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02-01-2016, 09:49 PM | #1 | |||
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Hi fluentinsarcasm
Welcome to NeuroTalk . My general suggestion is that you could encourage your boyfriend to give up activities which put him at risk of concussion - the brain damage from concussion is cumulative. A retired football player here, with a long history of sport-related concussion, has been prescribed Aricept which he says has helped him. This is an option which your boyfriend could discuss with his health care team. I hope that the referral to a concussion clinic will help him. All the best.
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"Thanks for this!" says: | Lara (02-01-2016) |
02-01-2016, 11:08 PM | #2 | ||
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Welcome to NeuroTalk.
Whoa. Frankly his condition as you describe ("disorientation, passing out for a few minutes at a time, no balance, slurred speech, etc") as well as his other difficulties sounds extremely serious. For more support and information about PCS, please also check out the Traumatic Brain Injury & Post Concussion Syndrome Forum It also sounds as if he needs some professional help for his past trauma that you mention. There can be many reasons for head pain or head ache after TBI. He needs to see someone who is knowledgeable. Ask for advice on TBI/PCS forum and give your general area as well. Also, there are numerous, excellent brain injury Associations in the US for both the injured and their families and caregivers. This link is one of many ... http://www.biausa.org/state-affiliates.htm |
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02-02-2016, 05:59 PM | #3 | ||
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He does need help for his past trauma, but he's not ready for therapy. I gently bring it up every so often, but I can't make him go and he's more focused on getting out of physical pain first. Thank you for the links and suggestions, I'll definitely look into them! |
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02-03-2016, 12:21 AM | #4 | |||
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Fluentinsarcasm, I reckon that you boyfriend is fortunate to have a loyal and supportive partner like you.
Please remember to look after yourself first. I have put that in bold to say how important I think that it is. It is not a selfish thing to do - if we don't do that then our capacity to care for those who matter to us can get messed up (something which I learned IRL).
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02-02-2016, 05:56 PM | #5 | ||
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He doesn't play hockey competitively anymore--sometimes he'll play pond hockey, but it's far less physical than on the rink. The only sport he does now is weight lifting/body building, and he's aware of the cumulative effect--it's one of the reasons we think this most recent concussion is so bad. Thanks for the advice about Aricept. I've been reading that ADHD drugs like Ritalin and Adderall can also help. I just hope we can get him into a concussion clinic. His previous PCP never referred him to a neurologist or anything. She was basically just like "eh, it'll go away on its own." His biggest problem is that he can't work right now because of all this, which leaves him on medicaid, and it seems like doctors don't have an interest in helping medicaid patients. :/ |
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