hi,

yes, it is a rollercoaster.

it´s been a rollercoaster for me for almost 10 weeks now.

i am not a doctor but from my personal experience i would recommend you to avoid any strenuous activities/sport activities. it worsen symptoms and can cause serious relapses. NO alcohol. do not party. try to relax, rest and sleep as much as possible. no stress. drink a lot of water. eat brain friendly foods. make sure you are seenig a good neurologist (other specialists) about your symptoms. as far as "the other dimension" thing - you are probably talking about derealization (feeling spaced out?) and as far as i know it´s caused by anxiety. I have been dealing with that a lot.

anyway all the best

i hope u will be ok soon

Had a 3rd physio session, told him about the symptoms (headaches, always tired, tv and computer give me headache, rollercoaster symptoms) and he said that with the hit I took and the symptoms, it'll probably take 2-3 months to recover fully.

I've had lots of trouble falling asleep lately, takes me about 1-2 hours to fall asleep, I get huge headaches at night now. Saturday night my brain felt like it was going to explode.

I'm so sad/disappointed, that's virtually the whole hockey season right there. Plus I have to start studying for a very important test (GMAT) and take it very soon, dunno how I'm gonna manage it.

you're doing pretty good if you're just worried about missing this hockey season. Most people here are just looking for ways to get better and would forego any leisurely sports to get there.

Well, I also sad because I play semi-pro and we get paid to play. It sucks. Fortunately I only have 2-3 hours of uni a day. Only on Thursdays do we have 6 hours of courses, I managed to get through them with lots of difficulty, came home, crashed on the sofa, huge headache, felt dizzy, must have been all the pressure. Outside of school time, I'm literally a zombie. I'm useless

pertiman,

You have been given some good advice and some poor information. There is a saying, "If you have seen one head injury, you have seen ONE head injury."

Nobody can predict what it will take for your recovery. The intensity of the injury and the other damage all add up to stress your body's ability to recover. Your studies need to be seriously moderated. You school may have a disability services department. They can possibly help you keep stress down as you let your brain rest.

At your level of hockey, I can say that this is not your first concussion. You also have a long history of sub-concussive impacts. These all accumulate to make your recovery more difficult. How you choose to take care of your brain from here on will greatly effect your quality of life for the rest of your life. Your first priority should be your recovery. Your second priority should be your studies. You need employment opportunities more than you need to play or stay in shape for hockey.

Quiet rest in most important. Also a brain healthy diet and nutrition is important. No alcohol, caffeine, artificial sweeteners, MSG, and intense sugar like high fructose corn syrup.

I have a vitamin and supplement regimen posted in many threads here. Do a search posts for 'magnesium.' You should find a post with the complete list.

And, ignore any time lines suggested by anybody. They are all meaningless. With your history, once your concussion symptoms last beyond a month or so, you need to plan for the long haul.

So, dig in and ask us any questions you have about dealing with your symptoms. There are lots of skills and work-arounds for dealing with PCS symptoms.

We are here for you.

you don't get paid to be on the injured reserve? It's a crappy system if they are encouraging injured players to play in order to get their paycheck.

Unfortunately you don't. I don't get paid that much so it's ok. But I'll definitely not rush my recovery just because I that. My long term health is way more important than a few bucks.

Little update:

The physio worked quite a bit on my neck/head area for quite some time on Friday. Lots of manipulations. He said that with what he did, I'd feel quite bad Friday night and Saturday.

Friday night went ok, slept 11 hours or so and Saturday has been just awful. It feels like my head is going to explode. Horrible, and I mean horrible headache. I literally can't think straight. Since all screens make it worse (TV, pc, iphone, etc...) I'm bored out of my mind. I tried reading something just to see if my headache would somehow go away but I couldn't even do that.

I hate this.

hello,

sorry to hear about your headaches.

did you have a ct scan or mri of your head done after your injury?

Re: "The physio worked quite a bit on my neck/head area for quite some time on Friday. Lots of manipulations. He said that with what he did, I'd feel quite bad Friday night and Saturday."
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Be sure also to be drinking lots of extra water.