Hi there, never used one of these groups before, but I am at the end of my rope right now. I was hurt in an accident on July 13 last year. No one really knows what happened, I was found on out cold on a cement floor with a heavy bag over my face. No one knows how long I laid there, but my co workers had been looking for me for over an hour before they found me. Was taken to hospital in ambulance and released that day and was told to go to my PCP if I had any problems. Had to take a cab to work to get my car.
I spent the next couple of days rolled up in a ball in a dark room, lights and sound would send me "over the edge" My head would pound so much I could not stand it. I did get an appt with my PCP, but by the time I got there I was in so much pain I could not tell him anything. I just gave him the papers from the hospital and he sent me home with Soma (hurt back, neck and shoulder also) and Xanax. Next time he gave me Fioricet and told my to see a neurologist--boy, are they hard to get into!!--
The first neurologist was only a resident, only saw the Doctor once for about 2 minutes. Saw this resident twice before she told me to see a pain management doctor. I was not happy with that because I was still having vision problems (no peripheral vision and still very light sensitive. and non stop head aches 24/7) So I found another doctor. She is trying several things, which I will be happy to go over, if anyone wants to know. But the thing that seemed to help the most was vestibular therapy.
There in lays my problem...well one of them... They only way I can do the vestibular therapy is to take ALOT of pain pills both prescription and over the counter mixed together and even that does not work all the time. I can not seem to explain to either the pain management doctor that percocet is not enough to keep my pain in check, nor can I explain to the vestibular therapist that I could do the exercises better if I was not fighting off a migraine (though the pain is worse than that)
Any ideas on how to make these people understand that I have been walking around with a pounding headache for almost a year. I went from being a very active person to sitting in a darken room most of the day. From being a speed reader with a 90-95% retention rate to not even being able to read a sentence. I lose track of a conversion while I am having it. I am also having problems with my emotions. I cry at the drop of a hat, which I never did before, which makes my worry that they might just pass me of as being depressed.
If any one out there can give me some guidance I would really appreciate it.
Thank you in advance