concussion?

[roo2779]

I was involved in a car accident exactly 3 weeks ago.  I was hit HARD from behind, then my car ran into the vehicle in front of me.  I was diagnosed with cervical strain, but followed up with my primary MD because my head hurt so bad I could not hold it up.  He ordered a CT of my head which came back normal, as well as giving me a prescription of Percocet.  Today is the 21st consecutive day that I have had a headache, my eye has been twitching for the past 3 hours or so, and I'm kind of fed up and tired of feeling this way...  headache, fatigue, jaw pain, etc.  I am supposed to see a neurologist on 3/13, but the girl in his office said not to tell him I had been involved in a MVA because he won't see me if he knows.  I just don't know where to go from here.  I've never been hurt in a MVA before and just feel like I'm getting the "run around" from everyone.  Do you have any suggestions for  me?  I sure would appreciate some advice.  Thank you.

[valerieev]

Welcome to the world of tbi from an auto accident.  It's been two years since my injury and the way I have been treated by doctors has been terrible.  All they want to do is get you out of their office.  I have been forced to do hundreds of hours of research on my own.  I suffer muscles that get as stiff as metal rods and are very painful.  This happened after a concussion with symptoms so strong there were times I could barely walk, along with a host of other symptoms, for weeks after the accident.  Then followed the 'metal' muscles.  There are a number of very rational reasons to suggest maladaptive synaptogenesis because of focal axon injury, and all i want is to get an mri or dti test and an expert to look at it.  All I have gotten is a series of doctors who have treated me like I am either an idiot or up to something.  I feel completely let down by the neurology community and I am not alone.  Do your own research, do not rely on the medical community to look out for your interests.

[Abhijeet Deshmukh, MD]

Hi.

First of all, please do not hide the MVA fact from your Neurologist. It's ok if he does not see you. You can go to some other Neurologist. But if you do hide it, the whole treatment process may go somewhere else.

There are high chances that the occipital nerves are injured. These are the nerves that traverse the neck muscles. When the head gets a sudden jerk, the neck muscles can get stretched. You may benefit temporarily from an occipital nerve block.

Please discuss this with the neurologist when you go to him.

Regards