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traumatic bs
by: Eddie J on Tue, Jun 17 2008
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I suffered a tbi on 12/30/03 and I can`t seem to find a doctor that will stay/research my case long enough to tie my symptoms together without saying I`m lucky to be alive or sending me off to a specialist in which case I get lost between the cracks so to speak.3 weeks after my accident in which I sustained several broken bones and 3 closed head injuries I gained approx 50 lbs.I have a distended stomach now and I`m almost 100 lbs overweight without eating close to what I`m used to before my accident.I`ve had very soft stools for 5 years.I have much difficulty breathing.I sweat like I`ve never seen anybody sweat in my life regardless of the temperature-naturally the hotter it is the more I sweat but like you`ve never seen anybody sweat.People around me see there`s something wrong with me but my doctor downplays everything saying I`m overweight or I`m diabetic and sends me off to another specialist.I`ve had diagnoses like COPD and I don`t smoke or asthma which I never had before the mva(motor vehicle accident)I have a hernia that nobody will touch because of my gross obesity.It`s actually a diastasis recti.These are just some of my symptoms.I could go on forever.I`m just looking to find a doctor that will totally evaluate me before it comes time for a forensic pathologist without shipping me off to another specialist.I`ve had more x-rays and cat scans than I care to admit to.Tests for everything.Whatever I have or sustained is well hidden or diguised.I`m an excellent healer also which makes an acurate diagnosis even harder.When I`m told I`m lucky to be alive I know that because I always had that fighter determination.The normal person wouldn`t have survived but being as athletic as I am combined with my very strong will I`m here but I need someone to help me before I die.I`ll go anywhere that`s neccessary for me and I have copies of everything since this mva.Another thing I have to mention is I was hit by a semi-truck years ago and I know what it feels like to recouperate from major trauma and it doesn`t feel like the way I`m feeling.Thanks in advance for your help/advise or whatever. Edward E.


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  1. Sat, Jul 26 2008
    Hi Ed. You know, I went through EXACTLY what you are going through now when I had my TBI. Same weight gain, same referral to numerous specialists, a...Read
  2. Sun, Jul 06 2008
    Hi Edward, I'd first look for a brain injury support group in your state. Go to www.BIAA.com and look up your state for resourses.They have resourses ...Read

June 2008

  • traumatic bs - by Eddie J - (Tue, Jun 17 2008)
    I suffered a tbi on 12/30/03 and I can`t seem to find a doctor that will stay/research my case long enough to tie my symptoms together without saying I`m lucky to be alive or sending me off to a specialist in which case I get lost between the cracks so to speak. [more..]
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