bachissimo,

You said "it is very comforting to hear that I should not be worried to that extent."

What part of my comment are you missing ? There is nothing for you to be worrying about. If you want to focus on something, focus on good brain nutrition, avoiding stress, getting good quiet rest, and looking forward.

Get some counseling if you need help dealing with other stresses in you life.

I am back. So i decided to go on the trip, and i did not regret that because my symptoms started to get better over time. During my trip my symptoms were all but gone, with the exception that when i lie down and close my eyes i feel like some tremor in my brain, some vibration, some heat, weird feeling (anyone can explain?)...

Here is the problem though. I have restarted running since i saw that this is not necessarily bad, so long as there are no symptoms. So i have been increasing that over time. Two days ago, i ran fast for 15 minutes, about 10 minutes in i felt a slight dizziness but did not make much of it... After i stopped however i got nausea and dizziness which are still with me until now, 2 days after...

I am extremely frustrated, i am back from the trip and my work are losing patience with me taking days off after my vacation...

Any thoughts/advice?

Thanks

One simple thought. When you were running and felt dizzy, why didn't you stop ? Concussions are not like other injuries. You can not push through the symptoms.

You should have started with 5 minutes of light running for a week or so. Then, slowly increased the time and intensity in steps of a week or so. The Buffalo protocol uses two week steps.

Where did you learn that running is OK ? Any stressful exercise should be moderated.

Your current symptoms may be with you for a week or so.

You are right and i blame myself for not stopping. I did not stop because i did not associate the mild dizziness with the concussion -- i thought i was out of the waters already and that the dizziness could be due to watching the screen while running in the gym.

I have been very slowly increasing my running however, that is for sure, i restarted physical activity slowly and progressively.

Thanks

Work has started to ask about when I will be back. I have taken 2 weeks off so far with some improvement but not as rapid as the first time or as I expected. I still get dizzy when I walk around, when I think, when I work on the computer. I have avoided all what makes me dizzy for 2 weeks now. I tested myself and I am only slightly better.

Can I start going back to work from home despite the mild but annoying dizziness I get or it is not a good idea? I am not sure how much longer I can avoid work. My story is below.


My story is here:

So to recap my accident happened toward end of June, I was back feeling almost completely normal in 3-4 weeks. One month later I had virtually no symptoms. Following a high intensity run during which I felt a bit dizzy (but did not think much of it as I was not too sure it was bad) for about 15 mins I felt as bad as day 1.

My symptoms have been dizziness, bit of nausea, and some headaches particularly in the morning.

In order to avoid making what sounds like a mild concussion much worse I decided to take TWO weeks off work completely, I have not worked at all. Just read some emails.

My recovery after the relapse has been extremely slow. But this time I am going to take things very slowly. I am eating a lot and good quality, I assume that is a good thing to do. I am sleeping as much as I can, but do wake up early in the morning sometimes since concussion.

I would look into short term disability through work... does not sound as though you are ready for full days...

Take more time of if needed. Increase the running a little every day but stop if you feel sick right away. You want to feel very good when you go back and tackle work. Let them complain. You are not going to get stronger as the work day goes on at first. So you need to start from a position of feeling VERY good. Let work complain.

I have the option to start working half days... how about that? I do not want to do something to make me feel worse. I am NOT running at all, actually not walking outside because I got worse after that. But 2-3 hours of thinking a day for a start, if it doesn't hurt my brain, is that OK?

Current research indicates that you should do SOMETHING for a little while outside if you can. walk for five minutes. if you don't think you can do that are you sure you can work 3 hours?