Hey guitardude,

First, my main rig is an SE245 through a 6505+ and a vertical mesa 2x12.

Second, I'm in the midst of your situation (recovering from old and new concussions), and while I don't have all the answers, I have learned some things.

First, I'm in an HMO, which means I have to go through my PCP first, He referred me to a neurologist who was...useless. I ended up doing a bunch of research to find physicians in my network who specialize in concussions. These doctors can be in a variety of fields (neurology, sports medicine, family medicine), which makes it tough because of the multi-disciplinary element to concussion treatment.

My recommendation: find a concussion clinic, or a team in your insurance network. I'm in the Chicago area, so there were a few options, but I did have to change my HMO network to be able to see the one I want to see. Depending on your insurance, you might be able to search a database to see what doctors have concussion as an interest or treated condition.

Good luck!

Man - I used to run my seven string through a 5150 mk II for my old metal band, loved that thing... since have switched to a classic 30 which suits my needs a bit better lol.

Yeah, that sounds fairly similar to me- I'm on my family's insurance with Kaiser, and I've had musculoskeletal problems in the past where I had to bounce around between different doctors within the insurance, only to get to the point where I just paid out of pocket for a doctor that would actually understand my issues. I guess this might be another one of those things...

Hopefully my GP has other recommendations- my gut feeling is that a neuro optometrist/opthalmologist could get the ball rolling and likely would be able to find something, my eyes definitely feel pretty out of focus a lot of the time and I would definitely want to see if there is a possible benefit in trying to retrain them a bit

Yeah, when I need cleans, I use the rectoverb 50 at home. oh well.

My guess (and I'm not a real doctor) is you have some sort of convergence insufficiency along with other issues. I don't know what a neuro optometrist/ophthalmologist is, but a doctor who specializes in concussions should be testing for these as well as other visual issues. In my own research, I've found this discussed in a blog that certainly resonates with some of my symptoms. I can't post the link, but if you google "pcs upmc zoloft" it's the first hit.

I have an appointment on Monday with an office who specializes in concussion treatment. I was told the initial exam is 2-3 hours, with testing for visual, vestibular, auditory and other insufficiencies. I'm more hopeful about this than a 15 minute meeting with a neurologist who finds my symptoms inconsistent with concussions (although the connection is all over the internet).