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Total amnesia about and for a few weeks after car accident. Anyone else have this?
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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 674546" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>Due to my hobby for many years being horses, I have had a lot of concussions, so many that I have organic brain damage as a result. In several cases, I have no memory not only of the actual accident that caused the concussion, but of several days before and after it.</p><p></p><p>I was told that a concussion is basically a bruise of the brain, hence temporary brain damage, and that causes the amnesia.</p><p></p><p>I was not diagnosed as having brain damage at the time of each concussion, but over time, those little bruises lead to changes in circulation and the formation of scar tissue. It's the same thing you read about in football players.</p><p></p><p>I am checked regularly and am lucky that in my case the damage does not seem to be progressive, though I am advised to avoid future concussions if at all possible, and told i have a higher than normal risk of dementia for someone who has no family history of same.</p><p></p><p>SOT, your loss of memory is perfectly normal. Bits and pieces may come back to you as time goes on, or they may not.</p><p></p><p>The riding accident when i was 19 that ruined my left knee and left me with the most severe concussion (Thankfully, I wear a helmet at all times when riding) when the horse I was riding flipped over a fence and landed on me, kicking me in the head in the process. was a complete blank for many,many years. About 5 years ago, the memory, sharp as if on video, of me waking up in the hospital and my first word being "Is Cocktail Hour OK?" came back to me.</p><p></p><p>The answer was, of course, no. Cocktail Hour broke his back in the fall and was humanely destroyed on the spot. I knew that as I asked that question several times throughout my recovery from the concussion and knee reconstruction, and was finally able to remember that.</p><p></p><p>I also have a stinking suspicion that our subconscious plays a role in this amnesia by suppressing the memories to protect us.</p><p></p><p>I know that the PTSD from Stu's death (he bled out in my arms)took about a year to hit me. Before that, the memory was suppressed, along with a lot of other memories of his illness and death.</p><p></p><p>They are still coming back, 13 years later, and am constantly finding triggers, despite being in therapy I stlll have flashbacks. </p><p></p><p>You may have flashbacks eventually as well. Your brain is still healing from the concussion. It takes a LONG time for brains to heal from even small injuries like bruises, and it sounds like you had a subdural hematoma as well since surgery was done, so more trauma there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 674546, member: 1963"] Due to my hobby for many years being horses, I have had a lot of concussions, so many that I have organic brain damage as a result. In several cases, I have no memory not only of the actual accident that caused the concussion, but of several days before and after it. I was told that a concussion is basically a bruise of the brain, hence temporary brain damage, and that causes the amnesia. I was not diagnosed as having brain damage at the time of each concussion, but over time, those little bruises lead to changes in circulation and the formation of scar tissue. It's the same thing you read about in football players. I am checked regularly and am lucky that in my case the damage does not seem to be progressive, though I am advised to avoid future concussions if at all possible, and told i have a higher than normal risk of dementia for someone who has no family history of same. SOT, your loss of memory is perfectly normal. Bits and pieces may come back to you as time goes on, or they may not. The riding accident when i was 19 that ruined my left knee and left me with the most severe concussion (Thankfully, I wear a helmet at all times when riding) when the horse I was riding flipped over a fence and landed on me, kicking me in the head in the process. was a complete blank for many,many years. About 5 years ago, the memory, sharp as if on video, of me waking up in the hospital and my first word being "Is Cocktail Hour OK?" came back to me. The answer was, of course, no. Cocktail Hour broke his back in the fall and was humanely destroyed on the spot. I knew that as I asked that question several times throughout my recovery from the concussion and knee reconstruction, and was finally able to remember that. I also have a stinking suspicion that our subconscious plays a role in this amnesia by suppressing the memories to protect us. I know that the PTSD from Stu's death (he bled out in my arms)took about a year to hit me. Before that, the memory was suppressed, along with a lot of other memories of his illness and death. They are still coming back, 13 years later, and am constantly finding triggers, despite being in therapy I stlll have flashbacks. You may have flashbacks eventually as well. Your brain is still healing from the concussion. It takes a LONG time for brains to heal from even small injuries like bruises, and it sounds like you had a subdural hematoma as well since surgery was done, so more trauma there. [/QUOTE]
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