Slight bump to head during PCS recovery
 

Hey folks,

I just wanted to inquire about bumps to head when you already have PCS. How hard do they have to be to cause any more damage? I've read that the PCS brain is very sensitive to bumps.

I just got a slight bump to my head today when my head tapped a metal frame at the bottom of my curtain. I would say the bump was about equal to someone using their knuckles to knock on a entrance door. Would this be a cause for concern?

No, knuckles knocking on a door would not even be a sub-concussive impact. The skin sensation can be uncomfortable but there is no impact to the brain.

This is classic PCS PTSD. One suffers a concussion and gets sensitized to the thought of an impact to the head. The PTSD like obsession and paranoia makes one think any contact with the head is a risk.

But, the good news is these bumps have been happening all one's life and were ignored until the concussion. We just need to relearn to ignore them.

A concussion will cause an immediate visual, cognitive, awareness, balance, and/or other disturbance, not just a minor pain sensation to the skin.

Anxiety can cause many symptoms, like jitteryness, nausea, increased heartbeat, etc. These are not signs of a concussion.

Concussion induced nausea usually takes a while to manifest. Anxiety nausea is quicker to manifest.