concussions and memory loss

If that happened to me, I would take a look at hyperbaric oxygen treatments

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Man, really sorry about that. I guess just take pictures, maybe put a note on the back. I don't have any problems like this but I guess if I did, that's what I'd do

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Someone could make a movie about what you just described and call it "Memento".

That sounds horrible. The words fish and oil should never be put together.

I sustained a serious head injury in the past, and while fortunately memory loss hasn't been a noticeable symptom of mine, I've developed migraine headaches which I had never experienced before but continue to pester me every day since.

I have been very lucky in my recovery because there was a period of time when it was grueling to walk moderate distances unassisted because my balance was thrown completely out of whack. I'm not sure how old your injury is, but within a year I had recovered tremendously that my only persistent symptom are migraine headaches. I took omega fish oil supplements like another poster recommended, but I cannot honestly attest for their efficacy or not. It probably was just a placebo but I felt more comfortable taking them (supposedly your brain re-builds connections between neurons using fatty acids, and for whatever reason the fats in fish oil are apparently better)

Unfortunately I have no medical background or any sort of expertise to validate my words of encouragement, but I wish you a stoic recovery and recommend you try to maintain an optimistic mindset because there were times when I abandoned hope and didn't think I would ever recover as substantially as I have. Speaking from personal experience, head injuries are especially abhorrent because even though the symptoms are at many times severe and miserable, most people struggle to grasp just how difficult the recovery is because from the outside we superficially appear completely healthy. I earnestly hope that your recovery is similar to mine and that a year from now your symptoms will dramatically improve to just being mild inconveniences, but never lose hope and make sure you find a Neurologist that you feel super confident in (I ended up visiting four before I found one that I felt comfortable with tracking the progress of my condition).

I was concussed 5 times in Iraq by IED's. This was 11 years ago. My experience has been your immediate short term memory is fricked. You will say things and you will completely forget about them. BUT the good news is you will make new memories and those will stick. Its just the small stuff. But sometimes you will make promises that you won't keep not because of your intentions, but because you literally instantly forget saying things. Are you noticing any problems with studdering? I had that problem for a few months. Another thing i have problems with now is frequently not being able to think of a word when trying to say it.

ETA: I agree with the previous poster's comment about a Keto Diet. It has helped me some as well, not significantly mind you, but when i am on the Keto my short term does seem to be a bit sharper. Could be placebo effect though.

I would give these a fair 3 month try to see if you notice any improvements.
Maybe placebo. Maybe not. But I like them.

Try playing learning to play chess & try to learn another language these are things to do every day

Mine isn't as severe as yours but I got into a motorcycle accident awhile back (I had a thread on it). Guy pulled out in front of me and I slid under his truck and slammed my head on his back bumper, out cold. Woke up and couldn't remember a thing; name, age, birthday but somehow I remembered my social security number but no memories of that week at all (a lot shorter than your term im sorry man)
I'm also on the migraine train, Fiorocet is what the doctor prescribed me and it helps tremendously but you have to be careful, I slowly found myself taking them just to feel better.

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I would look into fish oil,

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I agree with this.