[DeanBJJ]

I've almost reached the end of my tether. I've had 4 concussions in 18 months, had a mild concussion 11 days ago and another potential mild concussion 3 weeks before that.

I've quit contact sports now and want to look after my long term health and then I go and have the worst experience.

I was just getting something from the boot of my car and we have a storm going on atm and the boot lid came down on the back of my head from the wind. Because I was so angry and annoyed I yanked my head out and actually someone managed to clobber the otherside of my head on the boot as I was holding it and lifting it off my head.

SO I am 11 days post concussion and just sustained 2 hard knocks to the back of my head. I have a huge headache and pressure in the back of my head and feel sick.

I'm honestly so over this and every single thing giving me a concussion or flare ups.

If this is another concussion, what dangers happen if I get on after sustaining one 11 days prior?

[Mark in Idaho]

Are these concussions or just head bumps? A boot/trunk lid is not enough to cause a concussion. Annoying,,,, YES.

[DeanBJJ]

Originally Posted by Mark in Idaho

Are these concussions or just head bumps? A boot/trunk lid is not enough to cause a concussion. Annoying,,,, YES.

Well I had a concussion specialist come see me today (been booked for 4 weeks).

I spoke to them and they said this :

33 days ago (1 month) - Sustained Mild concussion
12 days ago - Sustained knock that flared up and added cumulative effect to previous concucisson
1 day ago (yesterday) - sustained knock that again added cumulative effect.

I asked if there was a way to determine if it is another concussion or a flare up and they said no because there is no sure way to know unless you were knocked out with 2 different incidents.

So honestly, I am freaking out about my long term health right now as what happens if I did sustain 3 concussions within 1 month.

I was feeling honestly fine yesterday (12 days post second knock), and today I feel awful. Pressure in the head, headache and I have literally slept most of the day. I can't do anything for more than 20 minutes without fatigue so it honestly feels like a concussion ontop of a concussion ever since I hit my head on boot lid.

The lid actually came down from wind and struck me on the head. They said because I am still in the vulnerability period that things that wouldn't normally cause issues can add a cumulative effect when recovering.

I'm honestly so stressed and upset and wished I had listened to you after that FIRST knock I recieved when going back training and stopped.

Right now I am so worried as I have potentially had 3 concussions in 1 month. I don't know what to do or who to see. It seems that speaking to doctors or even concussion specialists they can't tell me if I am or am not recieving multiple concussions.

I'm thinking of privately paying for a full nuerophysc exam and also I'm being referred for CT and MRI just to rule out other issues.

How dangerous is recieving a concussion ontop of concussion apart from SIS?

[Jomar]

Explore our sticky threads and read past posts by others with similar minor head bump concerns.. 2 important sticky threads below..

Anxiety, bumps, symptoms , treatment info links

Vitamin and Supplements Regimen

You mentioned in another post that you had anxiety before the initial injury... That anxiety can become magnified after a injury... Any concussion /care providers you see should know that information to give you the best treatment plan.

[DrewDigital]

You need to protect your head. The minor head bumps cause inflammation and the inflammation is what causes your symptoms, so it's important to protect the head while your brain recovers and heals.

Wear a padded hat like the Ribcap or the Unequal Dome 3.
Protective Dome Baseball Hat Inserts & Liners
The Unequal Dome 3 needs a larger hat to go into so get the XXL size like this Under Armour

[Mark in Idaho]

DeanBJJ,

You need to stop asking doctors for a diagnosis THAT DOES NOT CHANGE your future.

I would confront these 'experts' as quacks. They are a part of the Concussion Industry. The Concussion Industry is focused on MAKING MONEY by keeping patients undergoing worthless treatment and diagnostics and imaging.

There is nothing you can do but resolve your irrational anxiety.

You did not have three concussions.

"33 days ago (1 month) - Sustained Mild concussion
12 days ago - Sustained knock that flared up and added cumulative effect to previous concucisson
1 day ago (yesterday) - sustained knock that again added cumulative effect."

5-12-22
"However, tonight I got "diagnosed" with a "mild concussion."
I was told all the nuero tests were fine but that because I was walking funny and "that caused me to come in to see a doctor," they said it was a mild concussion.

But I was told that it was so minor and nothing like my previous concussions and that it is too early to tell if it is an issue and that if I feel fine tomorrow not to worry but if I don't get better come back."

You thought you were walking funny.... Self-diagnosis is rarely helpful or correct. Walking funny is not a symptom of a very lild concussion. If you truly were walking funny due to a brain trauma, you would also manifest other symptoms. "I was told all the neuro tests were fine...."

THAT WAS NOT A CONCUSSION. That was an anxiety response.

Medicine/health care is a business. They make money examining you and treating you. They get paid more if they chart a diagnosis. Charting ICD Codes determine the fee they get paid. International Code of Diagnostics.....

Your anxiety and access to health insurance to pay doctors is building a mountain out of nothing.

The simple evidence that you are irrational is that you chose to continue with BBJ despite knowing the risks. That was irrational thinking.

