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7 months

Sorry for the rant. It's been 7 months and every day I try my best to put my injury behind me and then I remember all the things I have lost because of the...

Sorry for the rant. It's been 7 months and every day I try my best to put my inj...

LeeSchmidt

•3 months ago

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St George's Hospital in London are refusing referrals, need help!

So I've been told that the only hospital that can treat me, where they have neuro-psychologists, are not accepting patients. I've been offered standard...

So I've been told that the only hospital that can treat me, where they have neu...

RJAnderson

•3 months ago

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Intermittent 'dead zones'

Hi, I'm new here and suffered a nasty TBI end of 2018. I grieved for the old me. We're any of you referred to see an endocrinologist? I've been researching...

Hi, I'm new here and suffered a nasty TBI end of 2018. I grieved for the old me...

Tinks101

•3 months ago

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Hi, I have decided to join and cannot believe how long I faffed about thinking shall I sharnt I. My ABI happened in September and I don't feel I am making...

Hi, I have decided to join and cannot believe how long I faffed about thinking ...

Atombomb

•3 months ago

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Too much crying!

Hi all. It's nearly 2 years since my ABI - which I know can still be early days in many ways. I just seem to have hit a stage where I cry alot and easily feel...

Hi all. It's nearly 2 years since my ABI - which I know can still be early days ...

Chocolatesprinkles

•3 months ago

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Suspected TBI

Hi, I'm new here and don't know really what I'm looking for but maybe just some advice or guidance....my dad had a heart attack back in August. He was in the...

Hi, I'm new here and don't know really what I'm looking for but maybe just some ...

Pinklady48

•3 months ago

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Did you become Mr, Miss, Ms or Mrs Bloggs or never get there.

45 years since injury and early retired I'm now struggling more than ever in isolation and with that internal fight of never accepting Mr Bloggs. It's a daily...

45 years since injury and early retired I'm now struggling more than ever in iso...

Trevor78

•3 months ago

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Carnivore diet

Hi folks, Has anybody tried the carnivore diet? I believe depending on what people eat reflects their overall health. I've been through a bit of a...

Hi folks, Has anybody tried the carnivore diet? I believe depending on what pe...

Matt2584

•3 months ago

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Early this morning...

Everyone had gone to bed last night and as always I wasn't too tired. I got thinking about my life. How it changed 15 years ago. I went into my studio with a...

Everyone had gone to bed last night and as always I wasn't too tired. I got thin...

saville75

•3 months ago

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Update on progress and advice needed

Hi all I don’t know whether you recall our story… my husband was in a RTA on 24/11 and woke from coma on 22/12. He has now at 9 weeks been discharged from...

Hi all I don’t know whether you recall our story… my husband was in a RTA on 2...

Lunalg

•3 months ago

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concussion

Hi I had concussion for 5/6 weeks turned out to be a slow bleed and a coma Please check out Regards Les

Hi I had concussion for 5/6 weeks turned out to be a slow bleed and a coma Ple...

Jumpingjack15

•3 months ago

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The NICE guidelines for diagnosis and rehabilitation of TBI of all types have been updated. Good news and bad news.

The good news! The current recommended standards for diagnosing TBI are to have a CT scan of the head and the cervical spine, a Glasgow Coma Scale assessment...

The good news! The current recommended standards for diagnosing TBI are to have...

pinkvision

•3 months ago

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Brain Lipoma Symptoms

Hi, I'm looking for others who have this rare type of benign brain tumour. What are some of your symptoms and what has been your journey in getting help. I...

Hi, I'm looking for others who have this rare type of benign brain tumour. What ...

Flower589

•3 months ago

1 Reply

Recovering from concussion

Hi all Just found this group and struggling with screens and processing things ATM so please bear with me (find it really hard that you have to scroll miles...

Hi all Just found this group and struggling with screens and processing things ...

Ideogram

•3 months ago

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Lots of questions!

My boyfriend has vibrated a couple times over the last 3 years, it stays for a while and he denies feeling anything. It has caused so much stress in the...

My boyfriend has vibrated a couple times over the last 3 years, it stays for a w...

Paranoidgirlfriend

•3 months ago

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Crack in cranioplasty

I had a TBI when I was 6 years old and had plastic fitted into the back of my head to close it (cranioplasty). Some time ago however, I started getting some...

I had a TBI when I was 6 years old and had plastic fitted into the back of my he...

ghost_writer

•3 months ago

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care plan

I had a care plan back in 2006, how do. Reactivate it? Lost my mum/ sister back then & need social support. Attended the SCILL centre in Sutton but it had...

