Today I went to see the Brain Injury Doctor. As you can imagine from my last post, I had lots of questions and concerns.
My concerns:
*The emotional disconnect I was feeling from my family upon my return
*Short term memory issues
*Processing issues
*The return of headaches, nausea, dizziness
*The return of concussion induced insomnia
*With the headaches returning with exercise activities and dancing, can I continue
*Could the return to altitude be the cuplrit
Well, I'm not certain I liked her answers. First and foremost, "Concussions only get better. They do not go from getting better to getting worse to getting better again." So then, how do we explain the return of symptoms? Her answer, "A mild depression that comes with a change of routine coming from Florida to Boise. There's a pill for that." I'm not a fan of taking another pill for these symptoms. She wants me to take a very mild anti-depressant until I can get over this slump. The thing is, I don't FEEL depressed! C'mon, if you are friends with me on Facebook, you see how un-depressed I am! *laugh*
The emotional disconnect she agreed was an adjustment period and also the return of PTSD symptoms, which she also believes the anti-depressant will help. HOWEVER, she also has me referred to the Eye-Rest Program at Elks Rehab. As best as I understand it, this is a form of meditation treatment that is given to head injury clients, especially returning soldiers who have been injured and deal with PTSD. THIS, I like!
Since I am not sleeping, which she believes is part of the "depression"
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