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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Columbus
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Columbus
Posts: 304
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Yes, I know
Thanks for replying, Mark. Yes, rest is definitely in order. I've been being really good and will continue to be for the weeks to come, but I'm trying to decide whether to do a light therapy treatment that my neuro optometrist thinks might help. I've lost confidence in him, despite him being very helpful in the past, because I believe he caused my most recent setback. He basically said that my options were to just rest for one or two years and see if that makes me better, or to try light therapy three times a week, where I would be looking at a violet light for 20 minutes each session. My Photosensitivity and eyestrain are pretty much nine out of 10 in terms of how bad it is, so I feel pretty desperate to get better. Regardless of anything, I will be waiting until I get to a more manageable pain level before I try any additional therapy, but I feel that getting a second opinion might be helpful in terms of figuring out how to proceed.
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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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