Thread: Bumped My Head
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Old 08-01-2017, 08:17 AM
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Default Bumped My Head

Hey all,

I'm 2 years out and had been really doing well. Working almost full time for the summer, living on my own, and having fun and traveling on weekends. My only symptoms that are still occurring are vestibular issues (mostly just ear pain), some fatigue/brain fog, and headaches from my neck and jaw. None of this really affected my day to day activities.

However, on Sunday afternoon I was getting something out of my car and hit my head on the door frame. It was a significant enough hit where I said "Ow!" and felt my head was sore immediately. I didn't really think it was enough to cause a concussion but then again I know we are more vulnerable if we had prior ones. I tried to calm my anxiety but felt a little queasy on my ride home and a little dazed (but that could've just been a long weekend of traveling).

I felt fine the rest of the night, it wasn't until Monday morning when I was getting ready for work that I felt light headed and needed to lay down. I fell asleep for ~1 hour and then felt better the rest of the day (I called in sick from work but I went for a 20 minute walk, supermarket, watched tv, etc.) all with no problem.

For the most part I'd say I feel fine except for a few troubling "symptoms". The lightheaded feeling (not like im going to faint but just breaking out in cold sweat and feeling a little dazed), and slight nausea. These symptoms are NOT normal for me, and they have been coming and going since I hit my head. I also have a headache and soreness at the top of my head where I hit it, although I get these headaches often from my neck. So really just the lightheaded/queasiness is worrisome.

Should I seek medical attention? Do I have a concussion or could it just be an inflammation of symptoms? If I knew for sure I had one I would just be ready to lie in a dark room and recover but I'm not really sure that I have one to be honest so I'm not sure what to do.

Any help?
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