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Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 28
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Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 28
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Multiple Concussions
I’m writing because I’m feeling alone. I feel as though my situation may be somewhat unique and I’m curious to see if anyone has had a similar experience.
Since January of 2008, I’ve had at least 5 concussions. I don’t play contact sports or partake in high risk activities. I am a teacher. I am completely confused as to how it has been possible for me to have this many concussions in as little as three years, let alone my lifetime. For some reason I cannot stop hitting my head. My first concussion was from hitting it twice in one day, my second from banging into a wooden play house, my third from smashing into a closet door, my fourth from hitting it on my car door, and my fifth from hitting it on a shelf. I’m really not positive if there have been more, as I have hit my head several times while still recovering from some of them. Though I don’t know if this is true, I’ve read that each concussion can be more serious than the last and that after you’ve had one concussion, it becomes easier to sustain others because your head has become overly sensitive to any kind of a blow.
My symptoms seem to differ slightly with each concussion. Sometimes I just have horrible headaches and fatigue, other times I’m confused and have trouble remembering things, and with others I see spots and flashes of light along with the headaches. It seems as though I’m never not recovering from a concussion.
I’m just feeling extremely frustrated because I don’t know how or why this keeps happening, or how to make it stop. Maybe I’m rushing around too much and not paying attention to where my body is. Maybe I have bad peripheral vision and can’t see what’s around me, or maybe the lasting affects of my first concussion have permanently altered my balance so that I’m always off-kilter. I’m embarrassed and I feel like my situation is ridiculous. I don’t want to tell my friends or co-workers what has happened to me because I’m afraid they’ll think I’m crazy or making it up. I’ve even gone against ER doctors' orders and returned to work immediately after some of my concussions because I didn’t want to have to explain to anyone why I had to be out again.
I plan on seeing my doctor this week for some guidance, seeing as my most recent concussion was 3 weeks ago and I’ve hit my head three more times since then and I’m just not sure where to go from here. I’m tired of feeling out of it, forgetting things, seeing spots, being fatigued and having headaches. I’m also very worried about the long term affects of multiple concussions including early-onset dementia and Alzheimer’s.
Has anyone else here experienced anything similar to this? I’d really appreciate your feedback. Thank you!
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09-20-2011, 08:57 PM
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