07/04/2019 With National Injury Prevention Day coming up really soon (July 5th 2019) I thought I would go through some injuries I have suffered over the past few years. As you all know through my recent posts on concussions and head trauma. There is a fair share of head/brain injuries I have gone through. So if…
Tag: head injury
Driving with a Concussion-Driving under the Influence
06/30/2019 I read a new study. Basically it is based on Concussions. Yes, I know. A topic I over empathize. But it is a topic I am close too. So the topic discussed, “Driving with a Concussion is being compared to Driving under the Influence.” Now, I remember suffering from several concussions. Two of which…
Brain Injury Awareness Day
06/29/2019 Brain Injuries are the worst sort of injuries. Why? Because unlike broken bones, there is no full medical test you can do to actually be diagnosed with one. Basically symptoms and ruling things out become crucial to understand if you are suffering from a brain injury. Not only that, when you…
CTE ~
06/28/2019. *NOTE* Before we go any further, I must warn you CTE is not very widely understood. There is still research going on in order to study CTE. While tomorrow 06/29/2019 – is Brain Injury Awareness Day (yes there is a post coming then too). I decided to do a bit of an advance post…
Shaky Mental Health
***WARNING: SENSITIVE CONTENT/IMAGES. VIEW WITH CAUTION. 11/06/2019-Ongoing These past two or so weeks have been tough. And honestly, I have no idea why. I am thinking either I am just extremely exhausted (Working 40 hours a week, school ending etc). Another thing is, I haven’t skated in over a week because of the injection procedure. So…
Long day at the Hospital
May 27th, 2019 – I went to a hospital, one where I am being followed by several doctors. Today’s appointment was the rheumatology clinic. My appointment was around 2:30, the doctor was slightly late, nothing later then 10 minutes. But out of all the times he has been on time or early this was nowhere…
Chronic Exhaustion
So these past few days I have been dying of exhaustion. Like I don’t think it is possible to be any more tired then I already am. Now here is the thing. There is one problem. NOTHING HAS CHANGED. My schedule has remained roughly the same. Maybe a few changes here and there but nothing…
Health Related Questions
So as I am being more active with this site, I would like to know some things from the readers. What do you want to read more of? Fibromyalgia Endometriosis Ankylosing Spondylitis Osteoarthritis Overactive Bladder Getting through days Tips that may help in life Injuries Exercise Programs Nutrition Programs Relationships and chronic illness/pain Baetolotti Syndrome…
Post-Concussion Symptoms nobody talks about.
Concussions are a traumatic brain injury. What most people don’t realize is the aftermath is the worst part of the injury. This is because of how unwired the brain becomes which leads to some uncommon symptoms that can last a lot longer than ‘just’ headaches. In the past I have been diagnosed with several…
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