[Knierim12]

Hello , I was diagnosed with a concussion about 2 years ago. I am in the military and was participating in a training exercise. I was sitting in a humvee that has a circular opening and a heavy hatch that opens and closes on the roof of the vehicle for a gunner to sit. I was sitting in that position just below the opening with the hatch lid open. The driver hit the brakes too fast and the hatch slammed down right on top of my head. Luckily I had my helmet on. I was diagnosed with a concussion and a minor slipped disc in my neck.

The symptoms of the concussion lasted a strong year after the accident. Dizziness , brain fog , brain inflammation feeling , trouble focusing etc. (hard to explain symptoms). All of these were heightened when my heart rate would increase.

After some time the symptoms eventually subsided and now about two years later they have came back. Keep in mind I’ve been fully active again lifting weights, running, etc. and feeling great. Last Tuesday I was doing simple back extensions at the gym. After the tenth rep I stood up and started to black out. I sat down and immediately felt weak. I went home and felt really tired and groggy the rest of the night. I thought maybe I didn’t drink enough water or have enough food. The next day I tried real light exercise and the same symptoms. Now all of the symptoms that I had with my concussion have returned. Even my warms make me feel “out of it” and completely fatigued. I get dizzy just from turning my body around one time, difficulty concentrating , and other similar symptoms that I had before.

One thing that remains constant is my neck pain. My neck gets really tight and sore when I’m going through these symptoms. It feels as though I’m not getting good blood circulation to my brain or something and that’s what’s making me feel so depleted when I start to exercise and even walk down the sidewalk .

I saw my neurologist for this a couple days ago and said that this is just a setback and gave me some vestibular exercises to work on but couldn’t really give me a diagnosis or a reason why the symptoms are coming back.

Just asking for any advice on what this could be or if other people have experienced this. Thank you so much for taking the time to read this. I’m trying to get my life back and won’t stop until I feel healthy again .


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