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Howdy all. Stumbled across this site while looking for more answers on TBI and PCS (I was diagnosed with both).

I was wounded in an IED strike on a foot patrol in Afghanistan in Apr of 2011. I suffered a nasty concussion (my 4th or 5th) and also some shrapnel penetration ect. Of course the shrapnel healed quickly but it seems that my head did not. I was throwing up after the strike, couldnt see out of one eye and had a loss of consciousness (also damage to one of my ears but that's not part of the TBI ect). So here I am 18+ months post injury and I suffer brutal headaches that are localized behind my Left eye (I also had trouble for close to 8 months being able to know left from right after the hit). I am currently taking amnytriptalyn and gabapentin daily as pain management but still have pain and now just spend 1/2 my day feeling "stoned".

Anyway, I am just happy to have found this group and this resource. Thanks for the opportunity to learn.

CS