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Old 04-03-2013, 12:53 PM #1
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Recovery is not a sprint. It is a marathon.A marathon of effort to prevent relapses.Those who learn how to run this marathon do quite well.Some try other ways for a long time before they learn to run the marathon.The sooner you accept the need to run this recovery as a marathon, the sooner you will start to see lasting improvement.

I have not seen Mark say this in awhile.I put it out there for all the new people.
When I first found out I had a concussion I took this saying and never forgot it.Thank you Mark
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Symptoms: Physical: I am always cold in any season!!I cannot tolerate anything pressure on my head(sun glasses,hats)longer then a hour,Lock jaw/Displaced TMJ, Dropsey, Hands go numb, Arms go numb, back of head numb (when asleep),Muscle spasms in face & upper body,migraines, concentration headaches, dizziness, nausea, neck and back trauma (from accident), tinnitus, extreme light sensitivity, noise sensitivity, EXTREME fatigue, impaired vestibular system, balance off, Pupils NEVER equal, disrupted sleep cycles,speech problems.

Cognitive: Cognitive Behavior, Brain fog, impulsivity, speech problems, word finding problems, slowed processing speeds, impaired visual memory, impaired complex attention

Emotional: Unable to handle stress or overstimulation without getting extremely irritable or angry, easily overstimulated, MAJOR depression, major anxiety, Panic attacks

Treatment so far: Treatment for PCS,PTSD,Depression & panic,Vestibular therapy, Physical therapy, Vitamin Schedule,Walking,No Dairy, No eggs, No caffeine, No artificial coloring, Sleep with 2 pillows, Very little sugars consumed, Eat healthy,No alcohol, Medications, limit stress and overstimulation.

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Recovery is not a sprint. It is a marathon.A marathon of effort to prevent relapses.Those who learn how to run this marathon do quite well.Some try other ways for a long time before they learn to run the marathon.The sooner you accept the need to run this recovery as a marathon, the sooner you will start to see lasting improvement.

I have not seen Mark say this in awhile.I put it out there for all the new people.
When I first found out I had a concussion I took this saying and never forgot it.Thank you Mark
Wise words indeed, everything needs to be gradual and you need to listen to what your body is telling you. It has taken me nearly 5 months to get back to work, did my second day today and this has provoked headache, eye pain, earache, and this evening fatigue and tooth pain. This is to be expected, because its a marathon not a sprint, I have put my mind and body under added pressure so have had a power nap and pain meds and I am ready to go again. It will hopefully be all worth it and in a month or two I might be back working full time through a very gradual part time return.
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So true Mia. I find that as long as I stay within the boundaries of what I know I can do that I am ok. When I go out of these, I have major problems. I try to check the boundaries often to see if they have expanded any and they have very slowly. I am still extremely limited but have come from being fully bedridden to being able to dress and go out for a few hours a couple times a week. I am grateful for this. I am slowly becoming less housebound. Don't think I will ever make it back to work but will keep trying. At least now I am actually living life again even if it is limited. I have come far. I also am recovering from liver and kidney failure so I have come far. Was very close to dead.
Slow and sure wins the race. I am at turtle speed but keeping on keeping on.
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Had MVA in 2006 resulting in post concussive syndrome manifested by cognitive impairment, chronic pain/ fatigue. Chronic pain of head, neck, back, left leg.
Other problems include REM sleep behavior disorder, nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy, chronic migraines associated with nausea/vertigo, episodes of passing out, hypoglycemia, liver dysfunction (had accidental overdose of acetaminophen in 2009) had liver and kidney failure, hernia, degenerative disc disease with compression of nerve root, PTSD, and other problems associated with functioning problems from traumatic brain injury (light, sound sensitive, easily overloaded, easily distracted, cannot focus, anxiety problems etc.)
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From time to time, we get some posts by people who were frequent poster in the past. They will often point out this marathon issue. They will comment how they kept pushing for recovery with no success. They finally gave up pushing and just settled in and focused on reducing stress and slowly they started to get better.

It is often better to hear it from these past participants who learned it the hard way.
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Thanks for this post! I'm only a month into my concussion, but I am already trying my best to view it from a wider scope, insofar as that a bad day, or even series of bad days, is not the end of the world, or even an impediment to recovery - just a part of the brain rebooting. I've begun a symptom journal in order to keep track of my progress.
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