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Traumatic Brain Injury and Post Concussion Syndrome For traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post concussion syndrome (PCS). |
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I've been recovering from a mild concussion for about 9 days. I've been gradually getting better (from feeling about 25% to about 65%). Yesterday I had a good day (maybe up to 70%) - I was still taking it easy, but started to do more, including:
- Shower - A few hours of web-surfing, posting, emailing, texting - A brief walk outside (maybe 15 mins), going slow - About four or five phone conversations, ranging from 10 - 45 mins - Three meals with my family (relatively brief) - Around half a dozen trips up and down the stairs in my parents' place - Sitting-up meditation (about 10-15 mins) - Reading (about 20 mins) I felt pretty good until the end of the day. In the early evening I had two consecutive phone calls lasting a total of about an hour (one with my therapist). Afterwards I went downstairs to get something to eat, and started to feel some recurrence of symptoms (sort of a feeling of being wiped, with a bit of instability/queasiness and a blood rush to the head), so I went back upstairs and crawled into bed. The symptoms faded after about 30-40 mins, but it felt like a step backwards and I had another dream-filled sleep. Any thoughts on how I should approach the next couple of days? Should I back off completely and do next to nothing, or is it OK to reduce my activities by about 25% and see how things go? I don't want to mess up my recovery and I'm worried that these minor setbacks (I've had several, usually because I start feeling better and do one or two things too many) are re-aggravating the injury. |
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