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I'm not sure what the next step for me will be, I guess I will find out what the recommendations are in about a week or so. I know I'll be referred for counseling, and hoping also to follow with a Neurologist. Yes, WC is covering the medical...but not so willingly. This eval. was ordered back in August 2011...the insurance carrier has challenged this repeatedly and I have had several hearings because they have (purposefully) dragged their feet to present authorization. I understand the system all too well. I will absolutely post my progress within the forum, I am hopefully that I am given the chance to go forward. This has been the hardest struggle of my life..any kind of stress releases a chain reaction for me...headache intensifies, vision becomes distorted, become very anxious, can't sleep and then the anger...it's a vicious cycle I am hoping to soon put an end too ![]() I will tell you, when I feel that "anger" coming on, I remove myself immediately from the situation when at all possible...for at least 10 or 15 minutes...it helps me and has avoided many "more" hurt feelings...it's not always possible, but I try....
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July 21, 2010, one month after starting my new job I sustained a concussion after standing up quickly from a sqatting position and subsequently being impaled by the corner of a metal filing cabinet in to the left side of my skull. Dx. Post Concussive Syndrome. Female, 45 years young . Mom of 3 boys (22,19,10)..Registered Nurse 16 years . Symptoms: Vertigo, difficulty concentrating, unable to multitask, fatigue, severe transient headaches..severity and location change frequently, anxiety, PTSD, tinnitus, "electrical like sensations" across the top of my head, "hot flashes", numbness and coolness to hands (worsens in A/C), very poor recall ability, processing and comprehension, difficulty finding words and completing thoughts, short term memory is awful. ~I will never give up on myself~ ~I run because I can. When I get tired, I remember those who can't run, what they'd give to have this simple gift I take for granted, and I run harder for them...I know they would do the same for me <3 |
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JuieRN,
Are your headaches constant? or do they come and go or start then fade or come on slow - do they have a pulsing sensation or a dull pain - The neurologist has asked me a couple of time if my headache pulses but I dont really get that sensation until it is in the 8-10 range
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What happened - MVA Multiple injuries - here for support of mtbi, chronic headache and cognitive deficits. |
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Also - I have been presribed a steroid burst 3 times in the last 4 months - this someone helps but not sure if it is really helping - overall it decreases the intensity. I think the constant headache seems baffling to doc but I continuously feel it
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What happened - MVA Multiple injuries - here for support of mtbi, chronic headache and cognitive deficits. |
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