Hello,

I have played football with a bunch of guys for 11 yrs without an injury.

2 weeks ago I had my head slammed to the floor by two angry men.

I do not mb what happened but was told they ran at me full pelt whilst going for the ball.

However the force of two strong guys appx 26 stone worth, running me to the floor, knocked me out.

The pain in my neck is what I mb the most and being sick over and over.

Then came the lack of vision in left eye.

My husband said in hospital I went a little mad, throwing myself around with confusion and pain, the room spinning round n round.

CT was not clear but not a definite diagnosis apparently.
Xray clear for fractures.

In hospital for 5 days on morphine etc.

I thought returning home was an indication of improvement but just 5 days later and I am lying on the floor in my daughters bedroom unable to move from the pain and lack of balance.

Petrified I am rushed to hospital for another CT which this time I am told is clear.

Sent home with no info.

I am not stupid so I have researched post concussion, but this does not allay my fear........

Will I always have these sudden onsets of pain and loss of vision and balance and feel the room turning faster than a rollercoaster?

Will I be able to look after my daughter on my own again?

Will I be able to work again, drive, dance??

I know these symptoms may reduce in time, but I am so scared.

Can anyone reassure me?

Hi, I had a concussion back in January. I had similar symptoms many of which have reduced but not gone away completely. Life gets to be a bit of a roller coaster with some good and bad days.

I have my 5 year old grandson living with me and can look after him myself. However, some days the noise does grate on the nerves but you learn to live with it.

Time and clear rest and I know its difficult but try not to fret, but keeping calm and stress free are one of the best healers

peacheys-

things will improve. the one thing no one wants to hear is the one thing i have to say....time. it takes time. i can't diagnose-i'm not a doc, but probably need to see a neurologist. they can maybe offer you some information.

best of luck to you!

Try and rest as much as possible

Avoid stimulation, caffeine, tobacco, alcohol, and overstimulating environments.

No heavy lifting or strenuous physical activity.

No TV, txting, or anything like that. Avoid "screen time" as people here call it

A lot of us use audiobooks to pass the time.

It's all kinda depressing I know but its best for healing.

Start taking Omega fatty acids if you are not already.

Be sure to see a Neruologist - they are much better at finding problems than we are. Once you know what the problems are, they can start to tailor a solution

I know how frighting it is, I'm still dealing with it myself on a daily basis. Try and get your husband to read up on PCS so he can be as supportive as possible. Best to have him "in your corner" as Mark would say. I imagine Mark from Idaho will chime in, he's kinda the go to guy on this forum.

Read around on Brain Friendly Nutrition advice

A link found by NeuroTalk (NT) user SpaceCadet
http://cellhealthmakeover.com/brain-atrophy.html
Then read
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread173259.html
A discussion on the link in question


Best of luck!
Keep in touch with us and we will advice whenever and wherever possible.

I'm a google nut, I google everything and sad to say (no offense guys) that this is pretty much the best resource on the web about Post Concussion Syndrome - It's very frustrating that there isn't much about it from the medical literature perspective. Most things here are anecdotal but really the most realistic - concussions are grossly misunderstood.

Hang in there!

Thankyou so much for your kind reply.
Its reassuring that you look after your grandson alone.
Many thanx

Thankyou,

I know you are right, but waking up daily thinking surely I must get better today and yr symptoms are still raging, is so scary. But I know you are right.
I have an appt to see a neuro guy.

Thankyou

I take on what you are saying.
Thankfully I am not a drinker or smoker.
I cant concerntrate on anything, not even my favorite tv progs.
Yr right, not much info around so am grateful to have found this site.
Many thanx for yr reply I will take it on board.

peachy,

Welcome to NeuroTalk. Sorry to hear of your injury and struggles. As others have said, you need time and rest. You are still early in your recovery.

Do you have access to Headway? It is a brain oriented health organization in the UK.

What are your current symptoms? How is your left eye?

Has anybody prescribed any medicines?

Sorry I did not see your post earlier. I was having a head ache day.

How old is your daughter? Just wondering what kind of a household load you have.

Your years of playing football may have included head injuries that you failed to account for because the symptoms were mild. Mild head injuries (sub-concussive impact is the term) can accumulate to cause later injuries to have magnified symptoms. What kind of football? Soccer-football, American football, rugby ?

I'll check back tomorrow.

Hope you have a better day.

My best to you.

Hi,

Soccer-football.

My daughter is 2. So far she has been babysat everyday and I cannot be on my own with her.

My house is 1400's, very quaint and a lot of wk to keep beautiful.
I had a friend turn up to do my cleaning and ironing this wk, so kind.

I am only on pain killers at mo.

I will check out this Headway group, thankyou for that.

I am not able to concerntrate on anything much. Just typing this one letter I am exhausted. My brain don't want to connect to my arms. Im having trouble spelling.

My vision is blurred and really hard to focus.

I feel so depressed. I have battled depression since I was 17 and for the 2nd time since then I was having a depressed free time. But its creeping back so fast.

My husband is frustrated. I am normally capable and busy and energetic. I release my anger on sport and dance I have nowhere to put this now so its going into me and becoming depression.

Im not good at rest and waiting.

Hi, hope your are still hanging in there. I have been to a few headway meetings in my area - they are quite useful on many fronts as they have access too so much local information on what services are available locally. My local one have a Neurologist and a Neuropsychologist on the management team both a useful sounding board for problems or ideas.

It may be cold comfort but after 6 months post concussion this has taken me 30 mins to type. I used to have a senior job in IT and now there seems to be a disconnect between me thinking of the words and what gets relayed to my fingers.

Outside of work I used to build houses and do DIY as a hobby doing this is nigh on impossible now. This used to burn off the physical energy that wasn't expended during the mental work. Now this builds up on time with no way to expend it.

Changing the diet is a major thing in recovery. When I first got injured my taste for certain things changed - e.g. I couldn't stand Tea. So I used to drink diet coke instead - 2 Litres per day which is a major no-no for recovery. At the top of the forum are some "sticky" posts that give some hints on nutrition. The supplements suggested are reasonably cheap and easily available from Holland & Barret.

Time and patience are the major thing. I am considerably better now than I was 6 months ago, still not "right" but moving forward.