Hey everybody,
I was hit by a car 4 years ago and suffered a "mild" TBI, which means I was only unconscious for a couple of minutes. Mild does not describe the symptoms I had, though, over 3 years after the accident. For 6 months, the symptoms got worse: headaches, dizziness, loss of memory, loss of ability to do any mental work or retain new information, sensitivity to light and sounds, unable to listen to music, work on computer, watch tv, read. In short, I seriously lost my ability to "live." After two years, I was desperate for help, and not getting better. I tried multiple therapies, but nothing worked. Finally, I made the acquaintance of a man who had an 8-lb piece of steel dropped on his head, and was having very similar symptoms as me. He found help in a cognitive rehabilitation program, located in Phoenix. I went there and got a quantitative EEG, which basically maps your brain and looks at 273 functions. I also took many standardized tests that looked at memory, learning, etc. It generates a report that shows where the functions have been disabled, and a protocol is made to work on those areas - in fact, generate new neuron connections. Although skeptical, my husband and I went there, and the test showed damage in several locations. We made a plan to retrain my brain using their software program, and I worked extremely hard for 6 months. After 5 weeks, I felt a change in my brain - seriously! It was coming back to life. After 6 months, I retook all the tests and the results were compared to my first tests. Amazingly, all of my executive functions made huge gains, and most were back to normal. I am now working to get this program in other locations so more people can be helped. There IS hope for recovery from mild TBI! Let me know if you would like contact information. All my best!