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01-20-2016, 05:28 AM | #1 | |||
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Hello. I have been gone over a year. My name is Jenna/Jace I ised before telling my real name Jenna.
My biography tells about my brain injury. I've been gone because I had a massive stroke. Hemorage with 4 clots. I had friends here. Mark In Idaho. Poetrymom. Music in me. Mrs D. , Hockey, Mokey. I forgot about this group for almost a year. Sad not remembering.
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. *TBI with mild to severe damage November 2012 from car crash. Stroke with hemorage & 4 clots in veins in brain Feb/Mar 2015. *Vestibular damage, PCS, hypercusis, severe visual processing and tracking issues, short term memory loss, headaches/migraines, occipital neuralgia, cognitive issues, neurological issues, brain fog, brain fatigue when over stimulated, twitching, vertigo, neck issues, nerve issues, PTSD, personality change, Since stroke left side weakness, rage, worsening of vestibular problems, recall, speech, memory. *Can't drive or work. Have done occupational therapy, cognitive therapy, physical therapy. Learning work arounds, and strategies to be competent in daily life. Change your attitude/perspective changes your life. As TBI survivors this is a vital part of our healing and living. *Working on getting to know and accept the new me. Last edited by Living_Dazed; 01-20-2016 at 05:35 AM. Reason: Remembering |
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01-20-2016, 06:07 AM | #2 | ||
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Hi, welcome back. I'm Doozer. Fairly new.
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01-20-2016, 06:13 AM | #3 | |||
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Hi. You won't always be new. How new is your injury though?🙂
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. *TBI with mild to severe damage November 2012 from car crash. Stroke with hemorage & 4 clots in veins in brain Feb/Mar 2015. *Vestibular damage, PCS, hypercusis, severe visual processing and tracking issues, short term memory loss, headaches/migraines, occipital neuralgia, cognitive issues, neurological issues, brain fog, brain fatigue when over stimulated, twitching, vertigo, neck issues, nerve issues, PTSD, personality change, Since stroke left side weakness, rage, worsening of vestibular problems, recall, speech, memory. *Can't drive or work. Have done occupational therapy, cognitive therapy, physical therapy. Learning work arounds, and strategies to be competent in daily life. Change your attitude/perspective changes your life. As TBI survivors this is a vital part of our healing and living. *Working on getting to know and accept the new me. |
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01-20-2016, 07:27 AM | #4 | ||
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Getting on for 14 months now. Worst thing that ever happened to me, a real test. Fingers crossed its slowly improving.
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01-20-2016, 11:51 AM | #5 | ||
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Welcome back. How are you doing ?
Not many of the old group still here. Home it means they are doing much better. If I remember, they are. But, with my memory, who knows. Glad you are getting better. My best to you.
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01-20-2016, 01:23 PM | #6 | |||
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Welcome back, Jenna. I am so sorry you are now struggling with this new medical issue.
Just take it one day at a time. It is nice to see you are back. We all learn from each other, so don't become discouraged sharing.
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All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.-- Galileo Galilei ************************************ . Weezie looking at petunias 8.25.2017 **************************** These forums are for mutual support and information sharing only. The forums are not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment provided by a qualified health care provider. Always consult your doctor before trying anything you read here.
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"Thanks for this!" says: | Lara (01-20-2016) |
01-20-2016, 05:53 PM | #7 | ||
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Jenna,
Glad to meet you...I am partial to your name, it is my youngest daughters name also! I think I have been here for around 1.25 years. I hope we will be helpful and my best wishes to your recovery. Bud |
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01-28-2016, 07:57 PM | #8 | ||
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Hi Jenna. I'm relatively new here. I was an OT prior to my second concussion. All those years of providing therapeutic strategies are certainly coming in handy now!
Hope we can motivate and encourage one another on our good and bad days! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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01-29-2016, 07:05 PM | #9 | ||
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So sorry to get that news! Sending you healing thoughts. I'm hoping you are improving every day. Believe it is possible. Thinking of you. Xx
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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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01-30-2016, 02:00 AM | #10 | ||
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Jenna,
I am all at once glad to hear from you and yet sad to hear about your massive stroke. I hope you are doing okay now, but WOW. You return to this site as always, encouraging others! I hope you will receive support and encouragement from us old-timers and newer members. I am hoping you and your family are doing well. I will pm you later. As for now, welcome back. Take care, M-i-m |
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