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Although it's been 2 years I'm convinced something's changed

New postby iamtheone on Sun Mar 06, 2011 8:47 am

About 2 years ago I was hit by a car while riding a bicycle without a helmet. I was knocked unconscious with head and leg injuries and went to the hospital in an ambulance. Upon discovering my skull wasn't fractured and I could speak to them normally etc they sent me away without any scans or overnight observation, gave me a pair of crutches and told me to call a taxi.

Later I would go back complaining I felt sick in motor vehicles, had constant headaches, mind felt like weighty fog, when I concentrated it was like something was burning inside, slept for 16 hours day. They told me I had "Post concussion syndome" and nothing else was to be done about it, either further investigation or treatment. This went on for months. I also remember being emotionally flat.

Although it's been 2 years now I am convinced something has changed from that night. My mind never feels "crystal", I don't think I sleep as well as before, I am more tired than I used to remember. If I am in my university holidays back at my mothers completely relaxed for an extended period of time with regular and full 8hrs sleep every night, I will feel sleepy during the day. When I have academic work or jobs and busy, I often feel like there's always a veneer of film in my mind that affects my concentration and enthusiasm to do something, it seems to make me listless, and I don't end up doing much.

Please don't dismiss me as just some whiner with nothing better to do with his time. FYI, the pic shows roughly where I was hit (the man in the picture is not me). [url=http://i56.tinypic.com/28cddly.jpg]http://i56.tinypic.com/28cddly.jpg[/url]
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