Whiplash injury frustration!!! What to ask???

[Ken222]

Hallo,
I am a 41 old man in good health (eating right, not overweight, not smoking, exercising regulary).
I sustained a concussion and a whiplash injury a month ago in a bike-cycle accident (had to brake very suddenly as a car drove out in front of me - put both feet on the ground to brake - fell on my back and hurt my back and the back of my head on the asphalt - was wearing a helmet, but it cracked - oh, and the driver drove off without stopping).
I spent a week in hospital for observation and had several scans (including an MRI scan), which really didn't show anything (good news I believe).
However, since the accident, I have suffered from strong headaches (take max dose of paracetamol/codein every day), I wake every night and need to take headache pills (before I slept like a baby - taking sleeping medication but it does not really work - I still wake up), I have pain in my neck and shoulders (have started physiotherapy and taking muscle relaxation medication), feeling dizzy all the time (like I am on a boat / being seasick), have a slight constant ringing in my left ear, have lost some of my periphial vision on the left side, have constant pins and needles in my left hand and sometimes feel shooting pain in my arms (mostly on the left side), get very quickly tired (max 15-20 mins in front of a computer or reading a book) and I have become more depressed (before the accident I took 20 mg of citalopram per day and was fine, but now I am at 40 mg per day and is considering with my doctor if I need to go to 60 mg per day).
I have been off work for the last month and been at home. Have had time to spend more time with my 1-year baby (trying to see the positive), but I am very frustrated that no-one can tell me how long this will take. I am afraid of losing my job and see a general negative spiral to my health and possible my marriage (my wife is understanding but I can see that I am not easy to live with in my current situation).

Q: WHAT CAN I DO? Or what can I ask my doctor? How long should these symptoms go on for? Is there any surgery or alternative solutions that anyone can suggest and I can look in to them?

ANY HELP AND ADVISE HIGHLY APPRECIATED

Thx,
Ken

[Londres70]

So sorry; my question was addressed to Ken222.  

[SamPCS]

I already responded to Ken.  
Londres70 : My injury happened in May 2009, I have taken all the scans(MRI/MRA/CT) with and without contrast, lumbar puncture, plenty of blood tests, all ENT tests, vision tests etc., been to all the specialist, tried so many meds/therapies and still have most of the symptoms what Ken mentioned.  It improved only a little bit in the first year and that is it.  Doctors call it is Post Concussion Syndrome and wrote me off.

I am still living in the hell.  I did lots and lots of research and figured most of my symptoms may be because of Sternocleidomastoid Syndrome (SCM Syndrome) or something happening in the neck though I don't have any pain and asked my PT to seriously look at that from angle and finally see some relief.  I told the specialists to look at my neck and they ignored after reviewing the cervical MRI spine which looks fine.

With head injury anything can go wrong.  At the same time most people recover fine with mild brain injury and some unlucky people get persistent symptoms for years or sometimes get misdiagnosed.

I haven't given up yet and still trying.

[Londres70]

Have you had an MRI of C-Spine done?  I can't imagine you having good scans with your symptoms; doesn't make sense.