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Old 07-20-2014, 08:12 PM #11
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I could more than likely walk in to a trauma 1 center now and be seen... suburbs!
then go get a cat scan and put yourself at ease!
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The Trauma center will give you an unnecessary dose of x-ray radiation. They rarely have top line neurologists on duty so they take a shotgun approach looking for the most serious issues. A CT Scan is 100 to 200 times the radiation of a simple X-ray. Avoid them unless there are real indications of a need for the radiation exposure.

Vasospasms are not a risk. They are just painful.

Sounds like it could be pre-migraine aura.
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I did not go... layer down and then fell asleep... had 3 episodes last night that woke me up... this morning I went and bought a BP machine... So far my readings have been

160/100
159/100
150/86

any cause for concern?
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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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That's a little high. If you have any propranolol left, you could take 1/2 a pill to get your BP into a better range.
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Yesterday I ended up with a BP of 170/108... went to the ER and got another MRI... still fluid... no spinal tap... had a headache cocktail of torodol, Benadryl, and phenegran... seemed to work wonders.. no significant headache today... hope this lasts a while...
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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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