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11-29-2012, 11:40 AM | #1 | |||
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First and foremost, today is important to me in that I can be grateful for and celebrate being alive. As my neurosurgeon later told me, that wasn’t considered the most likely outcome at the time.
There remains about 5 weeks of my life that I have little or no memory, including Thanksgiving and Christmas 2010. I do remember a little bit of my family visiting me in the hospital that Christmas. My daughter brought her pug, and I remember his eyes as he rested his paws on the rail of the hospital bed. Everyone seemed so cheerful! I remember a little bit of my first meeting with my speech therapist in January 2011. I incorrectly guessed that the year was 2008. I didn’t know who the President was, where I was, why I wasn’t home, or why I was in a wheelchair. A week or so later the clinical neuropsychologist spoke with me and recorded the following: “Patient’s speech was fluent, but paraphasic with notable word finding difficulties. He misreported his age as 40. He was unable to follow a 3-step command but was able to follow some 2-step commands. He registered 3 of 3 words, but could not recall any with distraction, or identify any when provided with multiple choice cues. The patient produced some confused speech and numerous paraphasic errors. He reports difficulties with memory and decision making. He does display an aphasic disturbance as well as some confusion and difficulties with attention and memory. Considerable improvement in his functioning is anticipated with time and additional rehabilitation.” After one month of inpatient and three additional months of outpatient therapy, the follow-up neuropsychological evaluation reports: “On examination, the patient demonstrated intact cognition in all domains assessed including learning and memory, attention, processing speed, language skills and executive functions. He has shown an excellent recovery from his severe injury only five months age. From a cognitive standpoint there are no concerns with respect to the patient returning to work full time or returning to driving.” I am very grateful for all those who participated in my recovery, from the doctors and other medical professionals to family and friends. I am glad I found this forum as a place to share information, and our experience, strength, and hope. Sorry for the long post, thanks for letting me share this with you. Miracles happen, they just come in various forms. I’m not the same person I was before my TBI, and I’m OK with that. God bless all of you in this holiday season and always.
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What Happened: On November 29, 2010, I was walking across the street and was hit by a light rail commuter train. Result was a severe traumatic brain injury and multiple fractures (skull, pelvis, ribs). Total hospital stay was two months, one in ICU followed by an additional month in neuro-rehab. Upon hospital discharge, neurological testing revealed deficits in short term memory, executive functioning, and spatial recognition. Today: Neuropsychological examination five months post-accident indicated a return to normal cognitive functioning, and I returned to work approximately 6 months after the accident. I am grateful to be alive and am looking forward to enjoying the rest of my life. Last edited by Lightrail11; 11-29-2012 at 01:57 PM. |
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11-29-2012, 01:46 PM | #2 | |||
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That was lovely to read. I'm glad you're feeling better. Thanks for sharing.
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"Thanks for this!" says: | Lightrail11 (11-29-2012), Theta Z (11-29-2012) |
12-01-2012, 08:53 PM | #3 | ||
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It is always good to see and hear of a success. I am glad you shared.
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49, Male Married, PCS since June 2012, headaches, Back pain, neck pain, attention deficit, concentration deficit, processing speed deficit, verbal memory deficit, PTSD, fatigue, tinutitus, tremors. To see the divine in the moment. |
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"Thanks for this!" says: | Theta Z (12-01-2012) |
12-03-2012, 12:45 PM | #4 | |||
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Sickening. The guy's hit by a train and he's cleared to work full time faster than I was after my little bump.
It's people like you who give us PCSers a bad name! (Just in case you have some residual sense of humour problems, I'd just like to make it clear that I'm joking! Very pleased for you )
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mTBI March 2011, spent around a year recovering. Since recovery I have achieved a Master's degree with distinction in Neurological Occupational Therapy |
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"Thanks for this!" says: | Lightrail11 (12-03-2012) |
12-03-2012, 12:57 PM | #5 | |||
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Just helps to reiterate “if you’ve seen one brain injury, you’ve seen one brain injury”. I was fortunate in that my accident occurred about a mile from one of the top ten hospitals in the country for neurosurgery and neuro rehabilitation.
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What Happened: On November 29, 2010, I was walking across the street and was hit by a light rail commuter train. Result was a severe traumatic brain injury and multiple fractures (skull, pelvis, ribs). Total hospital stay was two months, one in ICU followed by an additional month in neuro-rehab. Upon hospital discharge, neurological testing revealed deficits in short term memory, executive functioning, and spatial recognition. Today: Neuropsychological examination five months post-accident indicated a return to normal cognitive functioning, and I returned to work approximately 6 months after the accident. I am grateful to be alive and am looking forward to enjoying the rest of my life. Last edited by Lightrail11; 12-03-2012 at 02:09 PM. |
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12-03-2012, 02:39 PM | #6 | ||
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Lightrail,
Are you the one who was running against the light to get to the light rail stop to catch the train but fell on the tracks and was hit and pushed 40 feet before the train stopped? If so, it sounds like you are extremely lucky to be alive. The news reports made your condition sound grim. Hang in there. You've accomplished an amazing recovery. My best to you.
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"Thanks for this!" says: | Lightrail11 (12-03-2012) |
12-03-2012, 03:05 PM | #7 | |||
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kixEZEhrSdY
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What Happened: On November 29, 2010, I was walking across the street and was hit by a light rail commuter train. Result was a severe traumatic brain injury and multiple fractures (skull, pelvis, ribs). Total hospital stay was two months, one in ICU followed by an additional month in neuro-rehab. Upon hospital discharge, neurological testing revealed deficits in short term memory, executive functioning, and spatial recognition. Today: Neuropsychological examination five months post-accident indicated a return to normal cognitive functioning, and I returned to work approximately 6 months after the accident. I am grateful to be alive and am looking forward to enjoying the rest of my life. |
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