I've been lurking on this site for a couple of months and thought I should try to introduce myself. My name is Jane. My TBI occurred in June 2018 while riding my bike to work. A roller skier cut me off and the next thing I knew I was being put in an ambulance. Evaluation at HCMC showed 4 skull fractures and four (small) intracranial bleeds. I was discharged about 4 days later but had to take another ambulance trip back when my sodium dropped precipitously. (Has anyone else had that happen? Apparently it happens in about one third of severe brain injury cases.) I was out again in about a week after... let's just say HCMC did not show a very good side of themselves.

Since then I've come a long way but the cognitive fatigue still knocks me for a loop. I am able to work for only about 4 hours a day, although following the advice of the Mayo professionals and taking brain breaks every hour really helps. I lost my hearing in my right ear (one of the fractures was through my inner ear) and that is more of a handicap than I imagined. But I'm coming along.

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