I fell face first and hit my forehead on the concrete last Friday at the local gas station! 12 stiches, bruises, scrapes, lots of swelling per my forehead, eyes, cheeks!! Black eyes for three days! However I was really thinking I would heal up and life would be fine. CT SCAN was clear. However I went back to the Dr of Friday let her know how dizzy I am. I am not sure but maybe mild confussion, heavy head, then light head. Noise is awful! Can bring myself to do my morning walk in the heat... just seems like I can barely walk around the house! She diagnosed me with Post Concussion Syndrome! UGH! What the heck is that?

Your post has given me some good insight! It may not go away in a couple weeks! Be positive! Thank YOU!

I probably wish I didn't listen to the first physician I saw at the ER.

This is what I was told

"Concussions are very common, and heal very fast, try to work your way up and if you get headaches stop, exercise is fine but do not hit your head hard again"

I went home and played soccer for a few hours, felt fine. Hung out with friends, wrestled a bit, fine.

Next day I wake up with a horrible headache, and that was it.

I will probably never be able to completely trust a physician again.

Actually REST!!! I didn't and It probably caused my recovery time to be longer

I I hit my head slightly on a wall almost exactly 7 months ago. I have had some improvement since the initial injury, but I am nowhere near what I thought I would be at this time. In the very beginning I was very sensitive to light and noise but the worst of the symptoms were the headaches. The noise and light sensitivity is still there and somewhat improving. My headaches though are still just terrible day to day, it is affecting me in a way I never thought possible. I was a very active 30-year-old running nearly 25 to 30 miles a week. I also played soccer twice a week. It's very frustrating not being able to do any of those things I enjoyed so much. Right now I would just like to be able to go a couple days without a pounding headache. trying to stay positive that things will get better soon, but not expecting it. For now just continue to work full-time and trying to take it easy as much as possible. For me right now the hardest part is the depression, some days aren't as bad as others, but those bad days I have, are really bad. For now just going day by day and hoping one morning I wake up and the headache is gone and doesn't come back. Hopefully soon I will be able to post my success story on here and give others some hope. To all those suffering out there, I wish you the best of luck in your recovery. Cheers for now.