HI, My nmae is Judy and I am here out of desperation. I was injured to my head and neck by somebody important so my medical is being blocked at every turn. I am being told I am a liar , my symptoms don't exist, all the Ahcccs doctors say there is nothing on my MRI but when I pay cash they do see injury...
I don't have the cash to keep paying..
my injury was September of 2014.... There is a little hole in my skull where I was hit and the Hospital where I had my first CT said there was no injury to be seen. I did not find the injury myself on the CT until October 2016 when I used my own reader for MRI & CT scans... then I take it to a doctor I paid cash too and the injury was confirmed... but still I am being blocked since I dont have money.
There is even bleeding in to my neck...
I do hope this forum will be of some use...
I am like all the rest.. feels like everybody is out to get me...

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Judypie,

Welcome to NeuroTalk.

There is nobody here that can review your images. Medicaid can limit access to good doctors and care. Often, a teaching hospital and clinic is a good place for a Medicaid patient to get better care.

You don't say what your symptoms and struggles are or how you were injured. Can you help us understand so we can try to help.

btw, A skull injury does not necessarily define a brain injury. They can be related but you can't use one to diagnose the other.

head
• Agitation
• Anxiety
• Blackouts (memory time loss)
• Broken bone (single fracture)
• Compulsive behavior
• Confusion
• Delusions
• Depressed mood
• Difficulty concentrating
• Difficulty falling asleep
• Difficulty finding words
• Difficulty sleeping
• Difficulty staying asleep
• Dizziness
• Early morning waking
• Easily distracted
• Fainting
• Fatigue
• Fear of gaining weight
• Feeling of being detached from reality
• Flashbacks
• Forgetfulness
• Frightening dreams
• Frightening thoughts
• Hallucinations
• Headache
• Headache (worst ever)
• Hearing voices
• Impaired judgement
• Lightheadedness
• Loss of consciousness
• Lump or bulge
• Memory problems
• Numbness or tingling
• Paranoid behavior
• Personality changes
• Poor concentration
• Repetitive behaviors
• Restless (tossing and turning) sleep
• Sadness
• Sense of impending doom
• Spinning sensation
• Unusual behavior
Eye Symptoms:
• Blurred vision
• Change in vision
• Cloudy vision
• Decreased night vision
• Holding objects closer to read
• Sensitive to light
• Tilts head to look at something
nose
• Drainage or pus
• Nasal congestion
• Runny nose
• Sneezing
• Snoring
ear
• Drainage or pus
• Ear ache
• Hearing loss
• Itching or burning
• Ringing in ears
• Sensitive to noise
• Bleeding
neck
• Involuntary head turning or twisting
• Joint aches
• Joint pain
• Numbness or tingling
• Pain or discomfort
• Stiff neck
• Stiffness or decreased movement
• Tilts head to look at something
• Cloudy urine with strong odor
• Difficulty walking
pms
• Frequent urge to urinate
• Heavy menstrual bleeding
• Irregular menstrual periods
• Missed or late menstrual period
• Sudden urge to urinate

I was hit in the head by a police Baton... I have lived in fear for almost 3 years now... get it?
I dont trust anybody
I am suspicious of everything and its like I am living in a computer program where everybody just wants me to DIE !
Thank you

Lots of post concussion syndrome symptoms can be psychological rather than physical. Any bone injury would be long since healed, and any hematoma would be absorbed by now. You'd be dead if you had been bleeding into your skull for 3 years.

If it is psychological, a therapist may help you overcome these symptoms. Maybe if you print out what you wrote and show it to him/her.

I've personally had a lot of physical symptoms that I'm now seeing may be psycological, and therapy does help.

Judypie,

It sounds like you need to find a psychologist who can help you identify your problems and help you develop some strategies to move forward. You may be suffering from PTSD and the many related symptoms that come with PTSD.

It appears you copy/pasted your list of symptoms from an online source, possibly WebMD. This will turn off any doctor who sees this list.

It helps to make up a personal list of symptoms. You don't say what your individual symptoms are.

What part of Arizona are you in ? Maybe we can find a referral for you.

Yes thanks for pointing out my list. It was many weeks of perfecting this list for myself as since a person with an injury has a pretty hard time explaining in person about their issues. I cant find the words when asked..
Thanks for saying its all mental...
I am already in behavioral health and with my CPTSD from extreme physical & mental abuse from my father, past boyfriends, murder of my kids dad by police, and then getting my *** kicked by my law enforcement boyfriend and then he calls the police and they kick my ***.. its just got to be all mental.. I couldn't possibly have real pain... your so right just like all the rest...
I must be imagining headaches...
I was a store manager and pharmacy tech for 12 years until getting hit in the head.. my neck issue is a separate issue all together... I just wanted honesty about what appears to be blood since I had a chiropractor snapping my neck with out having any x-rays, CT or an MRI to look at.... Thanks

As for the cash.....Set up a payment plan monthly!....If you can afford to pay $20 or $100 so be it....dont let them strong arm you for payments if your not rolling in money....

A good nuro-syk test is the best way to prove of any cognitive problems.

The best of luck, and healing for you!

Judypie,

That is not what I was meaning. I was not saying it is all mental. Some of your symptoms are physiologically related to the injury and others are not. They are due to the psychological aspects of the physical injury. Some are just the ups and downs of daily living. Learning the difference will be a big help. Otherwise, you end up pushing doctors away. It can be very frustrating.

Plus, separating your symptoms in time will be helpful. Those at the time of the injury and shortly thereafter should be separated from those that are ongoing.

Hopefully, your therapist is trying to help you lower your stressful thinking. This way, they can see if lowering stress resolves your headaches or any other symptoms or if you need further help from a medical perspective.

PTSD can make a minor physiological symptom into a very serious symptom.

For example. If you go to an MD and give him a big list that includes all of your physical symptoms and your psychological symptoms, he will often focus on the psychological issues and turn you away. But, that same doctor will likely respond differently if you break the list apart and just focus on the worst physical symptoms.

The chiro's twist the head and pop the neck treatment is too aggressive for many. There are gentler chiro techniques that can help.

I hope you can see that I was not trying to say this is all in your head. The doctors do that too much.

My best to you.

Hey thanks... I just want to add that that MRI photo of my neck was just one week after the second chiropractor snapped my neck.
Thinking back now.. this conversation really helped me now
When I went to Chicago on March 3rd 2016 I went to my old chiropractor and he snapped my neck, I left his office and found my 2nd husband dead in our basement.. The next few weeks I was pissing myself... I thought it was because I was drinking alcohol...
It is Post traumatic vertigo.... see I am smart..... on top of my post concussion syndrome that I have had since getting hit....
Talking it out as my confusion from my injuries make it very hard to put things together... this really helped!

Soft tissue injuries can cause pain also, but those rarely show on any imaging..
A good PT should be able to evaluate for soft tissue factors..
trigger points, muscle spasms are often found in the neck muscles..