Once they determine if it's either a head injury or a spinal column issue your plan of 'attack' to heal could be very different. Asides from what Hockey said about REST? IF you can concentrate at all, work on your school assignments [it mite take you almost twice as long to 'get' it into your brain?] and from all that the docs ask you, well, bring that NOTE PAD and write down what terms you can...if the doc says something like: 'Mumble, snorffle, dorxoslaxis?' HIM to spell it out for you! Don't ask him to write it down--ever try and read a doc's prescription? You write it down, and even if you don't get all of 'it'? We've all been bailing out that boat ourselves and can help.
Once you find out what damage [if any] there is, the doc's not going to explain a whole bunch about it, other than the bare bones of what's going on and what to do next...with a usual -'we'll see how you're doing when I see you next'...
Soo, learn, learn and then learn more about which problem you have...essentially? Is it animal, vegetable or mineral kind of thing...and then learn all you can! There are lots of good folks here or at other sources and you will find we all share. We'll talk about options if you can't do any soccer after a while, but don't worry about that now...Just worry about the what all is going on and what to do about it! I prefer to think positively tho....and you should too! FOLLOW doctor's instructions, keep your mind sharp, ask about physcial therapies you can do to keep your body tone in shape safely, and once you get any go ahead go from there. Use your brain right now to be your secret weapon.... by knowing what is going on w/doc exams, then what it all means is YOU being one jump ahead of your docs. You have to be your own 'goalie' in the medical world. Do keep us up to date! And, don't be shy, ever about asking questions. - j 's