Traumatic Brain Injury: Come introduce yourself

Hello,
I am Jim from Minneapolis. Last December a little after Christmas, I stepped from a stair onto an icy landing and fell, striking my head on the bottom step. Mostly I don't remember, but I was taken to HCMC where a CT scan showed I had fractured my skull. I had no other injuries thankfully. The next day I was sent home.
Three days later I was back at the ER after having fainted at home and making a loud crash that got my wife's attention. I spent the next six nights in the ICU at Methodist with low sodium, called "syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion", big name for something that's fairly common.
A couple weeks later I was starting to return to work part time when it came time for a follow-up CT scan. The scan showed I had a subdermal hematoma that was pushing my left hemisphere into the right. I was admitted the same day and had surgery the next day to remove the clot. Five nights later I was back at home again.
It all sounds very dramatic but I have recovered well and am back at work full-time. I feel very lucky and I'm very thankful for the skill of the surgeons and doctors and nurses who treated me.

Hello,
I am Jim from Minneapolis. Last December a little after Christmas, I stepped from a stair onto an icy landing and fell, striking my head on the bottom step. Mostly I don't remember, but I was taken to HCMC where a CT scan showed I had fractured my skull. I had no other injuries thankfully. The next day I was sent home.
Three days later I was back at the ER after having fainted at home and making a loud crash that got my wife's attention. I spent the next six nights in the ICU at Methodist with low sodium, called "syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion", big name for something that's fairly common.
A couple weeks later I was starting to return to work part time when it came time for a follow-up CT scan. The scan showed I had a subdermal hematoma that was pushing my left hemisphere into the right. I was admitted the same day and had surgery the next day to remove the clot. Five nights later I was back at home again.
It all sounds very dramatic but I have recovered well and am back at work full-time. I feel very lucky and I'm very thankful for the skill of the surgeons and doctors and nurses who treated me.

@icydecember, Jim, Did your second fall have any relationship with your first fall? Did you work reduced hours and work back up to full time?

Join me in welcoming @lolabelle1 and @littlepitzen (Nella) to the group.
@littlepitzen, I really like the bio that you added to your profile. I can imagine that you miss your independence, putting your studies on hold and not being able to drive. I bet Brady can relate about life interrupted in young adulthood. Did you see the discussion that @hevykevy started about baby steps? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/baby-steps/ What is your next baby step to recovery?

Lolabelle, I’d love to learn more about you. What brings you to the study, the group? And where are you in the path to recovery?

It must have been very discouraging going home from the hospital thinking things would be OK, then having two more events/set backs. The anxiety caused by TBI is very real because no one knows what percentage of recovery any of us will achieve. Glad to hear you have recovered well. Sorry to hear you had to go back to work.

Hi! Some 14 months ago, I fell down 12 feet of stairs in the dark one night. Very scary and very life-changing. I broke my hip, pelvis, sacrum, four ribs, had a TBI and damaged my 4th cranial nerve (in other words, had double and triple vision). A month in the hospital, many months of rehab and two surgeries. My eye surgery was the last one a month ago. I'm extremely fortunate to be in good shape now and am back working full-time but am struggling with memory issues at times and have profound sensitivity for those earlier on their journey. So while I look recovered now, I'm not always and have to keep my memory issues largely undercover given I have a professional job. Thank you for letting me participate.

I am Mike Garrity. l live in Sauk Rapids MN. My TBI was a fall into table with a sharp cornet which perforated my scull. From this accident I now have a metal plate, some vestibular impairment,some hearing loss, and tunnel vision. I have received excellent therapy at Cenra car and perform normal function with effort. I am happy to be connected with this support group.
Mike G

I am Mike Garrity. l live in Sauk Rapids MN. My TBI was a fall into table with a sharp cornet which perforated my scull. From this accident I now have a metal plate, some vestibular impairment,some hearing loss, and tunnel vision. I have received excellent therapy at Cenra car and perform normal function with effort. I am happy to be connected with this support group.
Mike G