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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 learned to deal with the symptoms you see in my signature...you know, the classic symptoms of PCS. It's the disturbing, unexplainable symptoms that bother me the most. I think I have more complex symptoms than anyone here on this forum because I've never heard of anyone complain about more than just typical symptoms...I'm going to try and explain.
I have this problem, some days worse than others, where I'll repeat the same same thing over and over in my head. It's like, I'll think of something or say something to someone and then I'll repeat the last thing I said or thought of over and over. Some days I'll have a phrase stuck in my head all day. Sometimes I'll repeat one word over and over to the beat of my heart. Weird? I think so. Yesterday, started out as a bad day...then I turned it around and I had a few good hours. Then, while playing a simple little game on my smart phone to keep myself busy, I suddenly felt different. I felt very very uncomfortable. My thoughts slowed down, I couldn't think straight...I was just blank. I called the ex-fiance because I needed someone to talk to...but I couldn't talk. I ended the conversation quickly by saying "I'm just gonna go bye goodnight" and hung up the phone. That's all I could get out. Today...I wake up, eat breakfast and then lay back down. I started having delusional thoughts. For some reason, this thought about putting the waffles in the toaster or I couldn't go to sleep got stuck in my head. Does that even make sense? It doesn't to me lol. Now I just have this uncomfortable feeling, I just don't feel right...it's so hard to explain. I'm just in a completely altered state of mind. Nothing seems right. I don't think it's anxiety, but it's sure causing it which makes things worse. I guess some people may go through similar things and just don't post about it because they don't want people to think they are crazy...or they don't know how to explain it? I just wanted to put this out there because these things bother me and maybe someone can put some sense to them.
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What happened: I was randomly assaulted from behind in June of 2011. I was knocked unconscious for an unknown amount of time (less than 30 minutes) and have no memory of the event. CT scan showed contusion and hematoma of the left frontal lobe. I spent 3 days in the hospital. Diagnosed with Post-Concussion Syndrome in September 2011. Currently have Medicaid, Medicare and SSI. Current symptoms: Brain fog, mild memory issues, problems with spontaneity, occasional spacing out, word finding difficulties, tinnitus in right ear and some other things that I can't explain. Life after the brain injury: 4 years after the injury, I'm engaged to my beautiful girlfriend of 5 years, I'm the CEO of my own business, Notorious Labs, I've taught myself how to program complex games and apps which is a feat I never thought I'd accomplish and now live a semi-normal life with very mild PCS symptoms. Slowly but surely regaining my life back. |
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