The Neurology Dept Chief, Dr. Walshe at Brigham and Womens. He seemed to make a lot of sense and explained things well, except for the fact that he said that i can ease back into playing hockey and can surf. I feel like the slightest contact will revert me back to the more severe symptoms that I suffered in December and January. My wife and I couldnt believe that he was encouraging me to "ease" back in to play.

Dr Walshe aslo said that I shouldnt have any long term effects and that the MTBIs and PCS that I am dealing with really have no connection to future Alzheimers.

Symptoms that I am still dealing with:

I am in a "fog". I am still very sensitive to light and noise, constant but usually very mild headache which worsen with physical activity and noise and light exposure. slight blurred vision in left eye and some memory issues. I am also dealing with some anxiety.

All of the symptoms are mild enough where I can still function (although noticeable by colleagues) at work and seem to be improving a bit. This was the case in early March when I suffered a set back by shaking my head, which brought me back to the severity of the original PCS that started in early December from the hockey hit.

He wants to start me on Desipramine. Through a different doctor, I tried Nortriptaline back in February and had some nasty side effects so I had to stop taking it.