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Traumatic Brain Injury and Post Concussion Syndrome For traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post concussion syndrome (PCS). |
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09-22-2021, 12:49 PM | #1 | ||
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Thanks for the response, much appreciated. It’s true I had been doing significantly better. Felt as if I was almost out of the woods regarding this whole pcs thing. Got abruptly snapped back down to earth when I got my spine rearranged by that powerful blow last week though lol.
Im taking it day by day trying to do what I can. Haven’t dropped out of school yet. What’s really challenging though is the symptoms. I wish it was just anxiety but I’ve been feeling physically terrible since the impact so it’s hard to do much of anything. It feel like anything other than laying in bed is pushing my body and brain to do something it desperately doesn’t want to do. It is improving a little bit but it’s still a struggle and I still have a very short leash regarding the amount of activity I can do daily before my body crashes. What makes you so convinced that this incident would not be a new brain injury and instead is almost certainly anxiety or just a pcs setback and neck aggravation? Just asking cause this incident seems like a pretty textbook concussion to me since it was a a very hard and momentous impact, albeit not directly to the head. I’m not an expert though so if someone who knows more about the forces involved could clear it up that would be immensely helpful. I know I’m a broken record asking about if things are damaging or not but it doesn’t come from a place of anxiety but rather a place of simply wanting to know how best to proceed. If I should get this on my medical record, follow a protocol plan, etc or simply try and power through. I also feel as if I need to know because I need to know how vulnerable I am for the foreseeable future. We all know the brain is much more fragile for some time following an injury. But yes I am trying to relax. I have joined my university’s yoga club. Thanks for your concern once again, it’s very helpful to chat to people on here. Quote:
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09-22-2021, 04:02 PM | #2 | ||
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In fact I specifically tried to avoid one of those words. I am not there looking at you as we're on the internet, but if I was in the same situation I would doubt I had sustained a new brain injury although a whiplash could cause problems obviously. You need to treat the symptoms from your neck and I imagine you did all that with ice etc.? It's probably going on two weeks now so if your neck or shoulder is still sore and you still feel a bit "off", then you should check with your doctor. Quote:
Feel better soon. Lara |
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09-22-2021, 04:09 PM | #3 | ||
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Oh ok my bad, I guess I had inferred it.
Yah my neck has definitely been a factor, whether it’s an injury from the incident itself or from tensing up so much in the subsequent panic attack. I know the neck has a ton of nerves and such and aggravation there can cause all types of ailments. Saw my pt yesterday and she loosened my muscles up a bit and it helped make me feel a decent bit better. I also went to the gym for some light cardio and muscular workout yesterday and today and this helped a bit as well which is encouraging. It’s been about a week and a half, I’ll see how I feel by the two week mark and then make a decision if I should try and see a specialist doctor or if this was more of a temporary setback like you said. Quote:
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"Thanks for this!" says: | Lara (09-22-2021) |
09-22-2021, 04:29 PM | #4 | ||
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Very good that you saw your PT yesterday and it does sound more encouraging.
Take it easy on the workouts though. You have a plan and it sounds good. Feel better fast. p.s. panic attacks. Don't forget to breathe... breathing is the key. Also breathing into a brown paper bag during panic episode is very valuable. Sounds weird, but there is a very scientific explanation. |
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09-30-2021, 01:00 PM | #5 | ||
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Thought I’d give a little update on my situation. Don’t think I’m fully back to where I was prior to the brain injury/setback from the hit/push incident but I am doing better. I’ve started going to the gym most days and this usually helps my symptoms some: I’ve been attending all my classes and doing the assignments without too much issue. I think the next step will be trying to reintegrate my social life, I’ll have to do some test runs this weekend maybe just doing some calm activities with friends and see how my body reacts to it.
Have an appointment with a concussion doc to talk about it on October 15 and have been seeing my pt every week. |
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09-30-2021, 03:40 PM | #6 | ||
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Keep up the good work!
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"Thanks for this!" says: | Atticus (10-01-2021) |
10-01-2021, 12:00 AM | #7 | ||
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I'll be interested to hear what the concussion doctor has to say. His response will indicate if he actually knows anything.
Did he take a few weekend courses from ImPACT or CNS Vital signs or does he actually have sound knowledge?
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