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Originally Posted by CW21 (Post 949607)

I am at a loss right now!

My mentallity is to push through the fatigue in order to reach my goal of recovering.

Where do you draw the line?

I have been playing the "recovery card" for over three months.

i did very little excersize and i tried to have as much quiet rest as possible.

I just tried to golf with my father and after just nine holes i am completly drained.

keep in mind i am someone who used to work out every singe day. Before my First concussion in September, i was in excellent shape. Since then its been on a constant decline.

I went to the gym on Friday, did 20 minutes of stair climber and all weekend my legs felt like they were going to fall off.

I have had two CT scans of head and one of neck. i have had an MRI of brain and Spine and several blood tests. ALL CAME BACK NORMAL.

Is it normal to always doubt that this is PCS and assume that i ahve something more seriouse?

Being so tired after golf makes me automatiically assume that i ahve some other neurological desease andn t\hen my mind starts racing out of control.

I AM SO ****** RIGHT NOW!

IS THIS EVER GOING TO END? SOMEONE PLEASE TAKE MY ANXIETY AWAY!

Hey mate, I am at a loss to! I am coming up 5 months pcs symptoms. Most of them have gone away apart from a debilitating headache I have all the TIME!!!! I have also had a mri of neck and ct of brain… all came back normal. The worst thing about a headache is that it affects your thinking, mood, energy levels, etc.

I have also wondered if I have other problems causng my headache, and not PCS?? But I still don’t have a diagnosis yet . Ive tried a chrio, who realigned my neck, but hasn’t helped with headaches, now im trying a physio who thinks my posture is way way out, which it is, and that this is causing my headaches. I am on a rehab program with a physio now to eradicate my headaches, and I hope to god it works!!!!!!
Thoughts any one?

Fatigue is a common symptom of PCS. The neural pathways in your brain have been disrupted, so things that ordinarily took very little energy now take a lot as your brain has to develop new pathways for things. You can't operate on "autopilot" any more, basically.
This is all completely normal.

I agree that you are overdoing. You need to lower your expectations for yourself A LOT. You shouldn't be anywhere near the stair climber. 20 minutes of WALKING on the treadmill would be more like it. Something you can do at a speed that will not make any of your symptoms worse. If you feel something starting to get worse, if you feel that you are having to "push through," STOP IT. Or go for maybe five minutes more, but no more.

Nine holes of golf is huge. That is a tremendous amount of walking. There is a lot of sensory input. You are making lots of decisions about which clubs to use. No wonder you are exhausted! If you want to play golf, maybe try a driving range instead or use a golf cart.

I completely empathize. I was living my life at 100 miles per hour before my concussion. After the concussion, recovery was at about 20 MPH. My new normal, 2 years post-concussion, is still only about 50 MPH. It's a slower, saner speed. I don't know that I'll ever go back to full tilt like I was before. I miss the old me, but there are things to appreciate about slowing down, too.