Post Concussion Syndrome: What It's Like

13 year old Kenzie shows us what it's like to have Post Concussion Syndrome. These are her low to worst moments. She has times when she feels better after lots of rest and silence, that's when she hits the mall. But the consequences of jumping in too soon are difficult.




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• concussion
• post concussion syndrome
• injury
• car crash
• accident
• migraine
• teen

[debradebbiedeb]

im no doctor but id start acupuncture soon as you can for relief of symptoms. also, rest your brain, the less you do right now the better. anti inflammatory over the counter helps too. i had a hard time with pain meds as it made the dizziness worse and gave me amnesia. a second concussion can be really hard on the brain so see a doc right away, can't stress that enough. what happened?

[ttothectothek]

@debradebbiedeb i just suffered another concussion last night and i have had a bump on my head ever since and i have severe headaches and loss of balance and really really dizzy, i dont know what to do....

[ttothectothek]

@debradebbiedeb thank you so much, and i have stayed in school but have had to leave many times, and im planning on staying in school this year, again, thank you so much :)

[debradebbiedeb]

@ttothectothek no worries on your first comment, i wondered if you may have just misunderstood. im sorry you are suffering too. hang in there. if we find anything that works we will keep you posted. let us know too. are you able to modify your schedule for work and school? we are looking into what will work for Kenzie for this school year. not sure how thats going to work. you are right about stress. it definitely exacerbates things. again, hang in there! deb

[debradebbiedeb]

@ttothectothek no worries on your first comment, i wondered if you may have just misunderstood. im sorry you are suffering too. hang in there. if we find anything that works we will keep you posted. let us know too. are you able to modify your schedule for work and school? we are looking into what will work for Kenzie for this school year. not sure how thats going to work. you are right about stress. it definitely exacerbates things. again, hang in there! deb

[ttothectothek]

@debradebbiedeb oh and also getting exercise and getting ur blood to flow helps

[ttothectothek]

@debradebbiedeb ok thank you, and relieving stress helps soo much cuz when i relieve stress and anxiety it, i feel relaxed and it relieves most symptoms, i am also going to see a physical trainer and hopefully that helps and i will look into acupuncture, thank you :) and sorry for the rude comment in the beginning, i thought u guys were just making fun of people with pcs, my fault!

[debradebbiedeb]

@ttothectothek yikes. sorry you have it too. it really is terrible. we have found that a slow schedule with a careful pace and acupuncture works the best for both of us. how about you? what helps for you?

[ttothectothek]

@debradebbiedeb oh, im sorry... its terrible, ive had it a year, have u found anything that has helped?

[debradebbiedeb]

@ttothectothek yes, both Kenzie and I (her mom) have it. We did see doctors for symptoms during that year but were not diagnosed for over a year.