like
a. walk a little further today
b. drive a little distance,do an errand and am I wiped out by that?
I hope you get the idea.
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[SIZE="1"]What happened. I was in a car accident 2-23-2013, and got a mild concussion from it. I had some time off for brain rest, got somewhat better, but slipped into PCS in March 2013.
Symptoms I had: dizziness, light and sound sensitivity, fatigue, tinitis, occasional headaches and migraines,
Symptoms as of 5--2013: poor sleep, tinitis, some confusion /short term memory blanks, balance. The other symptoms are mostly gone, but flare up if I OVERdo something.
Therapy I had: vestibular
3 months in: I could drive more and for longer distances. I felt like a younger, happier version of myself and I feel so blessed to have this feeling.
9 months in and I am working full time. I do get tired, and some sound and light sensitivity from time to time, but mostly I am over most of my symptoms.
I pray every day and I m praying for your recovery.
Over a year in: I can multi task (limited) and have humor in my life. But when I am tired, I am very tired.
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