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Old 10-24-2012, 03:41 PM #1
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Default Should i quit wrestling?

I'll try making my lifestory quick. I'll begin by saying i am a 19 year old college student with 5 documented concussions. When i was 2 i fell out of a 2 story window, cracking my skull, resulting in a subdural hematoma, which is easily the worst scenario. I've fell skateboarding and biking multiple times, in which i passed out from twice. I ran into a metal door when I was about 7, which also resulted in a concussion, but I did not pass out. I started wrestling when I was 5, and although I did not have any documented concussions until last year, it's easy to understand I have been through a lot of blows to the head and chin. The one was documented because I was hit hard enough under my chin that i passed out. A week after this concussion, I made a bad decision and drank some alcohol, no more than i usually would, however i blacked out (possibly because of the concussion?) and woke up with a huge bump on my head. About 2 months later, i went on a 4 day snowboarding trip. I had a helmet on, however I did land on my face/head twice going off ramps, but they weren't too bad of falls. On one run, I was going as fast as I could, caught an back edge, flew backwards hitting my head on the ground before anything else, did a back-flip from my momentum, and hit my head a second time before sliding down the rest of the mountain. That was the most recent of my head injuries.

So wrestling practice has started, and I noticed I get a sharp pain in my head, maybe because of dehydration or the fact I am out of shape, or possibly because of head trauma? When it comes to studying, I really have difficulty on staying focused and I have trouble reading long paragraphs. I get dizzy, headaches, stumble upon words/sentences and even forget what I read a sentence before. I honestly cannot even remember if i used to have these studying problems. I have gotten headaches and migraines my entire life, but I think it's getting out of hand.

Should I quit wrestling and move on with my life?
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