Sorry to hear about your ordeal.
It seems that you may experiences a setback with PCS due to the punch.
A MRI will do no good with head injuries of this nature, a QEED will be more informative. For a Qeed i would wait out for another 6 weeks to see if the symptoms are still pronounced... ( you probably will be fine)
Try to relax, if not own your own , than through medication. Anxiety can mimic PCS symptoms, especially fatigue. I once thought to have received another concussion, instantly anxiety kicked in, after a couple of days on Xanax I bounced back. I think most of my symptoms where related to anxiety at that time.
You may also consider controlled exercise, in where you work out only to a point in where the symptoms are not increased.( try to keep your heartbeat below a 130 for the first week and than increase by 5 for each additional week. 15 minutes the first week and 30 minutes thereafter)
there is a study with some evidence be able to bring athletics back on track with exercise.
Keep us informed on your progress.
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Originally Posted by baseball07
Hello everyone. I am going through PCS from what I think is a second concussion and I am looking for any help or thoughts on the issue. Here is my story.
5 years back I fell off of a bunkbed and slammed my head onto a concrete floor, didn't lose concusiouness (dazed for a bit) but threw up shortly after. The next day I had sensitivity to light fatigue foggy etc. but that cleared the day after that for about a month. A month later this foggy confused disoriented feeling instantly came over me. I was having these vision problems, very hard to explain, not dizzy or headache problems but like everything moves in slow motion. I also developed a stutter during this time. CT and MRI ok. Me and my doctors assumed PCS. The past few years I think I have been getting a little better and I grew content with how I was feeling. I was able to workout and exercise, and I felt good afterward.
A few weeks ago I was punced in the nose, and a waterfall of blood drained out of my nose for about 2 minutes. I didn't loose concusness or throw up, I felt like I usually do with the exception of a swollen and bruised nose. A few days after that my fog that I constantly experience got much worse. I now have horrible fatigue, alot of anxietly and irritability but no light sensitivity or piercing headaches. I cannot work out or exert myself because I get so confused and foggy that I get extrmely disoriented. The main issue here is the weird slow moving vision issues I am having.
Can getting hit in the nose give a concussion? My head was knocked back but is there enough force to slam the brain against the skull? Would it be wise to get another CT or MRI just to see if there is any bleeding of the brain even though I didn't throw up or get knocked out?
I would really appreciate any advice or thoughts on this. I have been dealing with this PCS for many years and it would be nice to hear from people who have experienced this or that have some information they can share.
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