Post Concussion
2 months ago
Realize I never actually wrote anything publicly here on FurAffinity.
But yeah I had an accident I think going on 2 months ago now? Got hit in the head and had a concussion. Developed memory and speech problems and get fatigued easily just thinking or talking too much. Get headaches and became slower. I also developed twitches and tics now where my arms and head just move and shake.
I had improved from where i was a month ago. I would forget where I was and often couldn't even speak. I also had a hard time typing and would misspell a bunch. I still have it but its not as bad as it used to be. Used to be that I couldn't go for walks without forgetting where I lived. Theres some missing parts in my memories or just a gap of logic, but usually enough pieces that I can still figure out things. I still lose track of dates and time and need to take things much slower. I started keeping a diary just to help me remember things now.
I have been seeing the doctors often. I got scans done and been doing some therapy. I can still draw however. Oddly that was unchanged. Of course theres some issue with remembering things like color choices or where some anatomy goes and its much easier for me to get distracted or fatigued while doing it. From what the test show, it seems im expected to recover, but it can take awhile and the brain is a very complicated thing that there can be a lot of snags in the process.
I think the one thing that this has opened my eyes up to is how often it seems like you're expected to be perfectly healthy and intelligent to function in society. Had friends call it Ableism. But I think a major one is how often doctors and lawyers seem frustrated that I'm unable to speak properly or misspell on documents. How I'm unable to drive myself to various locations or that there aren't family members and friends who are free to dedicate their lives to taking care of me 24/7 just so they don't need to deal with me themselves. The amount of times I've had to deal with frustrated doctors that get annoyed I can't remember things or have a difficult time reading documents or that I can't control my tics during examinations and test. It's frustrating.
But for now I'm just taking things very slowly. I have to reduce the amount of time i spend going out and spend more time just being a shut in and sit in a dark quiet room a lot.
But yeah I had an accident I think going on 2 months ago now? Got hit in the head and had a concussion. Developed memory and speech problems and get fatigued easily just thinking or talking too much. Get headaches and became slower. I also developed twitches and tics now where my arms and head just move and shake.
I had improved from where i was a month ago. I would forget where I was and often couldn't even speak. I also had a hard time typing and would misspell a bunch. I still have it but its not as bad as it used to be. Used to be that I couldn't go for walks without forgetting where I lived. Theres some missing parts in my memories or just a gap of logic, but usually enough pieces that I can still figure out things. I still lose track of dates and time and need to take things much slower. I started keeping a diary just to help me remember things now.
I have been seeing the doctors often. I got scans done and been doing some therapy. I can still draw however. Oddly that was unchanged. Of course theres some issue with remembering things like color choices or where some anatomy goes and its much easier for me to get distracted or fatigued while doing it. From what the test show, it seems im expected to recover, but it can take awhile and the brain is a very complicated thing that there can be a lot of snags in the process.
I think the one thing that this has opened my eyes up to is how often it seems like you're expected to be perfectly healthy and intelligent to function in society. Had friends call it Ableism. But I think a major one is how often doctors and lawyers seem frustrated that I'm unable to speak properly or misspell on documents. How I'm unable to drive myself to various locations or that there aren't family members and friends who are free to dedicate their lives to taking care of me 24/7 just so they don't need to deal with me themselves. The amount of times I've had to deal with frustrated doctors that get annoyed I can't remember things or have a difficult time reading documents or that I can't control my tics during examinations and test. It's frustrating.
But for now I'm just taking things very slowly. I have to reduce the amount of time i spend going out and spend more time just being a shut in and sit in a dark quiet room a lot.

I wish you a swift and safe recovery. Good luck and we got your back here.
Wolfbaloo
~wolfbaloo
That sounds like a lot all in a matter of months. I'm hoping you get a full recovery from everything. It's weird that doctors and lawyers would be frustrated over something that's very damaging as if you're expected to heal from this. Maybe they have different expectations or don't really get it. Idk.
Anubislaughed
~anubislaughed
Sounds scary to have to go through. Hoping you recover soon!
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