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I wish....

Do I wish, yes I do everyday. Whether I wish it's a better day than the day before, I'm going to cope better, I won't worry, I stop thinking I'm a failure, I'm...

Do I wish, yes I do everyday. Whether I wish it's a better day than the day befo...

Hidden

•7 months ago

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Fifth anniversary

Tomorrow marks the fifth anniversary of my cardiac arrests and subsequent acquired hypoxic brain injury. I am still waiting for rehab - I think I can safely...

Tomorrow marks the fifth anniversary of my cardiac arrests and subsequent acquir...

Skulls

•7 months ago

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Blood test

Hi, I had a blood test at the hospital last Saturday. They drew 2 vials of blood. Since the blood test, my cognition has been affected. I also feel...

Hi, I had a blood test at the hospital last Saturday. They drew 2 vials of b...

liteglimmer

•7 months ago

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Tingling

HiI have had three lots of brain surgery, the latest being a cranioplasty and clipping of an aneurysm. I am suffering with extreme tingling especialy down one...

HiI have had three lots of brain surgery, the latest being a cranioplasty and cl...

EHJF

•7 months ago

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SAH and Aviva -critical illness cover

Hi EveryoneI had a SAH on 27th August where I fainted at home and began vomiting, so was taken to hospital by ambulance and was operated on the following day...

Hi EveryoneI had a SAH on 27th August where I fainted at home and began vomiting...

Dadoftwo35

•7 months ago

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Mourning your lost self, discovering your new self

Hey folks, I haven't checked in for ages, which is very silly of me cos of course you're all amazing. When I last posted, I think I was still in a stage of...

Hey folks, I haven't checked in for ages, which is very silly of me cos of cours...

PurpleOverlord

•7 months ago

17 Replies

Help. Day 11 on prozac.

Feeling totally terrible. The headache has gone but am left on day 11 feeling sick and very dizzy. Am almost on the brink of giving up taking them but having...

Feeling totally terrible. The headache has gone but am left on day 11 feeling si...

Wheelchairdave

•7 months ago

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I was told a bit back I had to pay towards my care. My mother does the hours . She says I’m paying for administration is that true?

I can’t dee how this can be true?

Dynamite36

•7 months ago

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At risk of manipulation

Any survivors feel they are at risk of manipulation? By the media other people etc. I have been since 2014. Acquired TBI. Craniotomy . Access left temporal...

Any survivors feel they are at risk of manipulation? By the media other people ...

Hidden

•7 months ago

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symptoms get worse

hello, so, i strained myself a bit earlier when i lifted my sofa to pull a rug underneath it, and this physical strain immediately made my brain symptoms worse...

hello, so, i strained myself a bit earlier when i lifted my sofa to pull a rug u...

Dann2

•7 months ago

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Venting

Hello all, I'm writing just to vent really, as I've just had my driving licence revoked on medical grounds, which is absolutely gutting and poses big...

Hello all, I'm writing just to vent really, as I've just had my driving licence...

RoyRibble

•7 months ago

15 Replies

Virus and TBI

hi all, I’m just wondering if anyone else has experienced a worsening of symptoms when you have a virus? I’ve got a bit of a virus, don’t feel too unwell with...

hi all, I’m just wondering if anyone else has experienced a worsening of sympto...

Flosmum04

•7 months ago

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muscle weakness

hopefully someone can help as I’m puzzled to the fact that I do exercise and I am improving so much but my leg muscles are still weak even though I my...

hopefully someone can help as I’m puzzled to the fact that I do exercise and I a...

Teazymaid

•7 months ago

4 Replies

Hello

Hello, it’s weird to write some post on here, so here goes, So I’ve been living with post-concussion syndrome for the last two years after I was seriously...

Hello, it’s weird to write some post on here, so here goes, So I’ve been living ...

Thatfox

•7 months ago

2 Replies

Quick health update

Good morning, Just wanted to post & let you know I had successful surgery on Friday. Back home yesterday a little sore and tired but on the mend. Husband is...

Good morning, Just wanted to post & let you know I had successful surgery on Fr...

Nanapal

•7 months ago

9 Replies

Hello

I’m a bit nervous as this is my first post. I’ve been on a long journey with my brain trauma. Medically I am told everything is amazing. I survived a very...

I’m a bit nervous as this is my first post. I’ve been on a long journey with my ...

Kermitisgreat

•7 months ago

6 Replies

What does this community mean to you?

Hi everyone, You might have noticed that we passed the amazing milestone of 10,000 members a few weeks ago! We wanted to celebrate this by finding out how...

