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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 267
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Member
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 267
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Inpatient hospitals Ontario
Hello Everyone,
I hope you are all well! I have not posted in quite a long time and it's mostly because I've been on an emotional rollercoaster and now have been an inpatient in the mental health ward of my local hospital since May 14'th.
They are starting the transfer procedures to send me to either Toronto or Hamilton (Chedoke?) and I was just wondering if anyone has any experience with either of these places or can recommend another inpatient location in Ontario that has great services.
The doctors here are great and the programs are great but they are too intensive for someone with a brain injury and the doctors are having a hard time finding meds to help me that my brain will tolerate.
Thank you for any information you can give me! I hope to be more active on here again once I'm out.
Take care,
CC
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I'm a 39 year old, female, accountant. On July 2, 2012 I crashed my bike at the end of a 65KM road ride. I was fine that day but woke up the next morning to my current world.
Ongoing symptoms include: dizziness, blurred vision, light and noise sensitivities, cognitive problems, uncontrollable emotions/depression/anxiety, headaches (but they're getting better), mental and physical fatigue, difficulty communicating and sleep disturbances.
Currently seeing a fabulous Neuro Psychologist and vestibular physiotherapist and hoping to soon see a neuro ophthalmologist. I am currently doing 20 minute stationary bike rides daily, 20 minutes of meditating, 15 minutes of Lumosity and lots of resting. I have not been able to work or drive since the accident.
The things that have helped me the most since the accident are vestibular therapy, gel eye drops (for blurred vision, sensitivity and dryness), amitriptyline (10mg), and meditating. I am finally starting to see some slight improvements and am hopeful!
My brain WANTS to heal itself... I just have to let it and stop trying to get better!
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