 |
|
| Traumatic Brain Injury and Post Concussion Syndrome For traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post concussion syndrome (PCS). |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
03-13-2013, 03:39 PM
|
#1 | ||
|
|||
|
Junior Member
|
Well, what feels like being stuck in limbo with this injury, specifically post concussion syndrome, exertional migraines, upper cervical pain, and after meeting with a cervical doctor who thoroughly went over my recent cervical MRI slides, I decided to undergo a diagnostic nerve block treatment on upper cervical facets, which may be contributing to my exertional migraines. Nothing else he saw was evidence to any of the problems I've been experiencing. I ran down my pre injury health, injuries, and timeline and he asked lots of questions.
Doc wants me to "go out and bring me a headache" so we can test the block, so I'll likely workout in the AM and my appointment is in the afternoon. I don't know if this will work but I let him know that I'm willing to try, we're all experiements of one, and this isn't a treatment I've tried yet. My only goal for this, and for recovery in general, is just to be able to keep my body healthy by being able to swim, do yoga, weights, without being hammered by headaches. Not sure if anyone else has sucesses with this, or non-sucesses with this, but going in with an open, headachy mind! Will report back tomorrow night. Mike 
__________________
May 31, 2009: Concussion from syncope due to low blood volume resulting from severe dehydration. Occurred after finishing my 9th marathon. 100% of symptoms cleared by August 2009. December 15, 2009: Major surgery due to diverticulitis. 6 weeks after surgery, dizziness, fog, cognitive difficulty, anxiety, some panic, lots of headache. These symptoms largely gone, but still cannot exercise above a very low threshold otherwise resulting in severe headache and cognitive fog. Same for overwhelming odors. Meds: Nortriptyline and Naratriptan as needed to rid severe headaches (exertional migraines). |
||
|
 Reply With Quote
|
| "Thanks for this!" says: | Brain patch (03-13-2013) |
|
|
Similar Threads
|
||||
| Thread | Forum | |||
| MRI tomorrow | Traumatic Brain Injury and Post Concussion Syndrome | |||
| going to the man tomorrow | Spinal Disorders & Back Pain | |||
| Tomorrow's the day! | The Stumble Inn | |||
| Tomorrow's the day | The Stumble Inn | |||
Trying something new tomorrow
Threaded Mode