Thread: Trying to recover from my PCS after a year and a half.
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Old 06-27-2013, 11:14 AM
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Default Alcohol is bad news for PCS patients
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Originally Posted by fkd5322 View Post
Also I've been drinking, a habit I find extremely hard to stop. I'm 21 and all my friends do for fun is drink and because I get very bored I go out with them but i always end up feeling that it can't be good for the recovery I'm still going through.
Not to pile on, but to reiterate what poetrymom and others have stated, abstaining from alcohol will be important for you to make progress. I suggest reviewing the following articles.

http://www.msktc.org/tbi/factsheets/...c-Brain-Injury

http://www.tbicommunity.org/resource...Spring2008.pdf

You own your recovery process. I agree with Mark there are a lot of things you can do to improve your symptoms before spending $6k for a smell and taste clinic. Lifestyle changes (more quiet rest, no alcohol, less computer media time) are likely to be much more effective in improving your symptoms.

Best to you as you recover.
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What Happened: On November 29, 2010, I was walking across the street and was hit by a light rail commuter train. Result was a severe traumatic brain injury and multiple fractures (skull, pelvis, ribs). Total hospital stay was two months, one in ICU followed by an additional month in neuro-rehab. Upon hospital discharge, neurological testing revealed deficits in short term memory, executive functioning, and spatial recognition.

Today: Neuropsychological examination five months post-accident indicated a return to normal cognitive functioning, and I returned to work approximately 6 months after the accident. I am grateful to be alive and am looking forward to enjoying the rest of my life.
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