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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Posts: 756
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Posts: 756
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Alcohol and severe relapse/flare up...
One more thing....Two days ago I drank a whole wine cooler to myself...lol...It makes me laugh because a wine cooler before the injury never did anything to me. Well, ever since I've been dealing with the worst possible flare up of symptoms. Like, my whole cognition has been destroyed. Can't remember a thing from yesterday. Word finding is demolished. Can't put a sentence together (verbally) for the life of me. This is day three now with no end in site. I'm a fool because this isn't the first time I've done this to myself. I keep making the same mistake over and over thinking I will have different results. Am I insane? Lol. Not complaining, just venting and wondering if anyone else has a similar problem with alcohol.
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What happened: I was randomly assaulted from behind in June of 2011. I was knocked unconscious for an unknown amount of time (less than 30 minutes) and have no memory of the event. CT scan showed contusion and hematoma of the left frontal lobe. I spent 3 days in the hospital. Diagnosed with Post-Concussion Syndrome in September 2011. Currently have Medicaid, Medicare and SSI.
Current symptoms: Brain fog, mild memory issues, problems with spontaneity, occasional spacing out, word finding difficulties, tinnitus in right ear and some other things that I can't explain.
Life after the brain injury: 4 years after the injury, I'm engaged to my beautiful girlfriend of 5 years, I'm the CEO of my own business, Notorious Labs, I've taught myself how to program complex games and apps which is a feat I never thought I'd accomplish and now live a semi-normal life with very mild PCS symptoms.
Slowly but surely regaining my life back.
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