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Old 12-31-2017, 06:07 PM #1
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Default just cracked my head on corner of cupboard door

what a way to bring in the new year (especially since I am completely sober). walked right into the corner of cupboard door. like a serious, WACK (i was stunned/saw stars). the top left side of my head. almost immediately a golfball sized lump has formed with blood (blood was from the sharp edge and his subsided).
I feel woozy/lightheaded with a major pressure/pain in my head. I am slightly confused (in that I kept telling my Aunt it was the right side of my head, when it's actually the left...also, I couldn't remember where the "post thread" button on this forum was, took me a little bit...). my vision is a bit blurry. this HAS to be a concussion.
I happened to take an Advil about 12 hours ago, I hope this isn't a concern now.

I am screwed again, aren't I?
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It sounds more like a gouge and soft tissue injury. They can be quite painful. The sharp pain can trigger all sorts of responses. You already know how you are prone to extreme reactions to any bumps. Anxiety can easily cause you confusion about right vs left. If you saw how often I get flustered and reverse what I am trying to say, you'd learn to accept how the brain can get messed up without a concussion.

Are you screwed? Only if you choose to be.

btw, I have a hard time with the forces involved if it was a concussion. If you hit it with enough force to be a concussion, you would have busted the hinges to the door. If you tried to hang from the door, you would tear it off. That is just 1 G of force. You endure 4 to 10 Gs walking down steps.

If you had come up quickly under the fixed cabinet, I'd be more concerned.
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It sounds more like a gouge and soft tissue injury. They can be quite painful. The sharp pain can trigger all sorts of responses. You already know how you are prone to extreme reactions to any bumps. Anxiety can easily cause you confusion about right vs left. If you saw how often I get flustered and reverse what I am trying to say, you'd learn to accept how the brain can get messed up without a concussion.

Are you screwed? Only if you choose to be.

btw, I have a hard time with the forces involved if it was a concussion. If you hit it with enough force to be a concussion, you would have busted the hinges to the door. If you tried to hang from the door, you would tear it off. That is just 1 G of force. You endure 4 to 10 Gs walking down steps.

If you had come up quickly under the fixed cabinet, I'd be more concerned.
thanks for the response.

just got back from the ER. Doc said I "without a doubt have a concussion" ... I threw up shortly after getting to the ER, then threw up an hour later and feel like I need to throw up right now. My balance is off, like I am drunk. My entire head has a severe pressure in it. I am completely out of it. & the lump is massive. like, even more massive than from any punch I've ever taken. it's like a golf ball. the good news he said is the risk of a bleeding or serious brain injury is around 1% because of where I hit the skull (front left (haha I just typed "right" again) side) is the hardest bone in the body. he also said the advil was fine and I could even take another tonight. they gave me a shot of stong anti-nauseant ...guess it hasn't kicked in yet, because I still feel pukey.

I don't think I described the injury well enough...the *thick* cupboard door was wide open, so that only the (very thick) edge was facing me. I practically ran into the thing, when frantically going to grab my oven mitts (pork chops were burning) and WACK. like, i felt rubbery in the legs and immediately queasy and there was a flash of white. it was more than just stars. it was bad. this lump is massive.

I don't know, I don't want to believe it is a concussion...because I am scared about what's to come.

good thing I have some benzos just in case...

happy new year.
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Along with being woozy, in pain and still a bit queasy, I've woken up with a click/popping in my left jaw when I open it and a very crunchy neck when I even move it slightly (not cracky, but crunchy). I must have really whiplashed?
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