Indigo Mule
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Last Monday, I lost about two hours of my life. While driving home from work, on the freeway, my car was hit from behind and totaled. I was knocked unconscious, and have no memory of the accident. I was kept overnight in the hospital, then released, with instructions to stay home from work through the rest of the week.
So yesterday (Monday), I went back to work (commuting by train, and getting a ride from the station to work), lasted half a day, came home and went to sleep for about ninety minutes, and napped throughout the evening. Today I lasted a half day, came home, and did not fall asleep. I can tell that it was just too much, today--too overstimulating.
I am trying to figure out what to expect in my recovery, and am asking for you to share your own stories of concussions. Were you knocked unconscious? How long did your headache last? How long did you feel disconnected and spacey and distant? How long were you off of work? When did you feel "normal" again?
(Believe me, I understand how very lucky I was, and how lightly I came through this event. I could have been broken, or maimed, burned, or killed. I was bruised and concussed, but otherwise undamaged. I am in no way complaining--just trying to get a handle on this brain injury situation.)
So yesterday (Monday), I went back to work (commuting by train, and getting a ride from the station to work), lasted half a day, came home and went to sleep for about ninety minutes, and napped throughout the evening. Today I lasted a half day, came home, and did not fall asleep. I can tell that it was just too much, today--too overstimulating.
I am trying to figure out what to expect in my recovery, and am asking for you to share your own stories of concussions. Were you knocked unconscious? How long did your headache last? How long did you feel disconnected and spacey and distant? How long were you off of work? When did you feel "normal" again?
(Believe me, I understand how very lucky I was, and how lightly I came through this event. I could have been broken, or maimed, burned, or killed. I was bruised and concussed, but otherwise undamaged. I am in no way complaining--just trying to get a handle on this brain injury situation.)