Thanks so much Vini...

There is lots to tell-I have been editing a reply for yonks, the whole concentration thing has got to me!-plus looking at this screen makes things worse as I've been headached off allot of days recently...do u ever get that from the screen, you sure look like you have been an active member of neuro talk?! but just wanna say THANK YOU and since Headway it's good news

Catch up soon.

hi mr bump welcome back my daily head ache starts about 1/2 hour after I get up, then get steadily worse unti,l I get migraine type flashing things in periphery vision and start to feel sick then I have to lay down for an hour then it eases and the whole thing starts over the tinnitus is bad in the mornings think I kind of block it out I was a very busy bloke these posts take me a long time but its good for me and if it helps others then its good all round

kind regards Vini

Well it has been a little while since I have found it in me to reply on here...anyone else find that it is just too much most days to keep it together long enough to read, reply and actually get as far as posting on here? Or is it all the moving smilies etc that just makes my eyes and head want to implode!?!

I have been on the PCS merry go round for over a year. I well and truly want to get off now. It was a hard anniversary to stomach I have been making improvements but I find that it is the depression on top that makes it hard even when I have made a step forward.... maybe it is knowing the reality has tended to mean the two steps back is just round the corner!!!! My doc has wondered if it is reactive depression or PTSD although I do not think I meet the DSM- IV criteria for the latter.

One thing to think of for everyone else out there is that they found that a bit of my inner ear broke off when I hit my head. Could this have happened to you too? (They find out just by listening to your symptoms initially before confirming with tests, which takes only a few minuets-shame it took so many months to find someone to listen in the first place!). This has explained the dizzy/light-headedness somewhat. Since my balance has been compromised by 33% my eyes have to do much more work hence increased headaches and fatigue.

Even though I am now getting Audiovestibular treatment I am concerned that the PCS symptoms will still be there when I’m done. Given that I have not spontaneously recovered on the one-year anniversary since the work accident, I continue to struggle on a daily basis. This was made so much better by the fact that my employer is now going through the motions for terminating my employment on grounds of capability. Not that they have let me go back yet to prove whether or not I am capable! WHOOPIE something else to worry about

Is there anyone out there with experience of Employment Law? It sure is hard to concentrate on getting letters written etc to sort things out when I'm feeling so yucky.

Well enough of my rant!

Thanks again to all of you that make this forum what it is, I get no end of support through reading posts from others who are experiencing the same symptoms as I am.

*Hugs and Hot chocolate*

Hi, neuro angel's reply was excellent. Tiredness is bad as every thing becomes worse. Mr Bump are you able to take anti depressants? Depression has similar symptons as PCS - so I have found out - the hard way. It is hard to supposedly relax and avoid stress when our finances are so limited.

Vini, when you see jobs around that you know you could easily do pre accident it drives you crazy, I keep looking at jobs thinking what I could get and then reality bites and I remind myself who would to employ me who has to rest 11.30-12.00 and then 2.30-3.30 - absolutely nobody! My old employer has kept my office empty for me - it is now 9 months since my melt down - I can't cope with conveyancing any more plus there is no work over here at the moment = the propery market is at a stand still.

Lynlee

I had a concussion but I didn't believe it was as bad as it was. I write reports at work, and when I read stuff a couple of months after the accident I couldn't believe the mixed up words. This may be a totally different problem than yours, but for what it's worth, that was my experience.

hello mr bump

well, as you know my employer handed me the gentlemen,s pistol and constructed my resignation I had the union in unusual for a manager to be in a union and they shot the HR guy meteorically speaking , the fact I have losted my executive function I did not have the will or cognitive power to fight it, and get my job back or held open in the hope I could one day return LOL YOU say work accident hhmmmm no win no fee lawyer, springs to mined I may still sue my employer as I know I was taken advantage of

good luck

I just found this site, too. Don't ask me how - I can't remember.

I'm a nurse in surgery, and am wondering if I'm going to be able to go back to work next Monday? I REALLY want to, but I do not want to jeopardize a patient or colleague
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I was just injured on Sunday, possibly while riding my horse. Exactly how or what happened no one is sure about because it was unwitnessed and I have no memory of any part of the day on Sunday. I can only remember coming home from work Friday, and I only have small pieces from Saturday. Those pieces are like from a 1000 piece puzzle - and right now nothing seems to fit together or make sense.

I have had a CT scan (normal) and an EEG (no results yet). I am extremely tired, my head throbs and feels like my brain doesn't fit in my skull. I have to carefully form my words, because it seems hard to concentrate and find the correct word to say. I went to my son's school concert last night, it seemed to make head hurt more. All the people and activity and noise put me into overdrive. I'm a bit uncoordinated and dizzy, especially when I close my eyes - kind of like when you had too much to drink and you have to keep one foot on the floor because the bed is spinning.

I feel like I'm going nuts, or maybe just blowing this all out of proportion and I should just try harder. Maybe nothing is physically wrong with me?

I'm looking for answers because this scares me. I want to go back to work and not be so dependent on others for the simplest things.

HELP! I want to be normal again.

I agree about the screen. Certainly does hurt, especially with those moving faces. Ick!

The screen and moving faces are a bit much - and make my head hurt more and make me dizzy. Ick!!

Just an update....work want a meeting with me to try and sort something out-although they have offered to terminate my contract

Not sure 100% if they are just going through the required steps...they have obviously seen a solicitor.

At least things are improving since seeing the audiovestibular team. THANKFULLY.

BUT a return to work does seem somewhat scary still. Who knows whats in store for me?