I had a care plan back in 2006, how do. Reactivate it? Lost my mum/ sister back ...

skydivesurvivor

•3 months ago

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Voluntary admission to hospital

Hi Everyone Not sure how to put this, but yesterday I was taken to A&E after a nervous breakdown, due to the current circumstances.with my close friends......

Hi Everyone Not sure how to put this, but yesterday I was taken to A&E after a n...

PurpleRain-87

•3 months ago

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intractable migraine

hi all, Intractable migraine for two and a half years following a blow to the back of my neck and a year later, a car crash… tried Botox, Ajovy, now on Vydura...

hi all, Intractable migraine for two and a half years following a blow to the b...

Rosebud66

•3 months ago

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Feeling better

Morning all to you lovely people!! Hope you all ok .Well finally got help for PTSD after my Shauns accident, referred myself last year and have had zoom...

Morning all to you lovely people!! Hope you all ok .Well finally got help for P...

Leiabug

•3 months ago

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What does Headway mean to you?

We are putting together a new feature and would love to hear what Headway means to you. Is there something we do well? Has the information or support from...

We are putting together a new feature and would love to hear what Headway means ...

headwayuk

Partner•3 months ago

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it was 1977

it was 1977 I was playing on the Tarzan swing myself it snapped bang I hit the ground with my head I was nearly thirteen I don’t know how long I was lying...

it was 1977 I was playing on the Tarzan swing myself it snapped bang I hit the g...

Westerngeneral

•3 months ago

1 Reply

hello

I wanted to say hello. I had a subarachnoid haemorrhage just over a year ago. My life has changed completely…I’ve changed completely and I’m now trying to see...

I wanted to say hello. I had a subarachnoid haemorrhage just over a year ago. My...

Haloumi

•3 months ago

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seventh of February

I thought I’d let you know how I’m doing, 7th of February, I go to court for the first hearing for the finances, but his solicitor has just sent another...

I thought I’d let you know how I’m doing, 7th of February, I go to court for th...

1949liz

•3 months ago

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Physio option PCS

Good morning....Post Concussion Syndrome. Does anyone know about physiotherapy regarding headaches..From what ive researched in the USA this has been treated...

Good morning....Post Concussion Syndrome. Does anyone know about physiotherapy r...

Muzzyfoxster

•3 months ago

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benefits to getting an fMRI in UK?

I had a TBI over a decade ago and recently saw a neurologist who wanted me to do MRI to see if there is any residue scarring. I'm currently waiting for the...

I had a TBI over a decade ago and recently saw a neurologist who wanted me to do...

tnefeh

•3 months ago

8 Replies

Update

My close friend can See & Ĥear. Has started to eat with the assistance of the nurses, family & myself. He can't walk,speak or feed.

My close friend can See & Ĥear. Has started to eat with the assistance of the nu...

PurpleRain-87

•3 months ago

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Desperately need help pls

So since last writing my previous post my Son has been experiencing “cluster seizures” - whereby he goes into a trance like state, talks gibberish and he...

So since last writing my previous post my Son has been experiencing “cluster se...

Lisamarsh

•3 months ago

16 Replies

Thinking in longhand is exhausting, isn't it?

I'm fairly sure a lot of you folk will understand this, so I'm posting my thoughts. Which are in longhand these days. I hadn't realised this until I was taking...

I'm fairly sure a lot of you folk will understand this, so I'm posting my though...

PurpleOverlord

•3 months ago

18 Replies

Anyone live near Newmarket, Suffolk?

Morning team!So, do any of you fantastic folk live near the horse capital of Newmarket, Suffolk? There's a new Headway support group starting here today. I'm...

Morning team!So, do any of you fantastic folk live near the horse capital of New...

PurpleOverlord

•3 months ago

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All posts for January 2024

7 months

St George's Hospital in London are refusing referrals, need help!

Intermittent 'dead zones'

Brain injury

Too much crying!

Suspected TBI

Did you become Mr, Miss, Ms or Mrs Bloggs or never get there.

Carnivore diet

Early this morning...

Update on progress and advice needed

concussion

The NICE guidelines for diagnosis and rehabilitation of TBI of all types have been updated. Good news and bad news.

Brain Lipoma Symptoms

Recovering from concussion

Lots of questions!

Crack in cranioplasty

care plan

Voluntary admission to hospital

intractable migraine

Feeling better

What does Headway mean to you?

it was 1977

hello

seventh of February

Physio option PCS

benefits to getting an fMRI in UK?

Update

Desperately need help pls

Thinking in longhand is exhausting, isn't it?

Anyone live near Newmarket, Suffolk?

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