Head injuries.

[wickedwritah]

Have you ever dealt with them personally?

What are some symptoms, besides the obvious?

 

[Platyrhynchos]

I can only weigh in with a concussion I got in eighth grade. Split my upper lip, too. I was in the hospital overnight, don't remember a damned thing. But I'm told I kept asking my mom over and over if dad got any ducks that morning. ;D

 

[Boom_70]

I smashed my head on kitchen cabinet door this am - I saw stars and developed slight bump.

 

[outofplace]

My problem with my one and only concussion was that I felt fine about two minutes later and didn't even realize that I was walking sideways.

Ah...the joys of high school football...

 

[wickedwritah]

Reason I ask is because I blacked out in high school after a workout, ran head-first into a wall and collapsed. Left the ER with a clean bill of health, but reading some of the lingering symptoms mentioned in the Chrebet thread got me thinking.

 

[MartinEnigmatica]

Got my head split open three times as a kid and added a concussion in college...and no side effects that I can tell. Of course, that might change once I go into work wearing my clothes inside-out and backwards.

Um, though, if you've hit your head once, it's probably not a big deal unless oxygen somehow stopped flowing to your brain or unless it was a serious concussion. What's happened recently to make you think you have hangover from that incident?

 

[wickedwritah]

Dizzy spells that date back to at least that point, as well as some other things.

 

[BigDog]

Also known to cause head injuries ...

 

[outofplace]

Dizzy spells that date back to at least that point, as well as some other things.

Might want to see a neurologist, then. Just to be safe. It is VERY hard to monitor your own recovery from something like that.

 

[slappy4428]

Reason I ask is because I blacked out in high school after a workout, ran head-first into a wall and collapsed. Left the ER with a clean bill of health, but reading some of the lingering symptoms mentioned in the Chrebet thread got me thinking.

That also explains dampening our enthusiasm for the lesbian action on the Brady Bunch thread...

 

[Matt Foley]

Dizziness is a very common symptom for people who have suffered from head trauma. Other things to look for would be cognitive deficits of any kind (memory problems or difficulty problem solving) headaches, sensitivity to light or loud noises, personality changes, problems with fine motor movements.

 

[Flash]

Go talk to your doc, wicked. He'll assess and send you for further testing if necessary.

In the meantime, here is a great link. It comes with downloads for anyone who might be a coach or athlete themselves ... lots of good information here.

http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/tbi/Coaches_Tool_Kit.htm

 

[Flash]

Oh and when you start to get dizzy, stay away from caffeine and alcohol and do your best to get your heart rate under control (i.e. deep breathing, yoga style).

 

[Songbird]

Have you ever dealt with them personally?

What are some symptoms, besides the obvious?

At 5, I cracked my head open badly.

At 9, I fell onto the back of my head against the sidewalk and got a major concussion.

At 12, I ran head-first into someone at full speed.

At 16, I got kicked in the head at-close range with a soccer ball.

For the few here who know me from past newsrooms and whatnot, they'd attest that I ain't right in the head.

But if you think you have a concussion, get to a doctor pronto, especially if you're puking. DO NOT GO TO SLEEP WHATSOEVER.

 

[Flash]

Have you ever dealt with them personally?

What are some symptoms, besides the obvious?

At 5, I cracked my head open badly.

At 9, I fell onto the back of my head against the sidewalk and got a major concussion.

At 12, I ran head-first into someone at full speed.

At 16, I got kicked in the head at-close range with a soccer ball.

For the few here who know me from past newsrooms and whatnot, they'd attest that I ain't right in the head.

But if you think you have a concussion, get to a doctor pronto, especially if you're puking. DO NOT GO TO SLEEP WHATSOEVER.

Oh crap, I guess I forgot to note my experience ...

At four or five, horsing around with brothers, fell off my dad's work bench and cracked skull on cement floor.

At 24, was cheating on a free kick and took the ball square in the nose. Out like a light.

At 30, collided with first baseman, spun, landed on tail bone and then cracked head off ground.

At 31, was cross-checked headfirst into the dasher.

At 35, was walking dog, hit a patch of ice and cracked head off sidewalk.

Had a couple of minor bumps with blackouts of a few seconds last season.

 

[DocTalk]

Many of the post concussion symptms are often hard to quantify... difficulty concentrating, insomnia, irritability among others. The symptoms can last for weeks after the injury. A good family doc, somebody who does sports medicine or a neuropsychologist can help with the diagnosis and followup.

Many concussion victims are unaware that they have suffered a concussion. Studies from Queens University in Canada tested college football players and up to 80% did not appreciate that they had sustained a head injury.

 

[Buck]

Check for apparently random bleeding from the ears.

Last year I was riding my bike through town. A guy in a pickup turned onto the street down which I was riding.
He took the turn extremely wide and almost hit me. I swerved to my right to avoid him. My handlebars caught the sideview mirror of a parked car.
I went flying and landed on my face.
Road rash across my face, concussion and cracked maxilla.
Ouch.

 

[Chi City 81]

Head On. Apply directly to forehead.

 

[SportsDude]

Concussion in seventh grade. Had the puking, kept getting tired. My parents yelled at me all the way to the doctor to quit falling asleep. I had double vision for about the next day due to the brain swelling. At the time they weren't taken that serious so I went home that day. I eventually threw up so much I became dehydrated and they had to take me to the hospital. They gave me an I.V. and an X-Ray and sent me home.

Since then I've had migraine headaches, I get lackadaisical at times. My personality changed a bit, too. I know it was junior high and such but I got shy afterward and a bit withdrawn. I'm still that way a bit. I don't know if it was the concussion or just the teenage experience. The timing just seems strange.

Immediately afterward, I didn't remember anything that happened. Things started coming back to me later. Up to that point, I could remember the name of every teacher I ever had and just about every friend but that all went away. It's strange running into a childhood friend and they start talking about stories and you have no idea if it actually happened, he's pulling your leg or the concussion ate it.

I was big into BMX and skateboarding so I've been knocked out a couple times. I'm not sure if that had any residual effects.

Wicked, if you think you may have some problems go check it out. Better safe than sorry. You can't be too careful with your noggin'.

 

[Buck]

Go to Target and pick up one of those do-it-yourself trephination kits.