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04-26-2015, 10:27 PM | #1 | ||
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Hi. So, I'm a 28 male. When I was 23 (almost exactly 5 years ago), I was driving to a friend's house from work. It was raining heavily, and I've been told that I was supposed to pick another friend up. However, she said she needed about half an hour longer, but I offered to wait. She told me she'd take the train, so I drove off. Then, apparently a FedEx truck hit me, or I hit a FedEx truck (according to the driver's testimony (no witnesses)).
So, yeah, basically, I broke a bunch of bones, punctured my lungs, had a part of my right-side temporal lobe removed due to swelling, had a hemorrhage, and lie in limbo, comatose for 26 days. Doctors thought if I survived, I would be a vegetable. However, only one rehabilitation center took me in, Helen Hayes Hospital in upstate New York. So I went from a wheelchair to walking; I went from pointing to letters to communicate to speaking; from soft mushy foods to learning to swallow properly; I went from being really awkward to being slightly less awkward. Luckily, I have a wide ranging support network. Well, had, anyway. However, I picked up smoking again, much to my parents' dismay. Marijuana, which I think I love, and cigarettes, which I'm sure I hate. However, last Thursday, my mom (yes, I still live with my parents) found me unconscious on the floor of the bathroom. After waiting in the ER hallway for 2 days, I was finally given a room and a 24-hour EEG was run. While not discovering any seizure activity, the doctor thinks it was a seizure due to my TBI and due to my description of what I remember before I passed out. So I quit cigarettes, and my parents convinced me to be a monthly user of marijuana instead of a daily user. Furthermore, I will ingest edibles rather than smoke it. But that's a different topic. After my TBI, I briefly had cognitive therapy until it was canceled, the pathologist determined that I do not have cognitive deficits. This slightly worries me, as it seems too good to be true; how can I go through such massive trauma with my brain and have so little wrong with it? Either way, I'm done with this topic. I mean, I'm pretty sure I have more to say, but I am going to leave this alone for now, not wanting to think anymore; not sure who my target audience is yet. |
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04-27-2015, 11:44 PM | #2 | ||
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Cannabis lowers blood pressure whether smoked or ingested. If you had been using it could have been the reason you found yourself on the floor.
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Concussion and whiplash from getting hit by a semi truck. After partial recovery was on the receiving end of 3 concussions in a year. Two were within six weeks of each other. Master's degree teacher now on disability with limited lifestyle, trying to count my blessings . Eugene, Oregon |
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04-28-2015, 01:04 AM | #3 | ||
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I used it many times the previous night. I also remember feeling weird and seeing points of colors before I passed out.
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04-28-2015, 09:33 PM | #4 | ||
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So fortunate that the damage was to the passenger side! You have been spared but warned, just my take on what sounds like an awful ordeal.
I understand your frustration, but cannabis is not the answer. It also may have been laced with who-knows-what! I have been dealing with seizures pre & post, so PM me if you need more info. Glad you found this site, Grace |
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"Thanks for this!" says: | everybody.else (05-11-2015) |
04-29-2015, 09:55 AM | #5 | ||
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Well, people have different views on cannabis. My town has an active medical marijuana program and it is now legal in small amounts in July. I think it's important to follow the science. The
cannabis plant has both cannabinoids and THC and there are some studies that suggest the cannabinoids in cannabis lowers inflammation and is a neuro protectant. I know people who use it as a tincture with no high, but get pain relief. I think it's a personal choice. I personally try not to alter my brain with recreational substances; my brain is weird enough. But it does lower blood pressure and can cause a person to faint, which is just good to know, especially if you are finding yourself on the floor. You're young everybody.else and have had a great trauma so be cautious, which I know can be hard when you are 28.
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Concussion and whiplash from getting hit by a semi truck. After partial recovery was on the receiving end of 3 concussions in a year. Two were within six weeks of each other. Master's degree teacher now on disability with limited lifestyle, trying to count my blessings . Eugene, Oregon |
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"Thanks for this!" says: | everybody.else (05-11-2015) |
05-11-2015, 01:24 AM | #6 | ||
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By the way, I didn't know this, but nicotine patches are awesome if you want to recall your dreams. |
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