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12-24-2013, 10:38 PM
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To Have a HAPPY Christmas, and Happy Holiday Season beginning tomorrow. Please find whatever Peace you may, Please find some Happiness in yourself, with you, your family, and friends, And celebrate your life as you recall its peacefulness, And remember you are you, and I wish you the BEST, with Best Wishes for a Happy Future ............... 
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. Current: Changes of more insomnia, new reviews with findings of more Depression, tremors, vertigo, tinnitus, loss of focus, fatigue; SSDI - accepted on Depression, Cognitive Deficits; Seizures ruled out, mTBI changes including cognitive slowing/lapses. Medication update: Topamax 200mg twice daily it seems to minimize daily headaches to a 1-2/10 quality(I still know they are there); and acute headaches erupt without warnings. |
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12-26-2013, 12:48 AM
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My third Christmas with a TBI. The first one was hell - did not participate much. Spent most of the time in my bedroom in the dark. Last year was a bit better....but still difficult. This year I saw an improvement - was able to stay at the table, do some baking and cooking, had some people over for Christmas Eve dinner (including a noisy baby!), and had a full day today. Am rejoicing that I can measure improvement!
Hang in there everyone. Peace to you all. You are all so strong.
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What happened: Legs pulled forward by a parent's hockey stick while resting at the side of the rink at a family skate....sent me straight back. I hit the back of my head (with helmet) on the ice, bounced a few times, unconscious for a few minutes. September 11, 2011. Off work since then…I work part-time at home when I can. It has been hell but slowly feeling better (when I am alone☺). Current symptoms: Vision problems (but 20/20 in each eye alone!) – convergence insufficiency – horizontal and vertical (heterophoria), problems with tracking and saccades, peripheral vision problems, eyes see different colour tints; tinnitus 24/7 both ears; hyperacusis (noise filter gone!), labyrinthian (inner ear) concussion, vestibular dysfunction (dizzy, bedspins, need to look down when walking); partial loss of sense of smell; electric shocks through head when doing too much; headaches; emotional lability; memory blanks; difficulty concentrating. I still can’t go into busy, noisy places. Fatigue. Executive functioning was affected – multi-tasking, planning, motivation. Slight aphasia. Shooting pain up neck and limited mobility at neck. Otherwise lucky! Current treatments: Vestibular therapy, Vision therapy, amantadine (100 mg a day), acupuncture and physiotherapy for neck, slow return to exercise, magnesium, resveratrol, omega 3 fish oils, vitamins D, B and multi. Optimism and perserverance. |
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