Thread: Things you wish you'd known when you first got post-concussion syndrome.
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Old 07-09-2013, 12:15 AM
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I wish I would have known that there are some people, even professionals and loved ones, who just won't get it. And even more importantly, that stressing about them "not getting it" and feeling all defensive and indignant, was NOT worth the energy. It took away my sense of peace, which affected my healing.

I wish I would have gone easier on myself because although it seemed like an eternity off work, it now seems like it was a blink of an eye. Shorter than a maternity leave. And stressing about it did me no good.

I wish I would have known how to disengage from the anxiety caused by this injury.

But overall I wish I'd learned sooner how to live in the moment, and be grateful. I'm thankful for some suffering to teach me these things, and I pray to never forget.

I'm indebted to this place, the advice found here, particularly from the committed members who never give up on us newbies (that's you Mark... Thank you!) and I praise the invention of the ICE PACK!
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About it: October 26, 2012 I fell backward on an icy parking lot at work. I was on Workers Comp for 9 months. My PCS : everyday headaches became once in a while headaches, and neck pain became manageable. Still have occasional mild dizziness, sometimes fullness in the ears, convergence insufficiency, sequencing struggles, short term memory struggles, verbal processing delays. CT neg, MRI neg. Therapies: prism glasses, acupuncture, icing neck, resting, supplementing, Elavil 20mg at bedtime.

NEW: Completed 12 weeks of physical therapy and returned to work full time.

About me: I'm a marketing manager, a mom with a blended family and wife to a heart attack survivor. I believe my brain injury taught me more than it cost me. I'm grateful to still be me!
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