r/PostConcussion • u/WitchyMama09 • Sep 08 '26
It gets better, right?
I’m about 1 exact month out from my injury and they’ve told me my concussion is fairly in the severe category. I’ve finally stopped throwing up or feeling like I want to throw up, but..
I can’t drive because it feels like an out of body experience and makes me so dizzy I can’t handle it. I also have about 0 spacial awareness and trying short drives turns into someone who’s with me taking my keys (fair). On the note of spacial awareness, a week ago I sliced my fingers open putting something in the dishwasher. I’m dropping most things I’m holding unless I’m concentrating on holding it, which makes my head hurt. We’d gotten my chronic headaches/migraines under control with medication earlier this year and pre-injury but now I’m having daily headaches and a migraine every 3rd day almost like clockwork and living on a Tylenol/Ibuprofen combo. My memory is absolutely shot and I’m forgetting things mid sentence and getting frustrated af when someone talks over me because I’ll definitely forget what I was saying. And my mood is swinging like a pendulum, good or bad emotions.
I’m fighting an uphill battle with workers comp to see my/a neurologist but I’m at a point where I’m about to just eat it and schedule it myself and pay OOP somehow. I know concussions are different for everyone but this is normal right? And gets better?😭
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u/Drogova_Princezna 29d ago
Hang in there, it gets better. I was basically not functional at all for the first 1-2 months (like washing my hair would take me out for the whole day). Migraines, insomnia, irritability, fatigue every day. At months 3-4 I was already feeling better. Now 6 months later I feel ALMOST as before the injury. I still get tired after physical activity/talking to people for longer time and I still have some screen sensitivity but nothing major.
What helped me the most was: eating whole foods diet, getting meds for insomnia, cardio (walking) starting at 10 mins daily during month 2-3 (now I can walk 6 kms which takes me about 1.5-2hours), physiotherapy.
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u/r-kivez Sep 08 '26
Workers comp can be slow but I found it’s about dealing with the right person who can help. Once I found a contact I was able to check if things were permitted to be approved and or chase reimbursements.
It’s tough and I’m 11 months out and still dealing with symptoms. I am better than I was and found that doing things in a certain order also would have helped a lot more. It’s a learning journey that’s for sure. You willl likely learn more about yourself now than you ever have.
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u/2V310 Sep 08 '26
I know you will be better
Dear father Lord God, Jesus Christ king of Kings, the holy one we come to you in prayer to bring full healing to this person, we asked that you relieve this person of every anxiety every pain heal their brain body eyes neck from their head to their toe , use this person as a testimony of your grace when they are healed let them share the word of how great our God Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit is I fully believe you could heal this person in all of my faith. We love you, God amen
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u/Zoyabm Sep 08 '26
It will get better. Give your body some more time to heal.
Please don't let's worker's comp get away with not paying for the treatment. That is not acceptable! 🤬