FAQ/Help |
Calendar |
Search |
Today's Posts |
|
Traumatic Brain Injury and Post Concussion Syndrome For traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post concussion syndrome (PCS). |
Reply |
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
|
06-17-2017, 06:06 PM | #1 | ||
|
|||
Junior Member
|
Boy, this sounds so much like my story. I just got hit in the head 6 days ago after recovering for the last two years.
Your symptoms can intensify from a minor bump or hit. Having suffered from concussions before, you are more sensitive to getting hit in the head. For the next two weeks, I would just closely monitor how you improve and whether this was a full blown relapse of symptoms or something much milder. Nothing you can do except take it one day at a time, manage the anxiety, and be patient. Absolutely make sure you don't work past a threshold of overstimulating yourself. Take it slow. Either way, everything will be alright. Neuroplasticity, our magic word. Your brain will continue to improve. Breathe easy, and feel better! |
||
Reply With Quote |
06-17-2017, 06:14 PM | #2 | |||
|
||||
Member
|
Quote:
I have this anxiety many times when passing in tight spaces that I think "did I hit my head?" - this is one of them. I'm not actually sure if I hit my head or not. If I did, do you think I will reverse my progress? I healed a lot, well over 80%, but now I feel at 20%.
__________________
PCS sufferer (18.2 years old male). Concussions: 27 October 2014 - I accidentally smashed my head against a concrete wall while I was running (it was a slow run of about 3 meters / second). No LOC. 6 November 2014 - In a sports field, A basketball ball fell on my head from about 5 meters height. January 2, 2016 update: I am very optimistic, as I've made a significant recovery until now (2-Jan-2016). I am confident that my situation will keep improving. |
|||
Reply With Quote |
06-17-2017, 07:20 PM | #3 | ||
|
|||
Junior Member
|
Hey again.
I think Jo*Mar or Mark would be the authority on this but I think it's impossible to tell whether all your progress has been reversed or not. You have to unfortunately just monitor yourself over the next few days to see where you end up, and keep on recovering from that point. The one thing I will say is that if you had healed quite a bit, your brain should repair itself from the kind of hit you are describing - i.e. one that you don't even think occurred. Anxiety can make your symptoms so much worse, and for the next few days you need to just figure out a way to not make things more difficult for yourself. After my hit 6 days ago, the first two days were absolutely miserable and I thought I had reversed all my progress. But, it's improving much faster. Our brains are equipped to repair themselves. Especially if you have allowed it to heal without causing severe damage for the past 2-3 years like you did. So, just because it took two years to recover previously does not necessarily mean thats how long it will take to start feeling better and better now. |
||
Reply With Quote |
06-17-2017, 09:12 PM | #4 | ||
|
|||
Legendary
|
Pro,
You've been through this before. You suffered a startle and imagined impact. The startle caused your anxiety that caused your symptoms, whether just the anxiety alone or causing memorized symptoms to manifest. Think of this as a PTSD flashback, nothing more.
__________________
Mark in Idaho "Be still and know that I am God" Psalm 46:10 |
||
Reply With Quote |
06-18-2017, 05:14 PM | #5 | ||
|
|||
Member
|
PA,
My take. If you hit your head hard enough for a concussion to result you would not be wondering if you hit it, you would know. Pcs is more traumatic for some of us than we could ever dream up and as Mark says it sort of a PTSD response. I go through the same thing and am surprised at how small a tap can set off the self defense cycle. Take care, Bud |
||
Reply With Quote |
Reply |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Concussion symptoms returned with weightlifting | Traumatic Brain Injury and Post Concussion Syndrome | |||
After Chiari Surgery-My Symptoms Returned | Arnold Chiari Malformation & Syringomyelia | |||
An injury young that manifested PD symptoms that returned later in life? | Parkinson's Disease | |||
Symptoms returned after taking Bactrim/having a cold | Traumatic Brain Injury and Post Concussion Syndrome |