soccer,

You can buy a blood pressure monitor that straps around your wrist. Walgreens.com has two different models for $49.99 each.

What would have happened if that high pass over your head had instead, hit your head? Think about it and save your brain. You can't grow a new one.

i thought of some other questions i wanted to ask. does anyone ever experience the feeling that you are falling asleep uncontrollably while working out usually during running. it is a weird feeling while were doing sprints i feel more awake then while walking i feel fine. but anytime were jogging the faster i run the closer i am to falling asleep. has anyone ever had that?

im sure i will think of more questions and will post them when i think of them.

Talk to you parents and get to the doctor ASAP. To me, it sounds like there could be other things going on other than PCS. You should get your heart and blood pressure checked out. This all sounds pretty scary to me. Please get check out and let us know how you are doing.

thought of another one does anyone get the kind of headache where it feels like your head is hot or burning. not to the touch more like inside your head. i have noticed a pattern that seems to go along with it.

first i will get very naseous then i will get dizzy like my balance is messed up and then these burning headaches come which usually go away after a few minutes and then i usually get the ice pick headaches.

does anyone else get this or know why this could be happening?

soccer,

Yes, your symptoms are very common with concussion. You need to get seen by a good doctor who understands concussion. At least a neurologist. Definitely someone better than a family doctor. A specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation might be helpful.

You should not be putting yourself at risk. One of the symptoms of concussion is the tendency to minimize your symptoms. This results in making very poor judgments about your ability to tell when you are at greatest risk. Part of your brain is just not working.

You are risking the rest of your life, not just next year or next season.

The body and brain is very good at telling you that something is wrong. Yours is screaming at you.

Please, get some good medical help. If you don't do it for yourself, do it for those you love and who love you. They will be the ones who will have to care for you if you get hurt again or if your condition deteriorates.

You are still young. Now is the time to let your brain heal. It will not heal very well as you get older.

Please........

Soccer14: I have to agree with everyone else here with respect to sports. After a really sucessful start in high school sports, my daughter has missed volleyball, basketball, and now track her sophomore year. I know missing out on your sports seems unbearable. When you define yourself as an "athlete" it's hard to lose your place. It's hard for kids like you to tame that competitive nature. However, this is not something you can "tough out" and get better.

The more you push it, the slower your brain is going to heal. I'm sure you've had team mates lose an entire season due to an ACL injury or something similar, right? Nobody thinks less of them if they quit that sport altogether or take off a whole year. This is no different. In fact if there was any way to actually see a concussion, as you can see a broken bone or torn ACL, people would probably be locking you in your room to keep you from doing any further irritation or harm.

I've spent more hours than I can count in high school gyms. There is no denying that basketball is risky. Be kind to your future self!!!!

yea i can understan that. i have one thing that troubles me though. one game i was playing in i hadnt been doing well at all you know just working to stand up but i didnt want to say anything so i kept playing.

about half way through the 3 quarter all of a sudden it was like my head totally cleared and i felt the most calm i ever had in my life. i went on to score 15 points in the 4 quarter and felt great for about an hour after the game.

its happened a couple more times since then so i always second guess myself on whether i should keep playing or not. i know i should stop but if it gets better all of a sudden like that it just feels like a waste then.

what could this be?

Hi Soccer14

I have been worried about ya.

You are getting some good advice above.

Sorry you're still struggling with these things.

It's time to be reevaluated. That's just part of being injured/not healthy for whatever reason. You probably are not going to be happy about the results.

Your new concerns can be related to PCS or it may be unrelated. but either way, a combination of or a result of or something else doesn't matter. I don't think you can escape the necessary medical attention any longer.

You're very stong-willed, which is a good thing. Use it wisely. Put your health first.

I like to look 5 years ahead for a short-term plan/goal and then see 10 years down the road as more of a goal. Where will you be soccer14?

Chances are, your coach already knows something's not right too. Your eyes would tell the tale too. dilated pupils, constricted pupils. You may be exhibiting a dazed looked or gaze and you're the only that don't know that. You could have a cold, clamy look, sweaty...

You blood pressure needs to be monitored for sure.

It sounds like you're experiencing episodes of syncope, for whatever reason, and in addition to all the PCS symptoms you're still dealing with.

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/811669-overview -

http://www.google.com/search?sourcei...S338&q=syncope

Take care.

Keep in touch...

My concern is not about how well you can play. We all have moments of high function compared to our normal symptoms. My concern is the risk you put yourself in.

I wonder if you have an adrenal system malfunctioning. When it finally kicks into gear, your head could be clearing up enough for you to feel great. This also could relate to your other intermittent symptoms.

Do you ever have times where you get REAL frustrated, either at a person or study struggle? Do you have times where you think you want to strangle someone for their comment or action?

Do you have times when you just can't sit still? Or have a leg that twitches? Or you have racing thoughts?

Do you have times when you say to yourself, "I just don't care"? Or you have a hard time getting motivated to do what you know you need to do?

These are all symptoms of your brain not functioning properly. They can come and go due to a myriad of reasons, blood sugar levels, stress, sleep, allergens, immune responses, hormone imbalances, etc. These are all symptoms that should be journaled with the circumstances before these symptoms appeared.

Then, you need to present them to a doctor who understands PCS.

I'm sure you think we are worry warts & fuddy duddy's

But we have been there and done that - and are paying the price of head injuries or previous head injuries.

Please see an expert chiropractor that will do a full evaluation of your spine & body posture.
An upper cervical/Nucca trained DC that specializes in PCS/TBI injuries would really be good.

I went off my horse at age 15 and the repercussions of it showed up 25 yrs later, plus 15 yrs of repetitive work added to that.

My fall was only a minor concussion, but age & work, life took a toll.

We are all just trying to make sure you are fully healthy and recovered before you return to sports.

explore this website to learn more-
http://www.upcspine.com/self.htm

here is one Drs website that has highlighted portions that explain more about it - but you can find many more by doing a simple search on upper cervical.
http://www.necksecret.com/The_Atlas_Vertebra.html

Image showing what part of the body is affected by spinal column -
http://www.omealyspineandposture.com...ctic_small.jpg
might have to hit CTRL+ to make it larger