View Single Post
Old 09-15-2012, 10:04 AM
worried12378 worried12378 is offline
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 42
10 yr Member
worried12378 worried12378 is offline
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 42
10 yr Member
Default 3rd ct scan - is there any need?

hi,

2 weeks ago, unfortunately i was assaulted and got hit quite intensively in the head a couple of times (mostly on my left cheek). I dinīt lose my conciousness and i didnīt pass out. After the assault i was relatively ok (i was shocked a little bit but i dinīt esperience any physical symptoms). Nevertheless i went to the hospital and they performed a skull and a cervical spine x-rays, both came out ok. At that time i still didnīt experience any physical symptoms so they sent me home, telling me to rest and to drink a lot of water. About 10 hours after the assault very bothersome physical symptoms strated to appear (confusion, anxiety, horrible panic attacks, desorientation, face numbness, memory loss, dizziness, etc., nothing felt ok). So i went to the hospital the following morning (about 30 hours after the accident) and they performed a CT scan of my brain. Fortunately, it came out ok, so they sent me back home. I wasnīt getting any better, dinīt go to work and was barely able to get out of my bed. About 4,5 days after the accident i was feeling really awful so i decided to talk to my doctor again. Eye specialist saw me, throat/nose/ear specilaist saw me and dinīt find anything wrong. Nontheless they performed another CT scan of my brain and fortunately it came out ok. So they sent me home again telling me to rest more. Now itīs about 2 weeks after the accident and although fortunately i feel better (good enough to be able to type this message) i was wondering weather there is any need for another ct (i stil have symptoms, they arenīt as intensive as they used to be, but mainly nausea is still intensive and it bothers me a lot), just to be on the safe side. My doctor donīt think itīs necessary but i decided to try to ask here too, because there are a lot of people that have a lot of real experince with concussions. So do you think there is any possibility for bleeding or swelling to occur despite the 4,5 days negative CT scan? thank you for your opinions!
worried12378 is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote