Dear NeuroTalk Forum,

I am going back to work tomorrow after a year off work due to whiplash and, primarily, concussion / PCS.

What should I expect???

I had an accident on my bike (push bike) a year ago where I got whiplash and concussion. I have been reading a lot of really useful advice in the NeuroTalk Forum in the time I have been off work, but this is my first post :-) The whiplash went after about 5 months but the concussion / PCS is still very much here :-(

I have not been progressing in my rehabilitation since the summer. It has not gotten worse, but no improvement either. Also, my symptoms have been stable. So my doctors (they agreed - concussion specialist and neurologist) that it might make sense for me to return to work, even though I still suffer from the concussion / PCS. Current symptoms include:
- Almost constant headaches, often with a stabbing feeling (taking 3,000-4,000 mg of paracetamol per day - 4,000 is max daily dose)
- Dizziness, especially if I move fast
- Problems with my concentration and short term memory
- Fatigue
- Sleep problems (on sleep medication)
- Light tinnitus in one ear
- Depressed (on prozac - believe mainly due to not knowing when I will recover / be able to go back to my "normal" life/work)
- Vision problem (have similar blind spot on both eyes)

I agreed and encouraged my doctors to "allow" me to go back to work as I was getting very frustrated and depressed of not working. Also, being with my wife 24/7 was not improving our marriage... I work as a financial analyst, so lot of computer work, long reports to read or write, long hours, long meetings... But my boss has agreed that I can start part time for up to 3 months and that he will keep me away from stressful projects.

So fingers crossed. Very anxious, but also excited, about tomorrow...