Concussion

[Brackis]

Sorry this is an awful post but I feel like ******...

vision is kinda blotchy/blurred, headache. Got an elbow in the back of the head during bball.
Go to sleep? take motrin? eat?

What else.
Updated

Just got back... Did a ctscan and all that stuff and found no injuries. I puked more at the hospital, they strapped me to an IV which included some anti-nausea stuff.
Head still hurts a bit but way way less than before...
I'll post a pic of the little vomit baggy they gave me tomorrow if ppl want anti-shens proof.

Thank you all for your concern, and if I had to do it all over again I'd still have gone to the Hospital. Better safe than sorry.

 

[PHiuR]

don't go to sleep, you might not wake up.

 

[Kalvin00]

go to doctor?

 

[Heisenberg]

What exactly happened? And if you have vision problems IMHO you should go to the ER and get checked.

 

[Brackis]

Originally posted by: Heisenberg
What exactly happened? And if you have vision problems IMHO you should go to the ER and get checked.

got hit in back of head during bball.

 

[beemercer]

Is this your first concussion?

I've had 4 from hitting stuff while skiing, I normally take some Ibuprofen and sit on my ass until I feel better.

 

[PHiuR]

Originally posted by: Brackis

Originally posted by: Heisenberg
What exactly happened? And if you have vision problems IMHO you should go to the ER and get checked.

got hit in back of head during bball.

the back of your brain is where the vision part of your brain is...

IMO, go see a doctor!

 

[Heisenberg]

Originally posted by: Brackis

Originally posted by: Heisenberg
What exactly happened? And if you have vision problems IMHO you should go to the ER and get checked.

got hit in back of head during bball.

If it were just a headache I'd say just take something. But the fact that you got hit in the back of the head and are having vision problems is not good. If it were me, I'd have someone take me to the ER. Head/brain injuries are not to be trifled with.

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

ER. stat. maybe you'll get lucky and the doc will order a urinary tract ultrasound.

 

[Brackis]

Well I puked... im thinking maybe just general exhaustion.

 

[NuclearNed]

Originally posted by: HomeBrewerDude
ER. stat. maybe you'll get lucky and the doc will order a urinary tract ultrasound.

:laugh:

To the OP: get to the ER immediately. You should take this very seriously.

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

Originally posted by: Brackis
Well I puked... im thinking maybe just general exhaustion.

you're probabbly bullsh!tting everyone, but puking is a symptom of head / brain trauma.

go to the ER.

 

[Heisenberg]

Originally posted by: Brackis
Well I puked... im thinking maybe just general exhaustion.

If you vomited and are having vision problems, you need to go to the ER NOW. As in right this second.

 

[Brackis]

Honest to god not shitting... Imma head out now.

 

[imported_Devine]

Originally posted by: beemercer
Is this your first concussion?

I've had 4 from hitting stuff while skiing, I normally take some Ibuprofen and sit on my ass until I feel better.

4! Ever thought of quitting?

 

[SilthDraeth]

GG adding this one to favorites, I hope you get back to us, and are ok Brackis.

 

[Jeff7]

Um, yeah, if you got hit in the head and are having these symptoms, definitely get to a doctor right away. Not a good idea to take chances with head injuries, especially when showing many common symptoms of a concussion.

 

[BoomerD]

Gee, with those symptoms, I sure hope he has someone to drive him there, instead of trying to do it himself...

 

[Brackis]

Well the taxicab company that provides free trips to Hospital from campus is gonna be here in 30 min...

 

[Brackis]

Originally posted by: BoomerD
Gee, with those symptoms, I sure hope he has someone to drive him there, instead of trying to do it himself...

I'm in an all frosh dorm where no-one has the car. I literally can't find any CA's either.

 

[mwtgg]

Originally posted by: Brackis

Originally posted by: BoomerD
Gee, with those symptoms, I sure hope he has someone to drive him there, instead of trying to do it himself...

I'm in an all frosh dorm where no-one has the car. I literally can't find any CA's either.

You must not get around if you can't find ANYONE with a car.

 

[Brackis]

Originally posted by: mwtgg

Originally posted by: Brackis

Originally posted by: BoomerD
Gee, with those symptoms, I sure hope he has someone to drive him there, instead of trying to do it himself...

I'm in an all frosh dorm where no-one has the car. I literally can't find any CA's either.

You must not get around if you can't find ANYONE with a car.

It's Friday night at 10. A lot of folks are already out partying or at the teams opening bball game.

 

[Regs]

It depends on the severity of the blow.

Symptoms include: severe headache; inability to walk; no energy, vomiting repeatedly; loss of memory; and repetition of sentences.

I mean you should know by the way you feel if you were seriously injured. Though we all hear the stories about the people who fall asleep and never wake up again. For some of us that's not a bad thing.

If you had that bad of head pain you wouldn't be here posting - you would be calling for an ambulance or in panic to find someone who had a car. Of course I'm not a specialist and I serve no duty of care. (legal stuff)

 

[Hyperlite]

Originally posted by: Brackis

Originally posted by: mwtgg

Originally posted by: Brackis

Originally posted by: BoomerD
Gee, with those symptoms, I sure hope he has someone to drive him there, instead of trying to do it himself...

I'm in an all frosh dorm where no-one has the car. I literally can't find any CA's either.

You must not get around if you can't find ANYONE with a car.

It's Friday night at 10. A lot of folks are already out partying or at the teams opening bball game.

what school?

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: Regs
It depends on the severity of the blow.

Symptoms include: severe headache; inability to walk; no energy, vomiting repeatedly; loss of memory; and repetition of sentences.

I mean you should know by the way you feel if you were seriously injured. Though we all hear the stories about the people who fall asleep and never wake up again. For some of us that's not a bad thing.

If you had that bad of head pain you wouldn't be here posting - you would be calling for an ambulance or in panic to find someone who had a car. Of course I'm not a specialist and I serve no duty of care. (legal stuff)

At the back of the head, he could easily have a mild brain stem injury.
They will do a scan at the ER and determine if there's dangerous swelling, either keep him for observation or send him home.

I've banged my head dozens of ways but never puked because of it.
IMO those two together deserve an ER trip, might be exhaustion, dehydration, food poisoning or the flu... but that's no reason to risk permanent brain damage or death...