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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Saskatchewan
Posts: 237
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Saskatchewan
Posts: 237
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You won't believe this... Ok maybe you will
My son is nine years old.
He plays hockey. (Of course, because its mandatory in Canada. Just kidding)
Tonight at his game he got hit (in a no-contact level it still happens) AND we got back tonight from the ER with the diagnosis of... You guessed it. Concussion.
I can't believe it, yet I can. I'm starting to think my whole family belongs in bubble wrap.
So. I've learned a lot here but I haven't spent much time learning about first aid, more like coping with PCS. I've never had to concern myself with the sports side of it.
I find I'm a bit clueless as to what to do for concussion, I didn't find you guys until I was already in the PCS phase.
What should his next couple of days look like? Anything I should be watching for?
I've told him no TV no video games until he is pain free. Dark quiet rest... But for how long?
Any ideas of approved activity?
Doc says 2 weeks no hockey, gradual return to play once pain free and regularly monitored progress. I am guessing this is sound advice?
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About it: October 26, 2012 I fell backward on an icy parking lot at work. I was on Workers Comp for 9 months. My PCS : everyday headaches became once in a while headaches, and neck pain became manageable. Still have occasional mild dizziness, sometimes fullness in the ears, convergence insufficiency, sequencing struggles, short term memory struggles, verbal processing delays. CT neg, MRI neg. Therapies: prism glasses, acupuncture, icing neck, resting, supplementing, Elavil 20mg at bedtime.
NEW: Completed 12 weeks of physical therapy and returned to work full time.
About me: I'm a marketing manager, a mom with a blended family and wife to a heart attack survivor. I believe my brain injury taught me more than it cost me. I'm grateful to still be me!
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