Last post Tue, Aug 12 2008 8:41 AM by disie70. 31 replies.
Sorry to here about your daughter! I will not give you any advice except to pray. My son fell fourty feet and was in a coma for 45 days. All the time the doctors told us he is young and that was it. That was four years ago. Today would not know he ever got hurt. So pray and be there for her god bless.
I can only suggest to ask as many questions as you can to the doctors. Also take notes & keep a journal. My brother was in an accident Thanksgiving of 2006 he was 27 at the time and the doctors said that age is on his side.
Before you leave the hospital find out about Therapy you need to know up front & get as much information front the Neurolist (sp) you can.
I dont know what type of insurance you have. My brother didn't have any so he is now on the state funded. (medicar) they will only pay for 1 - 2 sessions a week for 6 weeks and then they have to reevaluate him. (theropy is for physical therapy only no speech or occupational.
He is unable to use the left side of his body right now but is getting better. Sunday we put a brace on his left leg and he is able to walk with assistance.
Remember all cases are different.
Be patient, pray & I wish you the best.
It is a long road and I hope yours has less curves and bumps then ours did.
Hollie
hope things are improving, try stroking her ear gently around the perimeter rythmically.. very relaxing and reflexes can it is said be stimulated here..nothing to lose everything to gain and a gentle excercise for you both love bev X
Thak you all so much
she's making a very good recovery but has Post Traumatic Amnesia so ever yday is like that film where they start all over agin from the beginning
she's not much movement down the left side and has had real aggression problems but she's alive and getting there
we're in the Uk so NHs is paying medical bills - dunno about the future and rehab though as yet
The aggression will get better. My brother did alot of thrashing/ throwing him self around. Once they found the right medication for the trama it subsided.
Best wishes for a full and speedy recovery for your daughter.
Here are a couple things to keep in mind: 1) Your daughter may not seem like the same person she was before the injury. She will act differently and have different LIKES and DISLIKES. 2) Your daughter will (and this comes from a man who incurred a SEVERE TBI) need to discover who she is INDEPENDENTLY. She will have what appears to be a "checklist" in her head. After I came home from the hospital, I HAD TO GO THROUGH THIS CHECKIST. It is basically a matter of "learning who the heck is IN THIS BODY OF MINE" type thing. My advice to you....LET HER GO THROUGH THIS CHECKLIST. Just make sure that NONE OF THE THINGS on it will lead to PROBLEMS, mentally-physically-LEGALLY! My name is jimmyb, and if ANYONE has any additional questions, Email me at jimmyandjazzy@yahoo.com. AND READ THE BLOG THAT I STARTED TODAY!
hello my name is brian dropkin, i suffered a severe head injury in 1989. i was playing football at highschool and in a practice was hit and suffered a subdurral hemmatoma. i was in coma for 6 1/2 weeks and suffered a stroke, i lost half of my vision in both of my eyes to the left.when i came out of my coma i was parilized on my whole right side. thanks to my mom and dad i had 7 years of thearapy 8 to 9 hours a day. intense thearapy. my dad is a court reporter and knows the law pretty well. every 4 to 5 months during thearapy the insurance would say no more thearapy. well my dad had a lawyer write a mean letter saying if you dont pay, we will sue. get her as much thearapy as you can for your daughter. please be there when she gets depressed and asks why me. its going to happen i guarentee it. i still get thearapy every 6 months for my right side. my whole family has been supportive of me and i am doing great because of them.expect to make many sacrifices for your daughter, my parents did. because of them i am doing great. i now live in my own house with two other male adults with dissabilities and i am working with dissabled adults, and love it. please email me at dropkinb@yahoo.com. i live in phoenix arizona. dont hesatate to email. your new friend brian dropkin
what u can do when she survives...is to be there for her..let her know that u r there n that u love her very much,that will mean a lot to her...hold her hand,talk to her,hug her,LOVE HER,just like you would with any other child of yours.
my and my wifes prayers r forever with you...please keep us informed ok.....if u need a place to vent come to general chat,u will find a bunch of very understanding ppl n there including myself,(slappy) n my wife,(connie50),as well as a whole lot of others.
hope to c u soon
I'm typing this with my daugher at my side - she's just been discharged from hospital
she's going to be in an assisted flat - waiting to go back into hospital for a metal plate to replace her skull
they can't put the skull back in as it was too badly damaged ...
She's slurring her speech and her head's a fright to look at but she's walking well and reading all the posts I put about how she was ...
thank you all for your prayers
hello let me first say i am saddened by your story. i suffered a severe head injury in 1989. i got hurt playing in a high school football practice. i suffered a subdurral hemmatoma. i was in a coma for 6 1/2 weeks and while i was in my com i suffered a stroke. well after i came out of my coma my right side was completly parilized and i lost half of my vision. let me tell you, the key to gettiing your daughter back to as close to the same person she was before her accident, get her as much therapy as you can. if your insurance says no more, get great lawyer an send them a nice letter saying we will sue if you dont pay. i had 7 years of therapy 6 hours a day, intense therapy. it was exhausting, but i am so high functioning its amazing. be there for your daughter when she needs you most. a head injury is avery emotional injury. she will never be the same and that is hard to accept. for me i cried alot and became suicidal and very angry at the world, even to those who love me most, my family. once again i am sorry for her and your family and i wish your family the best. my email address is www.dropkinb@yahoo.com. please tell me how she is doing in the future your new friend brian dropkin
Hi, there. I just now read your post. I hope your daughter's doing much better. I went through a brain hemorrhagw in 20004and have had several ceaniotomies since then. After the first one, to clip my aneurism, the doctors' prognosis for me wasn't very encouraging. I ended up in a coma and had a strokewhich left me paralyzed on my left side.my thoughts and prayers are with you,and your daughter and family. 'Been there, 'Done that. Yet, I'm still here, with God's blessing.Please let me know if you have any other questionds or any updates on your daughter's condition.
