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Question: concussion remains
| underthesun10185
- Thu Jan 11, 2007 6:46 pm |
I am a female, 21 years old and I just returned from a trip to Alaska. While in Alaska I went sledding with my friends and ended up hitting the back of my head on a tree going at a very fast rate. Immediatley I had a bump the size of a golf ball, which the next day turned to the size of a half of a baseball. I didn't know this was even possible. I didn't go to the doctor, but I did have confusion and nausau and extreme dizziness. These symptoms and Headaches lasted about a week and a half. It has been a few days short of a month since my accident and I still have a bump the size of a marble that is tender and doesn't seem to be minimizing. I thought otherwise I was fine until today I participated in intense exercise. I have always been an athlete and exercise has never been a problem I was a hair short of fainting today, experiencing nauseau and dizziness. Is it likely this is due to my supposed concussion? Do I need to seek medical attention or will this fade away?
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| John Kenyon, CNA
- Fri Jan 12, 2007 7:19 am |
 Hi underthesun10185 - You originally sustained a head trauma as defined by the mechanism of injury, and should have been seen shortly after the accident. While lumps on the head can reach rather surprising size in a short time, the way in which this one was caused and the growth over the early period are enough to have justified a full neuro evaluation at the time. Since that wasn't done and you still have some palpable bump or deformity at the site, and because you are now having delayed symptoms of a head injury, I would urge you to be seen, at a nearby Emergency Department, where you can undergo a hands-on neuro evaluation and have a skull series of x-rays and maybe an MRI, if indicated. This is nothing to fool around with! There may be absolutely nothing serious found, but the fact is there definitely could be, and you really don't want to take an unnecessary risk. If everything comes out looking fine then there's nothing lost but a little time. Here's hoping it's all fine, but given the description of the mechanism of injury you really need to get that looked at right away.
Please update us on what, if anything, comes of that. Good luck to you.
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| a_medico
- Fri Jan 12, 2007 8:05 am |
| Quote: | | you are now having delayed symptoms of a head injury, I would urge you to be seen, at a nearby Emergency Department |
Maybe amesia is one of her delayed symptoms too. She seems to have posted her query twice!!
http://www.
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8:14 am and other one at 12:16 am
:D
Dear underthesun10185, that was just a joke. But I hope you realised the importance of getting yourself examined.
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| underthesun10185
- Sat Jan 13, 2007 6:26 am |
sorry about the two postings! I put the second one up thinking I could delete the first one and then it was too late after I realized you can't delete your posts. Sorry!
Thank you both for your input! It's awesome ya'll are willing to put in your time and effort here. I decided to go to the dr. who sent me to the emergency room for a ct scan. They said my brain looked fine and that I have nothing to worry about so we will see how my next physical activity goes! Seemed like too easy of an answer. =) Thankful though.
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