Joined: 18 Apr 2008 Posts: 1 Location: Portland, Oregon United States
constant headaches after accident Posted: 04-18-08 12:58pm
On June 30, 2007 I was involved in a head
on car collision in where the combined
impact was 63mph. My airbag did not
deploy causing me to hit my forehead on my
steering wheel. I had contusions, a
concussion, etc from the accident. From
the moment I hit that steering wheel I was
experiencing pain in my head much like a
headache and I figured it would go away
upon healing. Think again. The headache
has NEVER gone away, not even for a
minute. It has been almost 10 months of
frustration and suffering. I initially
had a MRI and CT scan done where it showed
up negative. My doctor figured they would
go away after a few weeks and it was
probably my body needing to heal from such
an impact. Weeks went by, months went by.
Then on April 11, 2008 my blood pressure
spiked out of nowhere and my headaches
became excrutiating. I couldnt get out of
bed to even go to work. I could be in a
room with ANY light in it. It made me
nauseas and dizzy and all I could do was
lay there and cry. My doctor saw me and
put me on yet another drug to see if that
would help. He also put me on the
strongest percocet for the pain. All the
percocet does is allow me to sleep for a
few hours. Every day since the 11th the
headaches have been getting a little
worse.....yesterday 4/17 I did another MRI
with dye to see if something new came up
on it. My doctor is now thinking about a
possible brain tumor, brain swelling (but
why?), or something neurological. I came
on here in hopes of maybe getting some
oher suggestions because at this point i
dont know where else to turn. Endless
doctors appointments, so many different
trial drugs to see if they work, and no
answers or relief. Please help!
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MandMs
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Posted: 04-23-08 04:07am
I don't think you have developed a brain
tumor in a meantime.
Have you noticed some blurred vision or
ringing in the ears?
Are you experiencing certain loss of
hearing?
Do you find your self sensitive to sound,
too?
Do you have fatigue, sleepiness, or other
problems with sleep?
Can you tell that you are irritable,
anxious, depressed, and a have changed in
personality?
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x2racer
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Aug 2008 Posts: 2
Posted: 08-09-08 00:37am
HI - I know the post is old but I'm sort
of having some of the same Symptoms you
mentioned.
About 7 months ago I was in a car
accdient. I had whiplash, concussion and a
bloodshot eye.
All problems went away with in 2 months.
Now, 7 months later I'm having mild pain
in my neck. I can feel disc moving around
when I turn my neck. My eyes are very
sensitive to light and I'm starting to
notice slurred speech. Headaches atlest
twice a week and ringing in my ears every
so often.
