Car accident aug 08, still symptoms
 

Don't believe hit head in car,also never lost consciouness(for some reason thats all anyone wants to know). Didn't notice symptoms right away. Then noticed headaches all the time,then fatique,dizziness,concentraction,memory loss, nauseu. It seems all these symptoms cycle every 2 months or so. I will have bad headaches then it changes to dizziness and so on. Is this common?

J N R,

Welcome to NeuroTalk. Hope we can help.

Only the uninformed ask if you lost consciousness. If this is the quality of care you have received, you deserve better.

Short term LOC (Loss of Consciousness) has minimal bearing on symptoms. It is only old school people who think it does.

Without knowing more about you and your injury, I will just make some general comments. PCS symptoms can go up and down for many reasons. Some we understand, others we don't. Stress load from work or other situations can be a big factor. Diet, recreational activities, environmental stimuli, quality of sleep, emotional issues, hormonal issues, etc. can all cause an increase/return of symptoms.

For example, attending a rock concert can easily cause problems. Being in a crowded room with lots of people talking can cause problems too. Getting drunk or just buzzed can be a problem. Hay fever can cause problems due to the violence of sneezing and the immune system stress.

I hope you are getting the idea. Those of use with long term PCS have developed skills at minimizing these stresses or triggers as many of us call them.

This is a start. If you can tell us more about your symptoms and your life style/habits that may trigger them, we will be able to help better.

My best to you.

Thanks for responding Mark
Here is some background,right now out on LTD from my job since april of 2010. Car accident was aug 08 worked my job up to april 2010 but couldn't do it physical or mentally anymore. Had spinal fusion on lumbar spine may 2010. Feb 2011 just had cervical spine fusion. It has only been a little over 3 weeks but it seems headaches have diminished in strength(time willl tell). On pcs symptoms right now dealing with headaches,fatigue,dizzziness,and in a fog. I have been under the care of a neurologist for the last 2 years or so. It seems im getting enough sleep just getting to sleep seems to be diffficult (im wearing neck brace right now so that doesn't help,but before that getting to sleep wasn't easy either) On triggers it seems have problem with concertration when asked things i have to think about and repeated questions and duration of conversation. Had neuropysch test done in Dec 2010. Lately being home is starting to ware on me. Sorry for rambling

JNR,

Sounds like you have undergone quite an ordeal and trauma. You have two causes to consider. Anesthesia, especially repeated and for the time frame needed to spinal surgery, can be quite problematic and cause similar symptoms to PCS. You are very likely suffering from both.

You sound female. Have you had a good hormone assessment? Womens International Pharmacy has a referral link at http://www.womensinternational.com/r..._referral.html that will help you find a good specialist.

Generic doctors tend to use a broader standard than many need. Age has little to do with hormonal changes when mTBI is involved.

You might want to research detoxifying from anesthesia.

I know that I have struggled more after breaking my leg requiring surgery. Some people are more sensitive to the anesthesia that others.

Hope this helps.

My best to you.

No im a 38 year old male (just complain like a female,just joking)
i will take a look at detoxifying from anesthesia
Thanks