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Cognitive Function or lack of!

Hello I had a TBI due to a fall 20 years ago, coma for a month, year of rehab, sepsis whist asleep. I was determined to get back to my old self as best I...

Hello I had a TBI due to a fall 20 years ago, coma for a month, year of rehab, ...

4158Bear

•5 days ago

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Train travel difficulties

I4 years on from a TBI, I am still trying and mostly failing , to be as independent as possible. I constantly, however, constantly experience difficulties...

I4 years on from a TBI, I am still trying and mostly failing , to be as indepen...

Tina777

•13 days ago

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Creatine Revisited

I noticed a post from a few years ago where a member's partner found improvement with cognition and reduction in headaches from a low daily dose of creatine....

I noticed a post from a few years ago where a member's partner found improvement...

Stubble

•22 days ago

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Anger and Tears

I just cannot control my anger, I know it's irrational most of the time but it bubbles up inside and then I lose it. The frustration of either not being able...

I just cannot control my anger, I know it's irrational most of the time but it b...

Missy_Ports68

•1 month ago

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Intractable head injury

I had a domestic head injury in 1979 when I fell against a garage door. I was not rendered unconscious. I went to see my GP 2 days later who also sent me to a...

I had a domestic head injury in 1979 when I fell against a garage door. I was no...

Luzern61

•2 months ago

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confusion & anger

I suffer with long covid since 2021. In October 2023, I suffered a fall which resulted in a bleed on the brain and subsequent brain injury. I'm ok in many...

I suffer with long covid since 2021. In October 2023, I suffered a fall which re...

Missy_Ports68

•2 months ago

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Acceptance is a process

In April my Concussion was something I thought was temporary. If I pushed and worked at the recovery, like any past injuries that I have rehabilitated from,...

In April my Concussion was something I thought was temporary. If I pushed and wo...

WonderingWanda

•6 months ago

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Anyone experiencing issues with the gut- brain axis after TBI

Hi, this is my first time posting and I can not tell you how comforting and helpful this page has been for me and my husband. We were newly married when my...

Hi, this is my first time posting and I can not tell you how comforting and help...

Stephaine

•6 months ago

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Extreme temperature deregulation post craniotomy

So I have been experiencing extreme deregulation in body temperature for the last 21 month since my craniotomy and subsequent ABI. It not in response to the...

So I have been experiencing extreme deregulation in body temperature for the las...

ZeeandMe

•6 months ago

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Concussion Story: At a extreme Rock Bottom, in crisis- reaching out

Hello all, Nice to meet you. Hope this is finding you well. I joined here because I am really struggling. I've had 9 concussions. Been recovering from big...

Hello all, Nice to meet you. Hope this is finding you well. I joined here beca...

MountainGirl23

•7 months ago

15 Replies

Hypoxic brain injury

My dad went in for a hernia operation and had a cardiac arrest during the operation - this happened 6 months ago. His heart stopped for approx 8 minutes and it...

My dad went in for a hernia operation and had a cardiac arrest during the operat...

Harnek98

•7 months ago

13 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

Fatigue getting worse..

Hi All,Hope you're all keeping as well as you can. I'm approaching 3 years since the injury and subsequent surgery, and recently my fatigue has been getting...

Hi All,Hope you're all keeping as well as you can. I'm approaching 3 years since...

Bushman1926

•8 months ago

9 Replies

Potential advice and help

I had a head injury in April 2019 off a racehorse which left me in a induced coma for 10 days. Over four years on I’m desperately struggling to improve my...

I had a head injury in April 2019 off a racehorse which left me in a induced com...

Hbenson182

•9 months ago

14 Replies

Dizziness

Does anyone have extreme dizziness when in the car or somewhere busy? I saw something about visual vertigo but I have idea how to reduce it.

Does anyone have extreme dizziness when in the car or somewhere busy? I saw some...

ZeeandMe

•11 months ago

3 Replies

Awful

I just asked chatGPT what effects Roaccutane has on the brain. It told me that it causes damage to the hypothalamus, hippocampus, prefrontal cortex and...

I just asked chatGPT what effects Roaccutane has on the brain. It told me that i...

Dann2

•1 year ago

6 Replies

constant pain following hypoxia BI after cardiac arrest

hello all , looking for advice - my husband has a brain injury following cardiac arrest last spring. He has moderate impairment. He is home and slowly...

hello all , looking for advice - my husband has a brain injury following cardia...

Weloveajigsaw

•1 year ago

21 Replies

Introduction

I experienced a minor bump to the head three years ago. The symptoms I experienced in the weeks after were extremely unpleasant, the most noticeable being a...

