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06-27-2014, 06:39 PM
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So after much trial and error I have figured out that bending over makes everything worse... is it just me or do others have this same issue?
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The Start: MVA, t-boned, on 1-12-14 (my sons 5th birthday) and did not think anything of it.. my back hurt on site but everything else seemed ok. Lost about 10-12 hours from about 3 hours after the accident to the next day...Experienced terrible brain fog for over a month, plus intense headaches, nausea, dizziness, cognitive difficulties, disorientation, no short term memory, depression and just an overall hangover feeling daily. Current Situation: I'm about 7 months in and my local neurologist has waived her white flag and therefore I am headed to Dallas to be seen (I have family there). The headaches are still daily. I have nausea, dizziness as well. Drugs I have been on- Vicodin (off), Naproxen (off), proanolol (off), topamax (off), cataflam (off), Midrin (off), Flexeril (off) and now Namenda XR (off), Nortrptylin (off), Verapamil (off) Therapy- Osteopath, Vestibular and balance therapy, fuzion/soft tissue massage, acupuncture Drs- ER (no help), GP, Chiropractor, Neurologist and Osteopath |
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06-27-2014, 06:50 PM
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I used to have this problem. I had to learn to squat or stoop to reach down rather than lean over. I thought it was the head movement but never figured it out for sure.
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06-27-2014, 06:55 PM
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Went away Mark?
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The Start: MVA, t-boned, on 1-12-14 (my sons 5th birthday) and did not think anything of it.. my back hurt on site but everything else seemed ok. Lost about 10-12 hours from about 3 hours after the accident to the next day...Experienced terrible brain fog for over a month, plus intense headaches, nausea, dizziness, cognitive difficulties, disorientation, no short term memory, depression and just an overall hangover feeling daily. Current Situation: I'm about 7 months in and my local neurologist has waived her white flag and therefore I am headed to Dallas to be seen (I have family there). The headaches are still daily. I have nausea, dizziness as well. Drugs I have been on- Vicodin (off), Naproxen (off), proanolol (off), topamax (off), cataflam (off), Midrin (off), Flexeril (off) and now Namenda XR (off), Nortrptylin (off), Verapamil (off) Therapy- Osteopath, Vestibular and balance therapy, fuzion/soft tissue massage, acupuncture Drs- ER (no help), GP, Chiropractor, Neurologist and Osteopath |
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06-27-2014, 07:07 PM
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Same issue here. Im assuming its got something to do with our ears.
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06-27-2014, 08:11 PM
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Bending over or having my head down (lower than my butt!) for even a couple seconds makes my head pain dramatically worse. The pressure and pain in my head is unbearable and its one of the very few ways that I can come close to throwing up. (I'm not one to part with my food easily
 )I try to kneel or squat, but I also have a very old knee injury and my knee complains loudly for days if I kneel or squat. Many of my hobby farm activities require being down low... sometimes I can get away with sitting right on the ground and sometimes on a low bench... but often I just have to bend over and just be sad about it and try to cope. No one has been able to identify a neck injury on me, which I find a bit surprising since I fell directly on the top of my head from over 6 feet, at speed onto frozen uneven ground. The physiatrist, 3 different physiotherapists, a chiropractor, neurologist have all said my neck is fine. Starr |
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06-27-2014, 08:26 PM
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Holy cow... on your head from 6 feet... how long ago?
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The Start: MVA, t-boned, on 1-12-14 (my sons 5th birthday) and did not think anything of it.. my back hurt on site but everything else seemed ok. Lost about 10-12 hours from about 3 hours after the accident to the next day...Experienced terrible brain fog for over a month, plus intense headaches, nausea, dizziness, cognitive difficulties, disorientation, no short term memory, depression and just an overall hangover feeling daily. Current Situation: I'm about 7 months in and my local neurologist has waived her white flag and therefore I am headed to Dallas to be seen (I have family there). The headaches are still daily. I have nausea, dizziness as well. Drugs I have been on- Vicodin (off), Naproxen (off), proanolol (off), topamax (off), cataflam (off), Midrin (off), Flexeril (off) and now Namenda XR (off), Nortrptylin (off), Verapamil (off) Therapy- Osteopath, Vestibular and balance therapy, fuzion/soft tissue massage, acupuncture Drs- ER (no help), GP, Chiropractor, Neurologist and Osteopath |
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06-27-2014, 08:27 PM
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No problem when I squat rather than bend over.
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06-27-2014, 10:37 PM
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I can't bend down without giving myself a crazy vertigo.
I had to grieve that speedy tying of your shoelaces as you go rushing out the door to some fun event.
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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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06-27-2014, 11:17 PM
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06-28-2014, 03:27 PM
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Like Mark, I tend to squat rather than bend over whenever possible. Bending over causes me to feel nauseous and dizzy. It also increases the pressure that I feel behind my right eye (this is currently my most painful symptom), although I have no clue why that would happen from bending over.
I can't lay on my side, either, or I instantly become dizzy and sick. Well, not instantly, but within 30 seconds. I hate it. I used to be a side sleeper.
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