Title says it all. It will be 3 months exactly since my fall. Some days are better than others. Today seems to be good.

I sat in my backyard and enjoyed the sunshine visiting with friends. Then drove myself to the grocery store and bought my own groceries and here I am!

Was I feeling like I'm back to normal? No. But I did it and it wasn't really all that bad.

I have found the WORST culprit for my symptoms is my COMPUTER! The more time I spend on my computer the worse I feel...same goes for watching movies...no more movies!

If I spend 15 mins on the computer, I make sure I spend at least 30 mins relaxing with no sound and eyes closed.

Same goes for anything else. If i sit and talk with a friend for an hour. I make sure I lay down for two hours right after. I'm noticing progress.

I'd like to start is light exercise...but not sure if I'm ready. Still dizzy and lightheaded with balancing issues. My left foot seems to feel much heavier than my right.

Keep on keep'n on.

It's probably one of those things you'll have to try and see how it goes. Start off tiny - maybe 5 minutes - until you see how your body reacts. And don't do anything that would jar your head.

I bought a recumbent bike http://www.walmart.com/ip/Stamina-Ma...t-Bike/7680164 the first of the year (9 months pcs) and was able to use it as long as I don't let my pulse get too high. Some days I can walk now (1 year pcs).

It's amazing that you had a traumatic car accident whereas I fell snowboarding and didn't even recognize I had a concussion...and here we are dealing with the same condition.

I'm afraid if I try a light jog or walk that I won't feel the negative after effects until days later...and I'm still learning what certain activities trigger certain symptoms.

I know it won't work, but at times I just wish I could RUN my PCS away! Run fast and hard until I can't anymore and BAM! by by PCS!............Ya right!

Instead I'll just curl up on the couch and sit there quietly doing nothing...sounds fun!...and keep telling my girlfriend we can't have sex...yay.


I wonder what the hell I will do for work if I never get better? How will I support myself?


My rant.

Whiplash and PCS is all I got from the wreck. No scrapes, no bruises, no broken bones. It's all in my head!

It's always hard for me to try something new. I'm always afraid it's going to make things worse. Every now and then I just do it.

My boyfriend has put up with a lot. The personality changes are probably the biggest. We use to do outdoor things a lot and now he still has to ask every time if I FEEL like doing something little like a walk, going out to eat, sitting in the park, etc.

I struggle with this. I have my own website design business and because I am very limited in amount of time I can do thinking things it's gone downhill big time this last year. I have severe allergies and asthma so it's not like I can just go get another job. This business was doable because I could do 99% of it at home with no exposure to smoke, perfumes, etc that make breathing almost impossible. I just try to get by day to day...

I too only had whiplash however my doc said my brain moved enough or even hit the inside of my skull which gave me the PCS.

I'm seeing a Neuro doc next week for the first time in my hometown which is a 7 hour drive away. I will remain there living with my parents until i get better or have a grasp on my new condition and can return living independently (if that ever happens).

It's very tempting for me to go live my life like I used to. I still have all these questions about my healing that I don't have answers for, such as:

Can I go for walks? Sit at the beach with friends? Go fishing? Go to pot lucks? Some days I feel good and want to do these things!

If I do these things will I be hindering my recovery? How much sitting in the dark vs enjoying the simple things in life?

I'm 16 months into it and have had to file for disability. A few months ago my cousin came to CA and brought me out to CO to live with my aunt because I was not doing well.

All it took was a car accident, a concussion, whiplash, and a few dislocated ribs and life has come to a stop.

You just have to take it in small steps and DON'T push yourself to hard or you will pay the price later.

Blessings

WELL....I'm the same...computer and tv exhausts me...10 mins at a time at either one...SOOOOO Frustrating! Driving same thing.

Do you get an immediate headache or notice it more later??

I usually seem to notice the majority of my symptoms the next day. And headaches luckily are not a huge one for me. I only get a few headaches a week that don't seem to last that long.

My biggest symptom is the DIZZINESS/UNSTEADINESS and foggy headed feeling. And a very noticeable difference in my left and right feet when I walk. A much heavier left foot.

Before I knew what complete cognitive rest was I watched 3 movies in one day. The next day I was noticeably dizzier and unsteady.

I have to pack all my stuff into a trailer and drive 7 hours to go live at my cabin...which is a positive decision. The drive is certainly going to be a test.