I also had a regrettable experience with my first neuro. Besides visits he wasn't prepared for (yes he charged anyway) . After he admitted to being "stumped" he didn't even mention consulting with a colleague . "We ' ll just watch for awhile and see what happens " . If it weren't for being admitted to the hospital for something unrelated , a complication of that operation brought me to neurologists attention , I might still be undiagnosed and untreated . I ' m doing better now and hope you will to.QUOTE=Lightrail11;866561]FWIW my clinical neuropsychologist was awesome. She saw me 4 times when I was in-patient in the neuro-rehab unit in St. Joseph’s hospital in Phoenix. The first time she saw me I hadn’t cleared post-traumatic amnesia so I don’t remember that session, but the following times she provided information to my wife and myself, and gave us hope when things looked bad. More importantly, her evaluations provided the focus areas for the therapists to work on when I was in-patient, continuing as an outpatient and suggesting things for me to work on independently as I recovered at home. Three months later my follow up neuropsych evaluation results were that my cognitive abilities had improved back to what they call “pre-morbid” expectations. I was able to return to work and start driving again about six months following what was described as “severe” TBI.

I still deal with mood problems (depression, anxiety) but because of seeing progress in regaining memory and executive functions, I am optimistic about my ability to recover from these as well. I plan to either start CBT or practice on mindfulness meditation to work on the emotional issues.[/QUOTE]