[Malsedge]

Hiya I'm new here so a brief intro:

I was traveling home from work and was heading up to the top deck of a double decker bus when the driver stopped suddenly and I lost my grip and fell down the entire stair case and hit my head but only got a small bump with how my hair was done saw stars and lost my hearing but didn't pass put... I went to the a&e to get checked out because I didn't have a large bump and my legs where more visually injured there wasn't much attention paid to my migraine like headache and nauseous ness and was put down to shock that I felt that way. A day or two later I started to develope speech difficulties (ie slurring and slow as if I was drunk) thinking it was the pain meds I didn't think too much of it. I stopped taking the meds that night hoping it would help. Since then (it's been a week since the fall) its only gotten worse. My reasoning is gone I am so emotional it's stupid and my speech is distressing. My husband told me I needed to go in to the GP after I tried to go into work but was sent home because he was concerned. The GP sent me to get a CT scan saying that I had probably had a concussion but that came back negative which was a relief. Nowi just don't know what to do. I can't work like this I can't hardly function. I follow up with the GP tomorrow Any advise?

[Malsedge]

And a clearly can't even put sentences together let alone spelling :/

[Malsedge]

And I clearly cannot put sentences together let alone spelling... I work in finance... I need to be sharp and on the ball at all time

[Jomar]

Have you had any upper spine alignment /evaluation?
Are you taking any statins, like lipitor?
Any neck muscle spasms? These can pull the spine out of alignment.

[Malsedge]

No i haven't had that evaluated or looked at. The GP just simply said "looks like you've got PCS we will do a CTscan just to check" and that's all. My neckband upper back/shoulder muscles are sup er tense but nothing spasming.

Not on any other meds for anything and haven't had this problem at all. The last two concussions I had were 6 years ago it ,ought worth mentioning I am under an incredible amount of stress from work. I have been off this past week but under pressure to be back tomorrow.

[sospan]

Hi welcome to the forum and the wonderful world of trying to get treatment for concussion in the UK.

From my limited experience since my own injury 9 months ago it seems that you have some of the most common symptoms. These are not surprising considering the fall you had and the previous one 6 years ago. It is quite common for successive concussions to compound the damage each time causing a longer recovery time.

I too suffer from getting my words out and comprising written text. Although sometimes when I think I am slurring or pausing between words people have commented that what I am saying is coming out fine. Myself and other posters have mentioned that it is not uncommon to feel that you are a third person watching yourself talk.

As you say the feeling you get is like trying to talk or do something when you have had a drink and your mind is trying to function but the words or limbs don't function properly - and to make matters worse you get all the symptoms of a giant hangover - headaches, sensitivity to light and noise, dizziness and nausea.

Hang on in there and follow the advice on this forum to rest and maintain a clean diet

[Malsedge]

I'm new to the NHS as an expat from the states. My speech sounds more like I've had stroke. But all my GP said togay was to rest