Hi everyone,
My name is Sonia and I am feeling desperate and a little hopeless right now. In 2001, I was in a near fatal car accident. I was at a stoplight in a Grand Am when a Ford 350 clocked at 95 being chased by 3 cities of police hit me, wrapped my car around it, took down telephone poles, and put me in a taco bell parking lot. It took 2 years for me to recover leaving me with some chronic pain, emotional and memory issues but happy to be alive.
In 2004, I was driving another Grand Am when the biggest buck every seen in our county seemed to fall out of the sky and land on my car. The car and the deer died at the scene and once again I was thankful to be alive. I was knocked out for a while, needed some surgery and after another almost 2 years of recovery was as close to being back to normal as my body would be.
2 months ago I was driving home when a truck ran a stopsign hit my trailblazer, put me in a spin causing me to hit trees and other vehicles before stopping. People at the accident could not believe there was a survivor. Once again, I am thrilled to be alive. So why am I complaining? I have continious headaches, sometimes so severe I can't stand it. I have 3 children (2 chronic, 1 is a post intestinal transplant recipient and developmentally delayed and 1 has had open heart surgery) and a husband that I feel have not had "me" for 6 years now!
I am not even sure if I know what normal is anymore, but I know it's not this.
I appreciate this forum and the ability to vent.
Does anyone know much about post concussion headaches? I am assumng that is what I have (along with my fractured sternum).
My doctor is on vacation but I will be insisting to go back to my nerologist that I saw for my other accidents but was wondering if anyone had any thoughts or ideas for me. At this point I would go stand on my head outside all night (and I am in Michigan...way below freezing and 14 inches of snow today) if someone told me it would help.
Thanks again and I look forward to getting to know many of you.
Sonia

wow Sonia what bad luck..
Maybe you better get a Volvo next- jk - we are partial to the 83-84 Volvo's LOL

Your post makes me wonder if you have considered chiropractic- esp for the atlas/axis {c1/c2}?
here's some links on that-
Chiropractic care info- a good one can help with many symptoms:
http://www.upcspine.com/self.htm
http://www.uppercervical.org/subpag...b/about_faq.php
http://www.spineuniverse.com/index.html
http://www.coloradochiropractic.org/.../glossary.html

nice to meet you

Thanks for the response, I will definitly check them out, Also wondering about peoples thoughts on ptsd vs pcs. My first child was born when I was 19. 35 surgeries in her first 2 years of life, I took care of her ivs and feeding tubes 24 hrs a day, her going into cardiac arrest many times, losing my very best friend at 24, had ppo's against a stalker, another critically and chronically ill child, my accidents, to name a few things I have been through in a decade. I know ptsd can have lasting effects, I also believe my injured brain has every right to be irritable. How do I know the difference?

Hi Sonia and welcome!
I sure do feel for you with chronic headaches, as I have always had them, even before I was in any car & motorcycle wrecks. My brother was in a car accident a few years back & suffered a cracked pelvis, concussion & other neck & back problems. He says he still often feels as tho he has a concussion. So far, chiropractic has been the most help, although it hasn't eliminated his pain completely. I have had acupuncture with good results but my bro is a li'l freaked by needles so had avoided it. I have a friend whose face sagged from exposure to chemicals & was dead & numb...& acupuncture brought back some feeling and his face hardly sags at all now. It might help you to go to a chiropractor who does Chinese medicine & acupuncture. As for all the trauma you've been thru, I know people with PTSD who have dealt with far less than you & they have good results with a combo of therapy and medication. You've had a huge amount to deal with and stress takes a terrible toll on the psyche and the bod! Finding some ways to de-stress yourself is more than just a good thing to do, it's essential to your sanity & physical health!
I have a GF on Long Island who actually found a shrink to come to her house for therapy because of her terrible agoraphobia...and with therapy & meds she now drives & goes for walks, so consider it for yourself. It may wind up being priceless!
I wish you the very best!!!
Hugs
Critter

I am usually in the PN forum wow,now no more of that..My fried and I
were in A head on Collision in 1996, it took my friend 2 years to get
better..I was luckier,but I had Accupuncture,and learned medition.
I'm a Mi. girl in Mo. now where you ever in Henry Ford or Ann Arbor.
I was a nurse at both...Hugs and blessings and stay out of that
Mi snow..Sue

Sonia,

Hello and welcome to NeuroTalk. Great to see you have come to be with us. You will find a great number of caring, supporting members here willing to help each other as they can.

Man you sure have been through some ruff times. I sure hope the New Year will bring you a safe one.

Again welcome, looking forward to seeing you around.

Darlene