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Old 09-16-2012, 05:38 AM #4
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You're right my family doc was really no help at all until he noticed heavy dark bags under my eyes (raccoon eyes was what he wrote on the paper) and gave the option for a ct scan.
I still have strong sensitivity to light and it seems like evening time is more darker (literally) than usual, constant headaches, sleepiness.

I stopped drinking alcohol since and opt out of caffeinated beverages.

Thanks for the advice. I'll rest up as much as I can, and let time do the healing.

Something doesn't quite add up, my impression was that raccoon eyes are actual bruising around the eyes related to head trauma (black eyes). I think if this was the case, you'd either have bruising around only one eye, or it would be a sign of a more serious brain injury or a skull fracture? You had none of these.

I am not a doctor, but I think bruising around both eyes from a just a concussion might be possible but rare.

If yours were only heavy dark bags, in my opinion they sound more like allergic shiners, or 'dark circles' which are caused by numerous less sinister things. Did you have actual bruising which took a long time to disappear?

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