Find ways to start thinking rationally.

[DeanBJJ]

Originally Posted by Jomar

Explore our sticky threads and read past posts by others with similar minor head bump concerns.. 2 important sticky threads below..

Anxiety, bumps, symptoms , treatment info links

Vitamin and Supplements Regimen

You mentioned in another post that you had anxiety before the initial injury... That anxiety can become magnified after a injury... Any concussion /care providers you see should know that information to give you the best treatment plan.

Thank you I will explore those threads.

yeah I definitely have big anxiety after the concussion I do need to see someone about that

[DeanBJJ]

Originally Posted by DrewDigital

You need to protect your head. The minor head bumps cause inflammation and the inflammation is what causes your symptoms, so it's important to protect the head while your brain recovers and heals.

Wear a padded hat like the Ribcap or the Unequal Dome 3.
Protective Dome Baseball Hat Inserts & Liners
The Unequal Dome 3 needs a larger hat to go into so get the XXL size like this Under Armour

Those hat things look really good. I heard that helmets and padded things that sports people use don't reduce the risk of concussion tho as it doesn't stop your brain from accelerating/decelerating in your head so how are these supposed to help?

[DeanBJJ]

Originally Posted by Mark in Idaho

DeanBJJ,

You need to stop asking doctors for a diagnosis THAT DOES NOT CHANGE your future.

I would confront these 'experts' as quacks. They are a part of the Concussion Industry. The Concussion Industry is focused on MAKING MONEY by keeping patients undergoing worthless treatment and diagnostics and imaging.

There is nothing you can do but resolve your irrational anxiety.

You did not have three concussions.

"33 days ago (1 month) - Sustained Mild concussion
12 days ago - Sustained knock that flared up and added cumulative effect to previous concucisson
1 day ago (yesterday) - sustained knock that again added cumulative effect."

5-12-22
"However, tonight I got "diagnosed" with a "mild concussion."
I was told all the nuero tests were fine but that because I was walking funny and "that caused me to come in to see a doctor," they said it was a mild concussion.

But I was told that it was so minor and nothing like my previous concussions and that it is too early to tell if it is an issue and that if I feel fine tomorrow not to worry but if I don't get better come back."

You thought you were walking funny.... Self-diagnosis is rarely helpful or correct. Walking funny is not a symptom of a very lild concussion. If you truly were walking funny due to a brain trauma, you would also manifest other symptoms. "I was told all the neuro tests were fine...."

THAT WAS NOT A CONCUSSION. That was an anxiety response.

Medicine/health care is a business. They make money examining you and treating you. They get paid more if they chart a diagnosis. Charting ICD Codes determine the fee they get paid. International Code of Diagnostics.....

Your anxiety and access to health insurance to pay doctors is building a mountain out of nothing.

The simple evidence that you are irrational is that you chose to continue with BBJ despite knowing the risks. That was irrational thinking.

Find ways to start thinking rationally.

That does make a lot of sense. Luckily I have health insurance and where I live it is all covered under accident compensation but I suppose the people get paid either way.

Yeah only thing is that first "mild concussion" I don't think was one as I was honestly 90% fine the next day and 100% fine on day 2. Only symptom was trouble sleeiping for 2 or 3 weeks which had never happened to me before.

That second knock, I definitely think something was wrong as for 4 or 5 days I was getting fatigued/dizzy after 2 - 3 hours of doing something. So I wasn't that bad for that knock but it felt like a concussion.

Anyway, 2 days ago, I was doing really good, I had quit BJJ and was focussing on getting my life back on track, but honestly, that boot lid incident was a double whammy.

What I mean is, the boot lid came down on me and I freaked out and yanked my head out and actually clobberred the other side of my head. So the boot lid hit the back of my head and then I ripped my head out and smaccked the back left side of my head, so I gave myself 2 good whacks within 1 minute.

And then, that night, I slept weird like my head was all pressured and I was dizzy and headachy and I slept pretty much all night and then most of the day. And then last night, I slept from 9pm - 12am today so slept mostly 35 hours since the last 48 hours of the injuey.

And especially that first day, I couldn't look at screens or read etc.

To me, that seems like obvious signs of a concussion and that was why I was so worried.

[DrewDigital]

Originally Posted by DeanBJJ

Those hat things look really good. I heard that helmets and padded things that sports people use don't reduce the risk of concussion tho as it doesn't stop your brain from accelerating/decelerating in your head so how are these supposed to help?

The padded hats I referred to are very effective at reducing the deceleration force of low-force impacts. It's these low-force events that people complain about the most, like the trunk lid incident.

Padded hats are not effective in high-force impacts, such as a bicycle crash, because as you say, they don't reduce the deceleration significantly enough. That's why they are not meant to replace bicycle helmets for cycling.

These hats will also reduce anxiety because they give you a sense of security so you don't have to worry about hitting your head. And if you do hit your head, it will be a significantly lower impact so your brain won't over-react with excessive anxiety or inflammation.