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11-16-2012, 04:09 AM
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So I saw a neuro otologist who diagnosed me with inner ear damage and explained I needed to learn exercises to compensate my dizziness and vision problems. The exercises make me sick and give terrible head pain.
I saw a spinal surgeon who said I do not need any operation but she feels my symptoms are that of TIA's. So has referred me to a neurologist again for an MRI with dye to check my arteries and any existence of clots. I have collapsed 6 times in 3 weeks. When it happens I am unable to speak for between 15 and 90 minutes. I also have to sleep immediately. My sight becomes blurred and I cannot respond to anything even though I can hear. I read the notes the spinal surgeon made and was angry to see the words : "This patient is displaying very unusual symptoms but a deep psychological exam explained all these as symptoms of stress and depression". The deep exam she refers to was a questionnaire I was asked to submit 2 mins before seeing her!! So if so called pro's know nothing about PCS and TBI what hope is there of help??
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I am a 36 yr old female who has played football, as a hobby, for 13 yrs. In July 2012, during a game I was slammed to the floor by two angry guys who hit into me so hard that one of them broke their ribs. This knocked me back onto hard ground leaving me unconscious. I awoke to chronic head and neck pain, sickness and the inability to see or balance. The paramedics made me walk to the ambulance, instead of placing me on a spinal board, where I was taken to the ER. I was hospitalised with suspected brain hemorrhage for 1 week, then on complete bed rest for 1 month, in a wheelchair for 2 months. I have been left with PCS, moderate constant head pain, little short term memory, no memory of the accident, balance and sight problems, depression and exhaustion. The worst problem is collapsing regularly. This has finally been diagnosed as Hemiplegic Migraines , these cause my brain to regularly shut down when I am tired and I then feel the full effects of a stroke (without the bleed on the brain!!) of which the symptoms last 2-4 days. I have had 6 CT's, 2 MRI's and am under 3 specialists. I believe everyday is one more towards improvement. Mainly I believe in the power of acceptance not the weakness of complacency or resignation. Last edited by peacheysncream; 11-16-2012 at 04:10 AM. Reason: forgot punctuation |
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| "Thanks for this!" says: | Theta Z (11-16-2012) |
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What should I do?
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