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Quest To Prove Tbi

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killemall

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Like many of you I spend way to much time thinking about this stuff but I decided to keep an updated logg of my progress and what better place to keep it than here.

Back in 98 while in basic training I was knocked unconcious when a fellow recruit hit me in the head from behind by swinging butt stock of his m16 like a batt. I was unconcious for nine hours and awakened at 3 am when I was found in the woods.

The drill sgts swept it under the rug and was simply labeled as a training accident.

Fast forward 14 years and I have many problems.

Sever loss of hearing

Loss of balance

Slurred speech

Numbness in left facial area with drooling

Decreased memory

It was all a lil too much and I contacted the suicide hotline.

In the middle of may 2012 I was seen by a phych and after describeing my symptoms the doc asked if I ever had an head injury to which I described the above.

A week later I went to intake were I was recommended to go through neurology.

The first week of june I was seen by my provider. I was given a cat scan wich came back clean.

My next apointment was the beginning of july 2012 with my provider. I am now scheduled for the following in the month of July 2012

Neurology

Neuneurology

Mri

Sleep apnea

Ill update the results of the appointmentments

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You need to deal with the VA's Polytrauma department. So you filed a claim for TBI and VA has not sent you an examination yet? Polytrauma will give you a series of tests. I am 100% for TBI because some assh*le blew my truck up in Iraq. The evidence was overwhelming.

Good luck

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My audiolagy c and p exame went well. seems my hearing has gotten worse.....

My new neurology appt for the results of my mri is scheduled for the end of this month.

Baby steps but I will prove this tbi

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Wow what are you doing to get these tests done so fast? Who did you see or talk to get this ball rolling? I've meet with some doctors over TBI who said I have it and meet with a speech pathologist bi-weekly over it. I've never gotten a letter for C&P though, how can I request one?

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