[LouiseN]

Hello All,
It has been a while since I have been on the site. Testing the waters. I had a pretty bad concussion a few days after Thanksgiving. Yikes! I want to thank everyone here esp Mark In Idaho and Bud and others whose names escape me now, who were here to talk when I needed. I would never have made it through as well as I did without everyone's support. It was so scary for me. I am happy to say I am not 100% but darn close.

I still have a type of dizziness similar to Vertigo but I don't see spots just feels like my whole equilibrium is off. I have to wait until it passes -Not all the time either. I am watching; its when I change head positions,(lying down to sitting up or going from lying on my back to my side) if I go really slow it seems to help or it goes away faster.

I also find when I am over tired my head just feels like it hurts -not a head ache just hurts and I need rest. I am almost fully integrated into my life but trying to maintain the lessons I have learned from my concussion. So I do things differently. If I get too stressed or too much going on at once I have to stop and think of words. Almost like senior moments and maybe that's what is happening now.

Anyway I feel like I continue to heal and/or maybe this is where I am for a while but I can deal. I watch the triggers. I am so grateful to everyone here and my family and friends.

Any input or feedback is greatly appreciated. I wish everyone well. I feel very fortunate to have found you guys and followed the protocols here. I often thought I was babying myself but I think it has benefitted me in the long run and I am fortunate to have a husband to support me through all this. I am truly in deep gratitude. Blessings to all.

[Mark in Idaho]

I have found that accepting those moments of dizziness and just stopping movement for a few seconds helps me quickly get over it and move on. I am hardly even aware of these issues because I expect them and stop for a moment and go on.

Others have had similar residual dizziness issues that they have learned to accept and minimize.

It helps to learn to be purposeful with movements rather than reactive or instinctive.

I've lived with these issues since a bad reaction to anesthesia in 1987. They don't stop me. They just cause me to be aware of my movements.

Good to hear you are getting better.

My best to you.

[LouiseN]

Thank you; I will heed your words. Yes I find acceptance and accommodating to what "triggers" me and working with it has made my life function so much better. I appreciate your response.

[Bud]

Louise,

Really happy for you...always good to see one of us graduate!

Bud