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Old 12-01-2012, 04:40 PM   #11
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Thank you for all your comments. I will take them on board (get it?)
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I am a 33 yr old female who has played football, as a hobby, for 13 yrs. In July, during a game I was slammed to the floor by an angry guy who hit into me so hard that he broke his ribs.

This knocked me back onto hard ground leaving me unconscious. I awoke to chronic head and neck pain, sickness and the inability to see or balance.

The paramedics made me walk to the ambulance, instead of placing me on a spinal board, where I was taken to the ER. I was hospitalised with suspected brain hemorrhage for 1 week, then on complete bed rest for 1 month, in a wheelchair for 2 months.

I have been left with PCS, moderate constant head pain, little short term memory, no memory of the accident, balance and sight problems, depression and exhaustion.

The worst problem is collapsing regularly.

I have had 3 CT's, 1 MRI and am under 3 specialists.

I believe everyday is one more towards improvement. Mainly I believe in the power of acceptance not the weakness of complacency or resignation.
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Old 12-01-2012, 05:22 PM   #12
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I wear headphones and sunglasses in the airport and on the plane, take advil before the plane ride. spray myself with a mister and drink lots of water. It served me well on a recent trip to China. I am 2.5 yrs in. I also think I made things worse when I flew 4x within a month of my concussion.
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