New post concussion sufferer
 

hey guys

i need help , about 2 -3 weeks ago i was at the gym and a rubber (but heavy) weight fell on my head , it didnt knock me out but about 20 mins later i felt strange and drousey and had to be rushed to hospital by my family , they did a CT scan and everything was fine. The next day i felt ok and returned to work the day after , but i noticed i started feeling strange , 3-4 days after my injury i was at work and just felt terrible all of a sudden everything became super bright and noisy , i felt so overwhelmed i called my manager and said someone needs to cover for me and was crying. i felt like i was going CRAZY!!

for the whole of that week i felt DRAINED , i had a very weird heavy feeling on my left side , it was teriible i literally could not do anything my brain just felt fried. During that week i had a consultation booked (i have cosmetic surgery booked) i just felt still really low and heavy , the surgeon advised for an ambulance to be called , they took me there and i was told i had post concussion and i need to rest and time off work.

i must say i feel like ive improved since my first week but i still feel so terrible. im still sensitive to light and loud sounds , i have a weird kind off numbing feeling on the left side of my head and kid of in my ear , i feel so " not on earth" its like im dreaming , i just feel so down and stressed , my home dont feel like my home anymore , i feel so alone , i used to love watching youtube videos and movies and i just cant anymore because i cant concentrate , time just dont feel like it use to be , i go to sleep like this , wake up like this and its so overwhelming to deal with

i had soooooooooo much planned , surgery , a trip booked to america with my friends , i just cant see it all happening now , this has effected my life so much!!! im only 20 , i just need as much support as possible

Sorry you are going through this... sounds familiar though... you are in good company.. .read the vitamin thread above... that will help too!

thanks so much for replying sarah
i was wondering if its ok to go under general Anastasia with post concussion

pierre,

I suggest you stay away for any general anesthesia until you are symptoms free for a few months. Some PCS sufferers also struggle with long airline flights, likely due to the altitude issues, even in a pressurized cabin.

As Sarah said, read the Vitamins sticky at the top. 20 sounds awful young for cosmetic surgery.

Fortunately, you are very early in your recovery. Most will spontaneously recover within 6 weeks. It will be a big help to get good rest, good nutrition and avoid emotional, physical and chemical stressors. You may also have a neck injury that is making your symptoms much worse. Icing the upper neck is important to help reduce inflammation caused by these subtle upper neck injuries and strains.

i had a breast augmentation booked for april 15th i guess il have to push it to may or later , if i got the all clear by a neurologist that i could go ahead that would be fine right?

I am with Mark... I have been told NO anesthesia unless absolutely necessary until symptom free for 3-6 months... anesthesia puts stress on the body and your head and healing is putting a stress on your system already... better to be safe than sorry!

Often, surgery that involves the chest uses deep anesthesia to suppress breath movements to a minimum. I suggest you talk with the anesthesiologist about the depth of anesthesia and any options available to reduce the risk of anesthesia "chemo brain." If the anesthesiologist tries to discount any risk, shop around for another anesthesiologist for advice. I took months to recover from general anesthesia when I had minimal but full sedation for knee and ankle surgery. Two surgeries 12 months apart left me struggling for quite some time.

I suggest you get on a brain nutrition regimen like the one I list in the Vitamins sticky at the top long before the surgery. You want your brain to be as healthy as possible before undergoing anesthesia. B's, folic acid, D3, Omega 3 DHA, etc will strengthen your brain and the blood brain barrier.

I would not consider a neuro's 'all clear' opinion to be worth much. Very few accept the subtle but very real struggles we have.

Sarah would you say you felt at least a lil like your self after the first month or 2?

Although some may have similar experiences, the comparison is random and beyond any understanding. As the saying goes, If you have seen one mTBI, you have seen ONE mTBI.

It does not mean one should lose hope but one should avoid scheduling based on the compared experience of others.

My best to you.

I know how you feel being young, I am 25, trying to keep up with everyone around you but having health problems that forces you to take it slow. I have been "missing out" since I was 23 and I got sick with mutliple chemical sensitivities and now since october last year when my first concussion happened and later in january of this year when my second concussion happened.

My best tip for you is to try to think of you life in the long term sence instead of just the short term. What I mean is try to somehow accept your current health status (I know it is hard but it can be done) and do your best to improve your health, but don't get obsessive about it, it will just lengthen your ill health, and know that there will be a day when you will be able to get back to your regular life, and it may be sooner or later, no one can tell. Fun trips and your surgery and parties and other stuff will still be around when you get better, just put your health first and you will find your way back, at least this is how it has been for me. It is hard to accept that you can't do whatever you want like before the accident, but I think it is an important part of recovery to know that there are good things that come out of shitty situations aswell, like slowing down ones life and rediscovering what really is important for you. It is hard to see the blessing in a bad situation, trust me I know. And as stated above, you are early in recovery so maybe you will be over this before you know it, I really hope so! :)