Traumatic brain injury/mild, moderate,severe
 

Hi Everybody,
I found a website called traumatic brain injury.com. You can look up symptoms of mild, moderate or severe brain injury. There are also numerous resources on this website including referrals to lawyers, doctors, treatment, new updates on news etc. i have symptoms of severe traumatic brain injury. I knew that already but it made me understand a few things like why I am having flaring emotions, sleep disorders, seizures, trouble controlling bowels (I pee about 100 times a day) that is an actual symptom and many others that I cannot remember now. But it was helpful to understand that these things are symptoms. It was also helpful to understand the severity category. There are some on here that I know are in the same category as me but most these other new people I think are in the mild category. Anyway, there are a lot of resources on there to help people like us. Please check it out. I don't know how to post a link or I would.
Brain

I Can Relate
 

I went threw both list on website and I am severe traumatic brain injury....My hope just turned hopeless today in reality....lost & crushed!:Noooo::Sob:

What happened today Mia? I hope what I posted did not upset you. This was not my intention. I was only trying to give everyone more information on there situation and resources to help them.
Brain :hug:

No Not You
 

This At&t commercial that I posted got to me....you are good I found it very interesting such as the frequency in urination and other things that I was wondering.I thought it was just me!Good research how did you find that?:hug:

Just surfing the web. Wow, it just took me 20 minutes to figure out how to spell surf. I was always such a great speller. All I can do is laugh about it. :)
I thought the lawyers on this site might be helpful because they specialize in traumatic brain injury cases. I am gonna call them and see if I can get a lawyer to help me with disability. I know many of you have Workers Compensation and injury from motor vehicle accidents that you may need specialized lawyers for.
This website also has numerous other resources and keeps up on the latest research being done to help us.
Brain

Laughter is Healing LoL
 

I don't even want to talk about who I was before versus now!Have you seen my sentence structure or whatever it is...just a mess<<<<I laugh at myself all day to make it to next day....day in...day out over and over:hug:

Have hope friends. Even though I am in the severe category, I pass as normal to others for a short period of time. My speech slurring has cleared up a lot. People don't think I am drunk or a heroin addict anymore. :winky: **** what can I do but laugh?
Somehow I have passed as normal enough to not get diagnosed with this until 8 years after the fact. Was just diagnosed with chronic pain and PTSD until i started having seizures and saw a neurologist finally. Have regained the ability to come here and type messages and talk to you all.
It is Amazing to me how a human being learns coping skills and ways around things when injured or sick. Have also learned not to let the opinions of others effect me. Avoid negativity at all costs. Whose to say what could happen, I have proved the doctors wrong on numerous occasions.
Brain:grouphug:

This may be better on the "hope and healing" thread, but FWIW, on admission to hospital my GCS was 11 (moderate), my duration of posttraumatic amnesia (PTA) was greater than 4 weeks (extremely severe); I had a skull fracture, epidural hematoma with midline shift, and subarachnoid hemorrhage.

My last NPA (5 months post trauma) showed no residual cognative deficits. Today I'm back to work, living a normal life.

The very best to all of you on continued recovery.

:grouphug:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK27291/#A1433

Don't Mind Me
 

I am having problems with my nice mixture of PCS & PTSD.So If I seem really scattered in emotions that is because I am!:(I am going to PTSD psychologist today.Thank the higher power

Lightrail,
You are my hero! Honestly. You are one badass person. Who could get hit by a freaking Lightrail and now be back to work and living a normal life? You are amazing.
How long did it take to get to this point? I had the real severe amnesia after the accident score also. Went a long time of total amnesia. I wonder what I did during this time and how my co-workers did not notice or if they did why they did not get me help. You would think one would notice if they were speaking to a zombie huh? Guess not.
Anyway, really you are my inspiration and hero. I always think of you when I start to get down.
Much love,
Brain :hug: