It's getting a lot better in the past month. I have an appointment with my neurologist Monday. I am very honest and open with her and her team. I have 3 to 4 appointments every week with her team. I'm going to be ok, but it was a rough ride. I don't hide anyway because there is no hiding online. That's a fallacy. The only hallucination I enjoyed was waking up at 3am to the smell of a wonderful dinner of Mexican food. I was heartbroken when no Mexican food was in the house. That was about a month after the accident. I would sleep for 24 - 48 hours straight. Double vision is hell, it just makes you want to sleep because it's so disorienting. The visual therapy has that under control thank God. I would literally listen to brown noise with headphones on and blackout eye shades for the first 3 months. Bottom line is I am getting help and that's why I can talk about it now. Trust me, it's getting a lot better and other than memory issues, I will be fine. Hell, I forgot my own grandkids names after 3 hours with them. The appropriate brain breaks and cognitive resource management techniques get me back pretty quick now. Speaking of which, I need to get some sleep (thank God my sleep patterns are getting back to normal also).
I see, sorry for doubting. I had a minor concussion as a child, which made my peripheral vision totally white, and I would think of one word, while pronouncing another. Thankfully, all the problems went away, which is what I hope for you!
I hope you feel like yourself soon! And I think your idea about sharing your experiences and rehabilitation would be very useful for someone going through a similar situation. You're writing everything in a positive way, regardless of the experience, which is something rare and could lift the spirit of someone suffering similar symptoms. And yes - thank God indeed, and hoping for a speedy recovery!
I wouldn't say they're all gone, just a lot better. As long as I don't push myself I do pretty good. I just didn't know where to start getting help and I definitely didn't know what was going on. Life will never be the same and I need to accept that. My SLP therapist has a saying that helps, "comparison is the enemy of happiness". I was in peak physical shape at 63. I'm still in pretty good shape but I can't work out because it triggers some bad things. I'm glad my eyes and nose aren't pouring out CSF fluid like they were. That was a sign of a bad bad day. Unless I get physically active, that stopped. When that heals up I could probably start getting a bit more physical.
It's getting a lot better in the past month. I have an appointment with my neurologist Monday. I am very honest and open with her and her team. I have 3 to 4 appointments every week with her team. I'm going to be ok, but it was a rough ride. I don't hide anyway because there is no hiding online. That's a fallacy. The only hallucination I enjoyed was waking up at 3am to the smell of a wonderful dinner of Mexican food. I was heartbroken when no Mexican food was in the house. That was about a month after the accident. I would sleep for 24 - 48 hours straight. Double vision is hell, it just makes you want to sleep because it's so disorienting. The visual therapy has that under control thank God. I would literally listen to brown noise with headphones on and blackout eye shades for the first 3 months. Bottom line is I am getting help and that's why I can talk about it now. Trust me, it's getting a lot better and other than memory issues, I will be fine. Hell, I forgot my own grandkids names after 3 hours with them. The appropriate brain breaks and cognitive resource management techniques get me back pretty quick now. Speaking of which, I need to get some sleep (thank God my sleep patterns are getting back to normal also).
I see, sorry for doubting. I had a minor concussion as a child, which made my peripheral vision totally white, and I would think of one word, while pronouncing another. Thankfully, all the problems went away, which is what I hope for you!
I hope you feel like yourself soon! And I think your idea about sharing your experiences and rehabilitation would be very useful for someone going through a similar situation. You're writing everything in a positive way, regardless of the experience, which is something rare and could lift the spirit of someone suffering similar symptoms. And yes - thank God indeed, and hoping for a speedy recovery!
I wouldn't say they're all gone, just a lot better. As long as I don't push myself I do pretty good. I just didn't know where to start getting help and I definitely didn't know what was going on. Life will never be the same and I need to accept that. My SLP therapist has a saying that helps, "comparison is the enemy of happiness". I was in peak physical shape at 63. I'm still in pretty good shape but I can't work out because it triggers some bad things. I'm glad my eyes and nose aren't pouring out CSF fluid like they were. That was a sign of a bad bad day. Unless I get physically active, that stopped. When that heals up I could probably start getting a bit more physical.
Hope that everything goes well for you going forward!