Hi everyone, You might have noticed that we passed the amazing milestone of 10...

headwayuk

Partner•7 months ago

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funding

My Dad was admitted to hospital 11 months ago with a bleed on the brain. He survived 8 operations and 3 comas. He has two brain shunts and has been left...

My Dad was admitted to hospital 11 months ago with a bleed on the brain. He surv...

Daughter52

•7 months ago

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Living with Post-Concussion Syndrome

Hello, At what point do you just accept this is you life now? i hit my head at work on June 25 (day before my birthday, happy birthday to me). it left me...

Hello, At what point do you just accept this is you life now? i hit my head ...

LeeSchmidt

•7 months ago

17 Replies

It's me again my friends.

Yes, I've reached that position again where I don't know what else to do - then I remembered this forum. Sorry guys, it's the usual I'm afraid. Right. It's my...

Yes, I've reached that position again where I don't know what else to do - then ...

saville75

•8 months ago

7 Replies

Started on Prozac today

Realised that my mental health was spinning down and down. Thoughts of self harm and that I'd be better dead. Got fast track to the GP and have started on 20...

Realised that my mental health was spinning down and down. Thoughts of self harm...

Wheelchairdave

•8 months ago

16 Replies

Sah 2020

I had a subarchnoid hemorrhage in August 2020 and it changed my life massively.i had an endovascular coil fitted to stop the bleeding but I had stayed at home...

I had a subarchnoid hemorrhage in August 2020 and it changed my life massively.i...

Roundhead1974

•8 months ago

9 Replies

Pain ongoing

Hi I am new to this but here goes I had a accident coming up 7 years ago which resulted in needing to have brain surgery, due to obstructive hydrocephalus....

Hi I am new to this but here goes I had a accident coming up 7 years ago which r...

Animalandbooklover

•8 months ago

5 Replies

All in the mind?!

SometimesI feel that I am just pushing to be ‘normal’ - to conform to everyone else’s view of what I should be! It’s exhausting and also consuming. Where’s the...

SometimesI feel that I am just pushing to be ‘normal’ - to conform to everyone e...

Life-Goes-On-2021

•8 months ago

16 Replies

So, so, so..

so worried about my brain, so worried about the future, so worried about developing dementia, so worried about losing myself and missing out on life.

so worried about my brain, so worried about the future, so worried about develop...

Dann2

•8 months ago

15 Replies

PiP reviews

Just seen this which may be of interest to some people, https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/money/new-pip-proposal-lifelong-conditions-30875073

Just seen this which may be of interest to some people, https://www.dailyrecord....

Morinagirl

•8 months ago

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pip claim

hi it’s been 3 years since my TBI, I’ve recently had to attend a work assessment at a medical centre and they’ve came back and said I’m unfit for work due too...

hi it’s been 3 years since my TBI, I’ve recently had to attend a work assessment...

Mark77

•8 months ago

15 Replies

PIP/DLA review

hi guys, so this week coming I’ve been informed that I have to go for what they call a PIP “face to face” assessment, as i get mine for my Hydrocephalus. I’ve...

hi guys, so this week coming I’ve been informed that I have to go for what they ...

RobertPicken87

•8 months ago

5 Replies

is anyone taking modafinil for extreme fatigue

hi everyone I have a question my hubby is extremely fatigued after his brain injury nearly 3years ago he is always sleeping I spoke to his consultant who...

hi everyone I have a question my hubby is extremely fatigued after his brain inj...

fity123r

•8 months ago

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Traumatic brain injury

Hi my name is Kevin 04/27/2017 I was involved in a motorcycle accident and had a severe traumatic brain injury had to learn how to walk and talk again some of...

Hi my name is Kevin 04/27/2017 I was involved in a motorcycle accident and had a...

ktmullane136

•8 months ago

5 Replies

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All posts for September 2023

I wish....

Fifth anniversary

Blood test

Tingling

SAH and Aviva -critical illness cover

Mourning your lost self, discovering your new self

Help. Day 11 on prozac.

I was told a bit back I had to pay towards my care. My mother does the hours . She says I’m paying for administration is that true?

At risk of manipulation

symptoms get worse

Venting

Virus and TBI

muscle weakness

Hello

Quick health update

Hello

What does this community mean to you?

funding

Living with Post-Concussion Syndrome

It's me again my friends.

Started on Prozac today

Sah 2020

Pain ongoing

All in the mind?!

So, so, so..

PiP reviews

pip claim

PIP/DLA review

is anyone taking modafinil for extreme fatigue

Traumatic brain injury

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