Originally Posted by MiaVita2012

Hi!I just read this thread and you are a wonderful mother and support for your son's best interest to get him on a regimen that will give him some of his life back.I can relate as well with the doctor/healthcare problems.It is a severe struggle.I cannot comment to much on the issue because I suffered more from waiting a year and half to finally find a few M.D.s that diagnosed me with a concussion.

I can only put my input on the subject of why your son's head looks swollen, with his head, and eyes hurting.I had a closed head concussion and I had soooo much swelling in my head that now after the swelling went down my eye's and head started feeling better.

The swelling and inflammation in the brain has a hard time to release because it has nowhere to release out except the vestibular system.With that being said I found that it takes longer for the inflammation to go down. Sometimes I think of it like a balloon, if we could poke a hole in it then the inflammation would go out faster. But we cannot, so we have to do anything for inflammation ice & heat compressions, 20min showers daily few times a day etc.I am left with wrinkles now in my face.

I might also suggest getting myofascial massages, infrared to the head that puts oxygen in brain, and I would gently massage my own head all the time.I feel this is another way to help the inflammation get out. You can most likely get these services from a physical therapist. These are just my suggestions that I had to use while being in the "unknown" diagnosis.

I as well have mental/emotional problems from this concussion.Not the same as your son.These changes happen with a concussion sometimes from the central nervous system being moved around and disoriented.

These are just my findings in my journey threw concussion/PCS. Your son is very blessed to have you for moral support. I hope you guy's get a regimen that works for him soon. Take care Mia