I experienced a minor bump to the head three years ago. The symptoms I experienc...

PointOfFact

•1 year ago

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This is never ending.......

After my Subanachroid brain hemmorage last June, I was left clumsy, forgetful, obsessive, unable to sleep, worry was through the roof, and severe photophobia...

After my Subanachroid brain hemmorage last June, I was left clumsy, forgetful, o...

DyansJourney

•1 year ago

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How long will this last?

I had a SPONTANEOUS SAH at the beginning of June, and have just had another CT scan as the headaches and photophobia are becoming extrememly difficult to live...

I had a SPONTANEOUS SAH at the beginning of June, and have just had another CT s...

DyansJourney

•2 years ago

23 Replies

6 months post severe injury

My boyfriend was in a serious car accident 6 months ago and suffered a tbi and anoxic injury due to cardiac arrest. 28 days in coma. He can talk but hes...

My boyfriend was in a serious car accident 6 months ago and suffered a tbi and ...

MeganAl

•2 years ago

6 Replies

Getting a neuropsychologist

hi all , 2024 I had my brain bursting aneurysm. Sine then I’ve been subjected to ‘inconclusive’ tests with neuropsychologists and no folllow up. I’ve tried so...

hi all , 2024 I had my brain bursting aneurysm. Sine then I’ve been subjected to...

Kayee1

•2 years ago

9 Replies

Help with fight flight feelings

First time posting, im as stubborn as they come. I’m coming up on 6 years since my mva that left me with post concussion. Has anyone else felt this pandamic...

First time posting, im as stubborn as they come. I’m coming up on 6 years since ...

Longmelly

•2 years ago

6 Replies

Brain injury symptoms

Been living with bi for 3 years still struggling with long term symptoms like fatigue and mood. Been told that some sort of 3 year barrier on improving. It’s...

Been living with bi for 3 years still struggling with long term symptoms like fa...

Jpdee75

•2 years ago

7 Replies

Brother so inconsistent

My brother is recovering from a big brain injury. He’s recently home from hospital after an 18 month stay. Anyhow mostly he’s incredibly fatigued. However some...

My brother is recovering from a big brain injury. He’s recently home from hospit...

Rayoflight123-

•2 years ago

8 Replies

Hypoxic brain injury

Hi there I suffered hypoxic brain injury in 2019 following 2 cardiac arrests due to unknowingly kidney failure as a result of Vascilitis, auto immune disease I...

Hi there I suffered hypoxic brain injury in 2019 following 2 cardiac arrests due...

veniceinperil

•2 years ago

8 Replies

Aggression and frustration in ICU from TBI

Hey guys, I’m 22 years old and my boyfriend had a terrible motorcycle accident in early December last year. He’s been in ICU since, was in a coma for 6 weeks...

Hey guys, I’m 22 years old and my boyfriend had a terrible motorcycle accident i...

kandy0616

•2 years ago

18 Replies

CRASH.

In late October of 1989, I was back in Leicester after recently starting my first year at college in York. I’d driven out to the countryside with one of my...

In late October of 1989, I was back in Leicester after recently starting my firs...

Jason1989

•2 years ago

5 Replies

Exhaustion

For the last couple of days i can barely keep my eyed open. i am completely shattered. i had my brain bleed in April last year . i am due a phone consultation...

For the last couple of days i can barely keep my eyed open. i am completely shat...

Jill777

•2 years ago

5 Replies

Has anyone experienced Hydrocephalus months after a concussion?

I had a concussion Aug 2020. In June 2021? I experienced pressure headaches and had a CT in Aug 2021 that showed enlarged ventricles with spinal fluid build...

I had a concussion Aug 2020. In June 2021? I experienced pressure headaches and ...

Mogreen1

•2 years ago

4 Replies

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Brain injury effects posts

Cognitive Function or lack of!

Train travel difficulties

Creatine Revisited

Anger and Tears

Intractable head injury

confusion & anger

Acceptance is a process

Anyone experiencing issues with the gut- brain axis after TBI

Extreme temperature deregulation post craniotomy

Concussion Story: At a extreme Rock Bottom, in crisis- reaching out

Hypoxic brain injury

Pain ongoing

Fatigue getting worse..

Potential advice and help

Dizziness

Awful

constant pain following hypoxia BI after cardiac arrest

Introduction

This is never ending.......

How long will this last?

6 months post severe injury

Getting a neuropsychologist

Help with fight flight feelings

Brain injury symptoms

Brother so inconsistent

Hypoxic brain injury

Aggression and frustration in ICU from TBI

CRASH.

Exhaustion

Has anyone experienced Hydrocephalus months after a concussion?

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