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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

You're not wrong--he's in rough shape, and we both know it. We've just been having a really hard time getting help for him. At the ER they never do anything except a head CT and fluids, and as I mentioned above, his previous PCP wouldn't give him a referral to a neurologist. It's extremely frustrating because he's suffering and it's like no one will help.

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!

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).