Post-concussion syndrome

Went back to the doctor today for first time in two weeks. I’ve not actually looked at the web at all in the time I’ve been hurt in terms of concussion symptoms or recovery. That’s a bit interesting because the doctor says I have “post-concussion syndrome” which some doctors appear to think isn’t even real. For what it’s worth the symptoms that wikipedia lists describe pretty much exactly what I’m feeling. Whatever the cause it’s definitely real and wierd. The Mayo Clinic’s page on post-concussion syndrome notes it’s been in the public eye a lot lately because of explosion related injuries to soldiers in the middle east.
The Mayo Clinic also notes one bummer of a fact that the doctor really emphasised. There is a “second impact syndrome” which can even be fatal. So I’m not supposed to do anything which could get me a bump on the noggin for quite some time. That means no snowboarding this whole season and no soccer until late summer.
I’m free to do anything not a contact sport which I feel up to. I’m starting to be able to manage to focus on work for part of a day and have seriously lucked out with school this quarter with a fairly easy class. I still haven’t driven the car (much less Vespa) since the concussion. My headache has died down to mostly background noise most of the time, but it and the light/sound sensitivity has me constantly on the verge of a migraine. And I’m not sleeping marvelously despite getting tired very easily. And it’s definitely hard to concentrate on something heavy for more than a few minutes.