I've been labeled as lazy all my life, and a complainer. People don't get it! I'll say though, no matter what the symptoms are, or however insignificant they may seem, they are very real. Many of my Saturdays are spent taking it easy and resting if i can. I can accomplish more on Sunday than I would over the two days had I not rested. What I'm trying to say is that by understanding your limitations you can learn to work around them.

Jamie

Been following the board, though I haven't posted in a while.

I just wanted to let people now how I've been doing.

In a lot of ways I am almost fully healed. After a rough Summer, I woke up one morning about eight weeks ago, and seemed to have most of my cognition back.

I am able to hold more than one thing in my head, and I do not have the almost constant pressure in my head and neck and spine I did before, though some days, like today, if I do not pace myself at work, there are some twinges in my neck.

My last MRI, with contrast, showed multiple areas of brain lesion (by my account, between about two and six), but my neuro says the pace of my recovery so far makes him think I will have a close-to-full recovery.

I still try to do my memory therapy as much as I can, and, like I said, I feel very very close to pre-injury cognitive function.

But I do have one question for the board—even though I feel (mainly) great and fortunate, my brain kind of feels sore. Not so much a headache, but kind of a rawness.

I take fish oil, B-12, and turmeric for inflammation (which is what I figure it is), and I try to keep very hydrated, but is there anything else I could be doing?

Thanks for all the support and ideas. You--people who I don't know, who I will probably never meet, were nonetheless instrumental in my getting through this.

Glad to hear you are doing so well.

Why not take the whole supplement regimen ? The anti-oxidant value and other values you receive from B-6, Vit E, C, good minerals, etc. will serve you well. The entire B series is needed for balance and proper function.

The raw you feel may also just be your new brain and its need to be treated with a sort of kid gloves style. I know that feeling. On my good days, I am tempted to go full steam ahead but experience shows that such an activity level will result in that weak or raw feeling.

My best to you.