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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Columbus
Posts: 304
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Columbus
Posts: 304
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This can't be my new normal
I have been dealing with these issues getting worse and worse for months now despite all my efforts to moderate my symptoms – no computer, limited iphone usage, hat and glasses at all times outside, sunglasses at all times inside. Now that I am where I am, I see that it was wrongheaded of me to continue my vision therapy.
My concern now is how do I get back to a level of pain that is manageable? What I am experiencing now is not. I'm just scared that this is my new normal, because it's too much. It's more than I can handle. I cannot minimize these symptoms, because the only thing that helps at all is having my eyes closed. I can't live the rest of my life with my eyes closed.
Right now, my husband is out of town and I'm the sole caretaker for our daughter. I'm supposed to drive 2 hoirs to visit my parents today, but I don't think I can do it. They said they would come pick us up tomorrow but I just don't know how to cope with this.
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I have recovered my cognitive function, and I've overcome severe vertigo through sensory integration therapy. Wellbutrin has helped me escape depression. I have recently had a few stress-related migraines, as well as headaches stemming from eye strain. I'm also dealing with tinnitus, lack of stamina, extreme light sensitivity, and eye pain. Diagnosed with 9 different vision issues: convergence insufficiency, pursuit eye movement deficit, egocentric visual midline shift, photophobia, visual information processing delays, accommodative insufficiency, saccadic eye movement deficit, lack of coordination, and central peripheral visual integration deficit.
*First concussion: October 2010. I was pregnant and got rear ended. I associated my mild PCS symptoms with baby brain and blamed my light sensitivity on allergies and dry eyes.
*Second concussion: December 2011. I hit my head on a wooden beam, saw stars but did not lose consciousness, and I had very disturbing PCS symptoms but didn't go to the doctor.
*Third concussion: August 2012. I caused a car accident as a result of PCS symptoms. Thankfully no one was injured but me. My husband confronted me, and I finally sought help and took medical leave from work. My symptoms worsened, and I developed severe vertigo.
*Fourth concussion: November 2012. I was riding in a car with a friend and we were hit head on by a driver who lost control of her car. I didn't have a big increase in PCS symptoms.
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