No problem, Mike!

If I can make one suggestion: let your friends send their letters directly to the neuro-psychologist. If they think you're going to look at them they may feel inhibited in what they say. If they don't want the contents of their letters disclosed to you in the post-test report, give them that option. Don't speak with them about any "changes" before they write their letters. Otherwise, the neuro-psychologist won't get the best possible letters and you won't get the best possible report. Don't sweat the letters: your family and friends love you and are only doing their best to help.

In fact, it was family and friends who told me (gently) that I might benefit from the neuro-psych. Now, I'm really grateful they did. I'm getting cognitive therapy targeted to my specific issues - and my friends and family are right there helping me with the homework!

I won't lie to you: I suffered a spiral injury (brain did a 360 scrapping itself everywhere along the inside of my cranium) and I ended up with a diffuse axonal injury, so (with current medical science) there is no way I will ever be the same. Still, I have seen improvement from the therapy. I am doing better with daily tasks and that has increased my independence and reduced my frustration and anxiety.

You're right to pick your neuro-psychologist with care. I can't remember how you were injured. Anyway, if you are involved with any sort of litigation, the wcb or an insurance company you need to be careful to the point of paranoid.

The sad truth is that doing "independent" medical assessments (IMA) for insurance companies is a major source of income supplementation for Canadian specialists. Even if you're referred by your GP, if your neuro-psychologist is in the pocket of the insurance company he/she will not bite the hand that feeds him. If you're litigating and he says you're badly injured, word will get round and the insurance companies will punish him by withholding future business. Yeah, it's a sick system - but I'm not kidding. There are doctors who fly all over the country doing IMAs who would exhume Rocket Richard and declare him fit to play in the Stanley Cup Final.

So how do you find a good neuro-psychologist? I would suggest that you visit the BC Brain Injury Association (www.bcBrainInjuryAssociation.com). They are there to help the brain injured. You can call them at (604) 465-1783 and ask for a suggestion. Any neuro-psychologist serving on the board would be a good bet as a competent, compassionate clinician. Although it's a new chapter of the Brain Injury Association of Canada, they may also have support groups in Vancouver. In addition to going there to talk (with I suggest), it's a good place to get information about doctors. Find a couple of members with TBIs from car accidents and ask them what neuro-psychologists their lawyers sent them to.

Good Luck

hockey where are you from? I see you have a wide range of listings from people in BC to another post you had 2 numbers for people in the UK

Are you an internet spambot? lol JK!!!

Thanks again for your help

Im going to see a neuro psych as well as get a few hormone tests done
One last thing Im going to do is a 200food alergy test just to see if there is something thats raising my histamine levels

Hockey is the font of all knowledge - dontch know

You could also look into vision therapy for brain injuries. N.O.R.A., which stands for neuro opthamalic rehabilitation associates, is a good website for information. They also have a list of neuro-opthamologists who specialize in brain injury rehabilitation. Here is their link: http://nora.cc/index.php.

Mike,

I should have thought my avatar - especially for you - would have been a dead giveaway as far as my nationality goes, eh. Come on man, do I have to free base maple syrup and sing an Anne Murray song? I am, however, better travelled than our current Prime Minister.

Fountain of all knowledge? I'm sorry if I've been a bit pedantic: having a wrecked frontal lobe rather robs one of subtlety.

I'm going to check out the website on TBI related vision issues. Thanks!

Is anyone here experiencing hearing problems since their injury? I don't mean the darn ringing; I'm talking periodic deafness in one or both ears.

I'll be interested to hear your replies - but please speak up.

Cheers

Bruins EH?????????????
Enjoy Lucic, hes one of us, from here, told me hes a bruin for life
I guess you guys are treatin him like gold

I selected the avatar for the monkey: his skates are nicer than mine and I admire the way he keeps his stick on the ice.

I'm strickly Go, Habs, Go! (Even though the Canadiens have sucked since Roy left.)

Patrick Roy was the reason I started playing goalie in hockey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gxlO243ztE

Hey Mike,

I was more inspired by Marty McSorely.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m69S1dfrak

HA!!! Patrick Roy Inspired many, so many french canadian goalies popped up after him, and they actually honoured that at his retirement in Montreal... although I think my mask is a bit nicer

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