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12-24-2012, 11:16 AM | #1 | ||
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It's been six months since my brain injury. Thought I was making real progress on the cognition side — then boom. Migraines. Need to sleep long stretches. Light sensitivity. Irritability. Now trouble reading simple paragraphs.
Would most appreciate any contact or feedback. Trying my best not to feel discouraged — especially on Christmas eve. Thank you. |
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12-24-2012, 01:41 PM | #2 | |||
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I am just about at 6 months myself and haven't recovered enough to have a relapse, but my guess is that it's the stress of the holidays getting to you.
Try and get some resting in today and be kind to yourself. Nothing needs to be perfect! Hopefully once the stress of the holidays are over you will bounce right back to where you were. Tonight is my big holiday challenge so today I'm trying to rest rest rest. I hope you feel better and enjoy the holidays for the peaceful family time they should be!! CC
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I'm a 39 year old, female, accountant. On July 2, 2012 I crashed my bike at the end of a 65KM road ride. I was fine that day but woke up the next morning to my current world. Ongoing symptoms include: dizziness, blurred vision, light and noise sensitivities, cognitive problems, uncontrollable emotions/depression/anxiety, headaches (but they're getting better), mental and physical fatigue, difficulty communicating and sleep disturbances. Currently seeing a fabulous Neuro Psychologist and vestibular physiotherapist and hoping to soon see a neuro ophthalmologist. I am currently doing 20 minute stationary bike rides daily, 20 minutes of meditating, 15 minutes of Lumosity and lots of resting. I have not been able to work or drive since the accident. The things that have helped me the most since the accident are vestibular therapy, gel eye drops (for blurred vision, sensitivity and dryness), amitriptyline (10mg), and meditating. I am finally starting to see some slight improvements and am hopeful! My brain WANTS to heal itself... I just have to let it and stop trying to get better! |
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12-24-2012, 04:40 PM | #3 | ||
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Toddwriter,
Welcome to NeuroTalk. As cycle said, the stress/excitement/activities of Christmas may be the cause of your relapse. A simple time of excitement could have sent your blood pressure to a level your brain was not ready for. Quiet rest should help you resolve this. If this does not resolve over a few days, I suggest you get checked out, hopefully by a neurologist. This is also a possible indicator of a need to moderate your lifestyle. Did you by chance attend a party where you consumed alcohol? It can cause a relapse. Until you understand this better, try to get plenty of quiet rest with a low stress Christmas. Hope you feel better. My best to you.
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12-24-2012, 07:01 PM | #4 | ||
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Todd—
Hopefully it's just the stress of the holidays! The same thing is happening to me right now. I was doing much better then BAM my headaches came back.
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24 y/o female living in Portland, OR. One concussion in 2012 from rugby. Loss consciousness and took around 5 months to recover completely. Hit my head hard on a shelf on 12/7/14. Recovered by the end of February. A branch fell on my hardhat at work on 10/7. Not sure if completely concussed but have been feeling "out of it". Definitely injured my upper cervical region and upper back. Out of work for the time being. |
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12-28-2012, 01:11 PM | #5 | ||
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12-28-2012, 01:12 PM | #6 | ||
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12-28-2012, 01:12 PM | #7 | ||
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thank you... Christmas was just way more activity, list tracking, store shopping, than I could handle. I didn't see the wall coming until I hit it hard. Appreciate your encouragement.
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12-28-2012, 03:26 PM | #8 | ||
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Many people on the board have (and still do) experienced setbacks in their recovery. The key thing is to identify what caused the set back and watch out for it in the future.
A relapse doesn't always put you back to square 1 - just a minor bump in the road that you will soon recover from after some rest. All the best
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January 2012 tripped over a power cable and life has changed - memory, mood, balance and puzzled. Now how do I fix it ? |
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Yea expect these relapses throughout your "recovery" (i quote because i don't think you ever recover honestly, i think we just go thru cycles of progress and set backs and learn to cope with our issues better) im 7yrs in and i still have major landslides at times, stress can def. trigger but sometimes it just seems to come about for no reason too
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**KRISTARA** Let the sun shine and everything will be fine Severe TBI with 3 bleeds, broken neck (C-2), comatose for 3 days Glasgow score of 6 from a school bus t-boning my door at 60mph in December of 2004. Extraction time took over an hour, over a week just in ICU, original expectation was permanent vegetative state.
Numerous re-injuries including being rear-ended, flipping suv, and the latest in 2011 from being slammed head first on tile floor. Still having major issues with: anxiety, depression, memory short and long term, sleeping including insomnia and hypersomnia, severe headaches 10-15 days a month, severe neck tension and pain that can be easily agitated, comprehension, problems focusing, easily distracted, irritability, skewed judgement, constantly overwhelmed, mood swings, confusion, brain fog etc etc |
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