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How long does post concussion head pain and cognitive fatigue last?
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) | Last Active: 4 days ago | Replies (106)Comment receiving replies
@jenniferctbisurvivor
Hello, I am also going into my seventh month and I am totally with you. It is hard going from a high functioning professional to managing a constant headache, overwhelming fatigue, cognitive challenges - not being able to motivate, multitask, read to no longer being able to process math (yet). Journaling has been a godsend as an outlet for how I am feeling (as my short term memory is shot) I can go back and see how much I have progressed. For 2 months I just sat in a chair and stared at the birds and the yard with no sense of time. Now I can speak clearly and I am no longer a fall risk. Thank goodness for my therapist’s! Keep up your therapy. Small wins add up. And keep up with this group! I am starting a new PT based on something I learned in group! Good luck & Thank goodness for this group!!!
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@johannawest I am almost 8 months into my brain injury some days seem good but every morning I wake up totally anxious I have meds but I am finding I can't function in the mornings most of the time I'm doing a couple of programs to help me through this but it's so discouraging. I'm even trying acupuncture my head is fine It's just my stomach with the anxiety and the depression
@johannawest With my insurance I could join the YMCA for free and I have taken a arthritis swim exercise class and I just go and swim the width of the pool twice a week back and forth for about a half an hour. Feels great, even afterwards, and I do it at my own pace, I am not racing anyone, I am leisurely swimming on my left side or my back.
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@johannawest
Thank you so much for sharing your experiences too, it’s like reading about myself. I am so sorry this happened to you and will keep everyone in my thoughts and prayers.
I agree with you, so grateful for this group for everyone who has responded and for all of the professionals who continue to put me back together.