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12-10-2014, 05:01 AM | #1 | |||
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Hello,
I'm new here and I'm a 17 year old high school student. A little more than a month ago (27 October 2014), I was running in my house (not too fast, I was just a little bit hyperactive) and I accidentally hit my head against a wall (at the right side of the head). I did not lose consciousness, had no nausea and didn't vomit, but still felt confused later. I went to ER a few hours later, had a neurological exam and the doctor said I'm fine and the confusion should go away in the next few days. He didn't tell me to rest, but because of the confusion I've decided to stay at home the next day to rest. A week and a half later (6 November 2014), my symtoms were still 95% there when I stood at the side of a basketball field at a sports lesson and a basketball fell on my head. I suspected a second concussion, so I quickly went home and I was very afraid it's going to become dangerous. I barely felt my legs for a few hours, but nothing life threatening happened, luckily. It's now more than a month after the second concussion and I still feel bad. I'm having difficulties focusing and generally I'm very confused most of the day. It's just unbelievable. It's making things harder for me at school and at life in general. I don't know if it's related, but my eyes are now VERY DRY, and if water gets into them it hurts for a few minutes. I feel stupid and dazed and I hate it. I also have headaches almost every day that impact my ability to do things right. Even video games now look confusing and kind of weird to me (not sure how to explain it)... Also, I'm worried about another concussions all the time. For example, today I ate popcorn, and after I finished the popcorn itself, I have chewed some corn seeds (the ones that didn't pop) in my mouth. While chewing, some of them escaped my teeth while I was biting on them and I felt my whole head shake as a result. That was about an hour ago, and now I feel nauseous and my vision is blurry. Did I cause myself another concussion? I'm afraid that because I chewed these solid popcorn seeds too hard, it caused me a concussion (I felt my head shake when they escaped my teeth during chewing, as I said). What do you think? Will I ever recover? And about these popcorn seeds, is this dangerous? I know that concussion is usually caused from physical trauma, but chewing these popcorn seeds made my head move around really fast and I'm not feeling well now. Please take your time to reply, it would really help me. Thanks, -ProAgonist |
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