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Old 09-22-2012, 07:05 AM #1
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Default Questions I couldn't find answers to

Hello, after seeing many threads from this forum that have helped me answer many of the questions that come from suffering from a concussion I decided to give it a go. I'm here because three days ago (Wednesday) I suffered from two head injuries while at school. The first one was going down a corridor when "as a joke" someone put a book in my face and from reflex moved to my side and hit my left forehead against a concrete wall. It was only a inch or so movement towards that wall but at a fast speed, at least fast enough to hurt and give me a small goose-egg. I spent about 40 minutes in the school medical room with an ice pack on my head. The nurse asked me a few questions about my symptoms and did an eye test, I seemed to check out fine and was let go. About 20 after being let go my head started hurting a bit and decided to report back to the nurse. As I was turning to leave someone was opening the door, as you probably guessed, I went full on into a opening door that hit in the middle of my forehead. While I didn't loose consciousness there was momentary confusion on what had happened. In fear of hurting myself again and possible complications of multiple concussions I ran back to the medical room and broke down crying trying to explain what had happened. The nurse never did any tests for the second impact but was taken home. I had wanted to go to the hospital but my mother thought it would be pointless. She did a eye check and tested if I could stand up on one leg which I passed both. In the end I stayed home resting Thursday and unwillingly went back to school on Friday. I've been anxious about possible damage done especially with thing like SIS floating around. I didn't feel nauseous, off-balance, blurred-vision, ringing in ears or amnesia. But I do feel a bit sluggish, out-of-it, sleepy and traumatized, I just don't quite feel like myself. I don't play sport besides from the required PE lessons and I don't have a history of concussions, though I have had my fair share of minor head injuries with seemingly no long-term effects. After a few days rest I already feel more back to myself though the fear of complications is looming over me. I had a few particular questions I couldn't seem to find a definitive answer for. First of all, are two minor head injuries an hour apart worse then a mild/major concussion. Are there any long term effects? And could I have sustained a bad concussion without showing any of obvious symptoms? I wouldn't be so worried about all of this if it wasn't for the fact my whole life has been centered around the fact I plan on becoming a sub-atomic physicist and I need as much brain power as possible.
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