Brain Injury Support Group

freak baseball accident at 22 my last week senior yr of college. hit in head with flyin bat, resulted in subdural hematoma and subsequent brain stem stroke, was in coma for nearly 3 months. i'm 26 now and both mute and quadriplegic however my cognition and memory all returned tg

Bad 1 story fall on head and shoulder, then a subsequent injury put me in severe pain for a long time. When my pain was relieved after 12 years, i came to realize that mild TBI symptoms matched mine in every way. I had not known or noticed for the pain took precedence over everything. I am now doing very well and recovering quickly as these NCR procedures have reshaped my very skull and my mind is flying free, I've had amazing cognitive improvement.

Symptom Wise: I did have severe head and neck pain until the miraculous NCR procedure. Neuropathy and pain in right arm and hand. These are now mostly corrected.

I Still have memory issues, sleep issues and concentration issues and perhaps some psychological becuase i was in severe pain for 12 years. I can get frustrated easier than i used to, But I'm on a rocket fast recovery trend.

I have a story for you, it's about my son. He was in a car accident at the age of 19.He was flown to a hospital 2 hours away.He was in ICU for 4 wks and in a coma for 3wks. He has made great recovery, but still working on it.If you need some one to talk with, just say the word okay.

Slipped and fell on a patch of ice and suffered a concussion 7 months ago. I have not been the same since. Went from being a completely healthy, active person to needing help filling out a form, adding numbers and relying on an arm to walk with and transportation everywhere, etc, etc...

This group is the best place I've ever joined :-)

I fell off a roof in August of 2007. I was in a coma for 12 days, had my spleen taken out, and I'm deaf in one ear. Since I was hurt at work, I have to do what workers comp says. I've been told that it might be years before I'm my old self again. I'm not taking that sitting down. I was brought back to life 4 times and I am too stuborn to sit and just say, "It's ok, I have a TBI". I spend every second that I'm awake exercising my brain. Mark my words, I will be back to normal no matter what anyone says and go ahead, say that I'm in denial. I just won't accept how I am now.

going down a very steep road on a 12 speed bike, I got ran off the road by a car. hit a rock head first going 45 mph. Lay in the road for an hour. was DOA for 3 minutes when I arrived at the hospital.

You go Vernon!!!!!!!! My husband fell off 8 ft. roof Nov. 2007. He doesn't think anything is wrong with him. Keep working that brain; it can only help. Every TBI is different and at different degrees of severity. I keep hoping for more progress in hubby. It's so slow though.

I fell from a roof on cement. The house was a fund raiser for a church. Not any help from the church. Some brain areas have returned, some not. I do enjoy life and understanding TBI have helped.

My neurologist labeled it as "Executive Functioning Deficit". Has anyone else heard of that term? Mine is a frontal lobe injury, caused by head trauma during a car accident. I was in ICU for a week, and IMC for another two. (I had a broken sternum in two places too.)

It is slowly progressing, although lately it feels like it is progressing quickly.

I have become somewhat of a hermit. Forgetting a word, or forgetting what I am saying mid-sentence is very embarrassing for me.

Sleep issues is an understatement. I have such a difficult time. I guess I just sleep when I can.

My neuro wants me to go to Occupational Therapy to learn how to use my brain in different ways. I don't disagree with this. It's just I have so many illnesses that the last thing I want is another weekly appointment on my plate. Uggh!

Hi Pid, 'Executive Function' is one of my biggest remaining issues... i have a hell of a time trying to make and follow a plan. I had some treatments that have helped everything including that, as well as time.
Before march i had trouble planning my next hour, now I can do alright for more things though I'd sure like to be able to plan bigger things like I used to. Patience helps since every week is a little tiny bit better.