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09-11-2011, 06:56 PM | #1 | ||
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anyone else get this from just one concussion?
all i seem to find is people that get pcs have had multiple concussions |
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09-11-2011, 07:01 PM | #2 | ||
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This was my one and only.
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My life has been interrupted by PCS (Post Concussion Syndrome) aka TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) due to a car wreck April 13, 2010. It can go back to normal any day now! |
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09-11-2011, 10:35 PM | #3 | ||
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Hi Rick-
Hubby got TBI from one injury (downhill skiing Jan 2011). I read some of your other posts and thought I'd say.... The eye blurring my hub also has. His eye dr. could tell his left eye was not tracking properly so hub has a prism on the left lens that helps some. Physical Therapy started 10 days ago - they are working with him on balance issues primarily, but ALSO doing eye exercises, etc to help. His left eye "shimmies" sometimes when he is trying to visually track something. Was explained to us that the right eye is dominate and sends the info to the brain which passes info to the left eye --- that process is slowed down now due to brain damage, so the left eye is dragging. Visually tracking objects - playing video games - eye exercises will all help to some degree. The "fog" you complain of was helped by Zoloft (as were terrible headaches). You asked if the MRI will show damage in eye or ear canal. No, but hub just finished a test with the Ear/Nose/Throat dr which I saw you had been referred to also. They did several tests (took about an hour) testing his hearing and response time, etc. They were able to rule OUT any physical damange and, in their professional opinion, the damage is to the brain stem. They base this on the fact that one of the tests had clicking in ear - they track the sound to the brain stem, which then relays it to different parts of your brain (all of which they can track). They have "normal" times for sound to arrive at brain stem and then process out. Hub is considerably below normal times. That is why it takes longer for things to process (sound, visual, etc) - as well as why fatigue is such a factor with a TBI. Incidentally, we are hoping the tests from the ENT will help us with our private insurance long-term disability claim (they are procrastinating - haven't denied us or anything). The ENT said the tests he performed were conclusive and showed damaged processing that could NOT be faked. Maybe these tests could help others prove a claim with Governmental disability? Dunno Sorry for the long post - hope some of it helps you! Amy |
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09-12-2011, 12:12 AM | #4 | |||
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Just one and one was all it took.
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09-12-2011, 10:36 AM | #5 | ||
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Thanks Amy that helped alot. I had mine in Jan. of this year too. It was on the 29th. Sounds like me and you husband are having alot of the same problems. Im happy to hear that the ent can do tests like that to find somthing out. Im seeing an ent in a week and hopefully he can help me out. Im not really wanting to take an antidepressant but if it will help with the fog that sounds like it could be worth it. Thanks again, ill be praying for yall |
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09-12-2011, 10:47 AM | #6 | ||
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Only one for me that i know of.
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09-12-2011, 11:18 AM | #7 | ||
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One concussion without loss of consciousness for me.
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09-20-2011, 09:02 AM | #8 | ||
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I had only one in my life and sure did a number on me. Even in this article they talk about repeated concussions. Many experts are in Pittsburgh interestingly since it is a sports town?
http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/20/health...tml?hpt=hp_bn6 |
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09-20-2011, 12:22 PM | #9 | ||
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I am sure that I have had a few sub-concussive impacts previously in life, but none were enough to make me have any symptoms save for thinking "ow" for a few seconds and then getting on with the task at hand.
Only the one really, lost consciousness (I am told) for 10-15 seconds, then got up and acted normal for about an hour, and then... I fell down? Yeah. Where? West 8. West 8, that's a weird place to fall down? Yup. This the first time I've crashed this year? Yeah.... I fell down? (wash, rinse, repeat). Ha. |
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09-20-2011, 11:32 PM | #10 | |||
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Lost consciousness as a child from falling to floor when passing out in church.
Bonked the head a few times & was punched in the face once over the decades. Passed out once in public & someone called an ambulance for me. Didn't wake up til I was in ER. Walked into a metal hook by accident 10 yrs. ago- lost consciousness for a few seconds- some blood on that one. No PCS symptoms til this one. So maybe I had 3-4 but they had no complications. The punch caused TMJ. Current symptoms: Brain pain. Amplified by stress, extreme heat. Front teeth nerve pain. Bumps & impacts to elbows, fingers, etc. take long to heal & hurt a lot. |
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