Need reassurance please
 

It's been a month since my accident.
So far strong pain killers have controlled the pain, but scarily last night I lay down to sleep, after about half hour the pain in my head suddenly came on, the room spinning so fast and I started reaching to be sick.

It lasted for 2 hrs. I slept for a few hrs sitting up, this morning I am in a lot of pain despite having taken the pain relief. I cannot lift my arms, they feel like lead.

I know to expect relapses, but when you think you are improving then the severe symptoms are back, its scary.

Need some reassurance.

I was much like this in the early stages. Even now, sometimes when I lie down in bed, I get this feeling like the bed is swaying almost like being on a boat.

I have rollercoastered recovery and set back for the last 8 months. For me the set backs aren't so big each time and last for a shorter period. Yesterday I was not too bad - today I am struggling with blurred vision and feeling spaced out. Can't say its a set back as its tolerable but each day is so different.

I would check the painkillers you are taking with your GP. Mine told me to stop taking the co-codamol (Mg!) and brufen based tablets as these will affect my head recovery.

Relapses
 

Hi peacheysncream, so sorry to hear about your relapse last night.

I myself also had some setback yesterday evening, and I think it happened because I stayed too long on the Internet looking for answers for my mTBI yesterday afternoon.

Even though I had taken all my meds without fail, when I went to bed last night I had a terrible headache, I felt like the bed was spinning and the nausea came back too. I also had sweats and vomit and the tinnitus was at its worse. I don't know how long it all lasted, but it was pretty bad. I only managed to fall asleep sitting up too, everytime I tried to lay down, the nausea was back.

Today I'm feeling very tired, headache is pretty bad and I have pain on my right leg and arm. It has been 3 weeks since my accident.

The most difficult thing for me is to keep cool when I feel some improvement and when I have a good day. I'm normally very active, and since the accident, I haven't done much. I'm understanding now that because I have a good day, it doesn't mean that I'm all better.

Did you do anything different yesterday? Maybe you also did a bit too much and didn't realise.

Hope you feel better soon.

I went through the same thing, forward and back in progress. I was pretty normal at 6 months and returned to work. I am off again in my ninth month but it get's less severe each time and I remain more functional albeit still uncomfortable but better each time.

Stay strong and positive, it takes time and some less than others. If not already you may want to keep a daily journal of symptoms. It helped me greatly with my Dr. visits as I would actually progress and not realize. Sometimes it felt like I was getting worse with new symptoms but the reality for me was that some of the overpowering issues were fading making me more observant.

Stay strong, keep faith and celebrate even small victories.

Thanx for yr reply. I am going to GP today.
Not looking forward to going because not many doctors know much about a TBI as I learnt when the doctors secretary called it a head injury last week, as if I bomped my head on a door or something.

Anyway will post how i get on.