Impulsivity after anoxic brain injury...does it improve?

[Angelia1234]

So Russ is in a nursing home, sadly i lasted 9 days taking care of him back in Aug. He has been getting rehab, great improvement and they say he can come home but again 24/7 care mostly due to impulsivity (intermittently). He cant walk without a walker but sometimes he tries and has haf falls. He'll say "dont know if i don't try". I hate that this is all that keeps him needing 24/7 that i dont feel i can provide. Can this still get better?? Injury 4/20/18. Fully conscious at around 2 months.

[sealiphone]

As the injury is so recent many thing will improve, for me the first 12 months was a mess but slowly things seemed to slot together again probably 2-3 years before I became the new me.

There probably will be lifelong symptoms but I certainly wouldn't have known what the end result would be until the dust had settled.

[Kirk5w7]

Agree with Sealiphone but there is no limit to recovery as long as you keep trying, giving up on trying is no help.

It’s true when they say “ use it or lose it” that applies to everything.

I’m 6 years post illness and still see improvements albeit intermittently.

Janet

[sealiphone]

I was fortunate as I had no physical problems from my TBI, however around 6 months I started going to the local pool and swam everyday.

Somehow I got it in my head that physical coordination was good for the recovery of cognitive functions.

I've no idea if it did help but since I've discovered their is evidence that exercise does help in cognitive recovery and not just getting your physical functioning back.

So keeping at it must help in many ways but there is a lot of frustration and despair along the way.

[moo196]

Yoga and swimming were a great help after my illness.

[Elenor3]

Hi agree with all the replies above - it’s still early days. I was given a book called ‘Where is the Mango Princess’ and account if a persons recovery following a very serious accident. It describes his eventual return to family life and the long journey to get him there. Rehabilitations is really important so hang on in there . Wishing you all the best x

[Worriedfor]

We are still waiting on rehabilitation. 8 weeks post injury cardiac arrest. 20 mins no oxygen. No real consciousness seen . No squeezing of hand or eye blinking or on any other command .

Also husband has a medical function that is not so great, we are told we won’t get help. Just to sit and wait til consciousness shows before bi special treatment is offered. Looks like I am going to have to do activities to help stimulate the brain. Any suggestions?

I’ve got sense of smell and taste sorted but what else helps wake them up?

Played familiar sounds like videos etc too.

Is there anything physical I can do?

[Angelia1234]

Dont wait for them to help. You use these precious weeks. Thats what i did. I rubbed lotion on his feet n legs, stretch his fingers, lots of talking, put family photos on a display board, we played music or tv, i put a fan in his room with an air freshner on it, move his legs back and forth to help with stiffness, i let him lick a sucker- it took a few tries but he started sticking his tongue out for it. Keep thinking - keep praying

🙏