I got in to see a neurologist and she said my symptoms were completely normal for those suffering from post concussion syndrome. She reassured me this was very real and serious. Confirming what I had heard in the past, she reiterated that the timing of recovery was unpredictable but that she had good hope that I would have a full recovery. I was uncertain at this point if I should attempt a return to work. She strongly recommended no return to work until I could go multiple days without headaches and tolerate 3-4 hrs of time on the computer without major rest time. I had mixed feelings about this. In some ways, I wanted to resume a routine work schedule again. In other ways, I knew I was a long ways off from being able to handle the demands of work and sustaining a reliable schedule. She did give me the approval to start going for brisk walks, which I was ecstatic about!
Interestingly enough, it was also during this month, that I encountered an incredibly difficult setback. I don't know why. I don't know if I was overdoing it (quite possible). But what I can say is that after going a week or so with my chin up, excited about resuming activities, I was very discouraged when I encountered a 5-day stretch where I felt knocked down again. 5 days of tough headaches, fatigue, and much time spent in bed. Then, followed by another week of trial and error of resuming very limited activity again. This was such a difficult and discouraging stretch of days. I wondered why. I wondered if it meant my recovery would extend even longer. I wondered if/when I would ever return to normal.
Fortunately, during the latter part of the second month, I started to bounce back again. I started resuming more activity time. There were still ups and downs. Good days and bad days (or parts of days). But finally, I was starting to see the good days tally up more often than the bad.
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