Traumatic Brain Injury Survivor
 

Hey everybody,
I was hit by a car 4 years ago and suffered a "mild" TBI, which means I was only unconscious for a couple of minutes. Mild does not describe the symptoms I had, though, over 3 years after the accident. For 6 months, the symptoms got worse: headaches, dizziness, loss of memory, loss of ability to do any mental work or retain new information, sensitivity to light and sounds, unable to listen to music, work on computer, watch tv, read. In short, I seriously lost my ability to "live." After two years, I was desperate for help, and not getting better. I tried multiple therapies, but nothing worked. Finally, I made the acquaintance of a man who had an 8-lb piece of steel dropped on his head, and was having very similar symptoms as me. He found help in a cognitive rehabilitation program, located in Phoenix. I went there and got a quantitative EEG, which basically maps your brain and looks at 273 functions. I also took many standardized tests that looked at memory, learning, etc. It generates a report that shows where the functions have been disabled, and a protocol is made to work on those areas - in fact, generate new neuron connections. Although skeptical, my husband and I went there, and the test showed damage in several locations. We made a plan to retrain my brain using their software program, and I worked extremely hard for 6 months. After 5 weeks, I felt a change in my brain - seriously! It was coming back to life. After 6 months, I retook all the tests and the results were compared to my first tests. Amazingly, all of my executive functions made huge gains, and most were back to normal. I am now working to get this program in other locations so more people can be helped. There IS hope for recovery from mild TBI! Let me know if you would like contact information. All my best!

Linda this is a wonderfully positive story. Thank you so much for sharing. Please check out are forum for traumatic brain injury and post concussion and share your story with everyone.

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Welcome to neurotalk and thank you again for sharing.

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Hello, and welcome to NeuroTalk! We're so glad you found us. :)

There are many people here on the boards who are friendly, caring, and helpful.

Nice to meet you!!
 

Linda,

:Wave-Hello: It is great to have you come and be with us. You will fine a great number of dear friends to listen when you are in need of ears. Please, just let us know how we can help you out. You will find out we are supportive and relaxing place.

Please keep us up to date on your condition. Again welcome, looking forward to seeing you around. My thoughts and prayers are with you.:smileypray:

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