[sciencetoy]

No, I don;t. I hope that I can get used to my situation and be able to live with it.

[anon1028]

Originally Posted by sciencetoy

No, I don;t. I hope that I can get used to my situation and be able to live with it.

No, not after 9 years since first insult to the head. I think I can be made more comfortable physically and mentally. But I will never be who I was. Scares me still to say that.

I was in the middle of Very successful career before I got sick, now I am on ssdi. Healthy as an ox now not so much.

But there are choices to make. I can go to the beach and take a walk and look at the water or sit home in the dark like ive been doing, eat more terrible food and have a heart attack in a year lol. I am hoping I do the former. will let you know later

bro, this thing is a monster and I have read your posts and know you are going through so much, I am always an ear to chew on if you need.

[Galaxy1012]

No. I don't think either that I will recover anymore . I will never be the same person again although it's been just 5 months as some might say. I know I still have time to recover but a part of me knows that that's it, I will have limitations forever and will always have residual effects left. This sucks but brain damages are almost always permanent although you might feel better with time, but never completely fine! Nearly every symptom will come creeping in when you will push yourself beyond your limit and this is the truth. You never actually recover from brain injuries and once you get this condition, there is no shaking it no matter what you do. The classic statement by doctors is true "you will have to learn to live with the symptoms for the test of your life"

[Sitke]

No, been told will never be 100% again which devastated me, some days I feel okay about it and this is the new me, other times I cry, hopefully as time goes by i'll accept it as what else is there to do?

The whole brain damage thing scares me, I feel "mental" sometimes, used to be so quick with everything, now notes are everywhere and I still forget to look at them so I feel stupid, I know it's not true of course but I just feel it especially when I'm around others.

When someone is talking to me it's like my brain needs time to catch up with what they just said, often have to ask again.

I also do try to laugh things off if someone says I look so confused, I find if I can see humor in it instead of getting upset it's better.

I did notice a little difference a few months ago when my brain felt a little clearer. I have down days but i am a fighter so try to think positive

[SarahSmile0205]

I am only 7 months in and have not given up hope yet... I am starting to but I have not given up hope that one day I will be able to go back to work at the same capacity that I was before and be the b**ch everyone loves

[poetrymom]

I don't use the past tense word "recovered" for pcs. I say that I do live in recovery and in that I have regained much of who I was and what I had before the accident.

All of this who are afflicted with this eventually have to decide what we have to live with and work around, what is different, and how we are going to be in the world.

It's been said here before and I will say it again. You can live with a very full life with pcs. I have my issues. I am not always as fast as I was, my typing can be off, and the list goes on. None of what I have prevents me from living fully -- and I won't let it.

Hang in there and believe in your healing. Keep positive and do every thing you can to just reduce stress and be positive.

Take care

poetrymom

[Lightrail11]

Yes; while I still have some residual minor vertigo and some mood changes I can’t fully describe, I’ve recovered by most objective measures.

My NPA five months after my injury stated “On examination, the patient demonstrated intact cognition in all domains assessed including learning and memory, attention, processing speed, language skills and executive functions. He has shown an excellent recovery from his severe injury only five months age. From a cognitive standpoint there are no concerns with respect to the patient returning to work full time or returning to driving.”

That said all major life experiences, whether traumatic or benign change us in some way. I have an enhanced level of gratitude for life, and remain very grateful for all those who participated in my recovery, from the doctors and other medical professionals to family and friends. Miracles happen.