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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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With vestibular therapy, dizziness is okay, but headaches increasing is not okay. I did vestibular therapy, but most of my problems were related to my vision, so it only helped minimally. My vision therapy is totally separate thing, different therapist. I was told that doing vestibular and vision therapy at the same time would be too much. That makes sense to me.
I'm still pretty much having pain just by any exposure to light at all, but it seems like the pain goes away more quickly when I put on a sleep mask then the first few days. I'm hoping by coddling myself, not driving, not watching TV, not reading more than a couple minutes, not looking at my iPhone screen for more than five minutes twice-daily, resting frequently with my eyes covered, and using a cool compress five times per day, I will get back to a more manageable pain level quickly. Fingers crossed!
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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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