Should i quit wrestling?
 

I'll try making my lifestory quick. I'll begin by saying i am a 19 year old college student with 5 documented concussions. When i was 2 i fell out of a 2 story window, cracking my skull, resulting in a subdural hematoma, which is easily the worst scenario. I've fell skateboarding and biking multiple times, in which i passed out from twice. I ran into a metal door when I was about 7, which also resulted in a concussion, but I did not pass out. I started wrestling when I was 5, and although I did not have any documented concussions until last year, it's easy to understand I have been through a lot of blows to the head and chin. The one was documented because I was hit hard enough under my chin that i passed out. A week after this concussion, I made a bad decision and drank some alcohol, no more than i usually would, however i blacked out (possibly because of the concussion?) and woke up with a huge bump on my head. About 2 months later, i went on a 4 day snowboarding trip. I had a helmet on, however I did land on my face/head twice going off ramps, but they weren't too bad of falls. On one run, I was going as fast as I could, caught an back edge, flew backwards hitting my head on the ground before anything else, did a back-flip from my momentum, and hit my head a second time before sliding down the rest of the mountain. That was the most recent of my head injuries.

So wrestling practice has started, and I noticed I get a sharp pain in my head, maybe because of dehydration or the fact I am out of shape, or possibly because of head trauma? When it comes to studying, I really have difficulty on staying focused and I have trouble reading long paragraphs. I get dizzy, headaches, stumble upon words/sentences and even forget what I read a sentence before. I honestly cannot even remember if i used to have these studying problems. I have gotten headaches and migraines my entire life, but I think it's getting out of hand.

Should I quit wrestling and move on with my life?

onewhoknocks,

Welcome to NeuroTalk. You have found a good place.

It sounds like you need to reduce or end all risks of head impacts. Wrestling can be a serious risk.

At 19, you probably have ven more head impacts than you remember. Many 'dings' are not remembered.

What have you done to try to reduce your symptoms? Have you been seen by a doctor ? Are you taking any meds?

Please feel free to tell us all about your struggles. Please help us by limiting paragraphs to 5 lines. Some of us struggle to follow from the end of one line to the start of the next. Shorter paragraphs help.

The fact that you started a similar thread only 20 minutes later suggests you have memory problems common to Post Concussion Syndrome and Multiple Impact Syndrome. It causes me to be even more concerned about further risks of head trauma.

We are here to help.

My best to you.

Yes, sorry for the repost, I do not know how to delete a thread. And honestly I wish i knew how to reduce symptoms. I saw a neurologist after my most recent concussion, but he just increased my off-time from wrestling from 2 months to about 3 and a half. He did not prescribe me any meds, and it's actually funny, I hardly remember what he told me.

You need to quit wrestling. You will not benefit from it anymore, and you won't be able to do it for much longer anyways. Don't ruin what could be a fulfilling life by being shortsighted (and getting ringworm!).