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My skull was fractured in two places and cerebral spinal fluid was leaking out an ear, so no problem with the doctors dismissing a moderate brain injury (TBI). However, I did have a whiplash injury (car rear ended) 6 years later and the neurologist dismissed any concussive injuries because the MRI didn't show any. Based on my recording my previous TBI recovery, I did have a concussion. Those symptoms were brain fog, tired, the stair-step progression of recovery with plateaus, and I now had hypothyroidism. You live in your brain while doctors just view you from their tests and training tell them. They can help you, but rewiring is long, hard work and not everything rewires. If an ability has been dented, then it is good to grieve the loss and then fill the gap with other abilities or interests.
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Same with new symtompms post concussion. Right!! We know something is “different” but when we advocate for ourselves half the time it’s dismissed or they assume we know nothing about our health and take everything we “Google” to heart then are labeled as one of those people who just google their symptoms. It gets to be aggravating that’s for sure. The most difficult thing is to conveying to others my brain isn’t capable of what it used to be and they act like it’s more their problem than us, the one experiencing it
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I lost my memory or understanding that lost 80% of my ability - physically, mentally, includes:
1. Swimming
2. Playing my guitar music as a semi-pro
3. Forced to retire my job at my city
4. Reading/writing/teaching from my college of computer use & programming and the same when I worked at my city
5. How about remember as our kids as a baby & and marriage… what happened with Christmas or moved from in house to the next better house
6. And in…
From my bicycle accident, when I was exercising daily, 12 years ago turned me to a TBI person. I go to a lot of doctors like TBI anti-seizure meds, family doctors from the top of mt head to the bottom of my feet…
So, I wonder, folks like you talks if your history, body types, brain needs, write very-well, understand of what your are doing == “normal+” use. I’m down from 100% to 20%.
Well, I enjoyed of what you wrote and the others…
Greg D.