Have you had a concussion?

[Dubra]

I got one of these damned things about two months ago. Still having headaches and its driving me crazy. Have any of you had a concussion before and gotten over the headaches? How long did it take? thsnks

[Bukem_]

I had one, things were foggy for a few days but no headaches.

[housenuts]

i've had 4 or 5. no long term headaches though. what level concussion did you get?

[Tyler Durden]

In the summer of 2002 I was beaned in the head w/ a baseball and had headaches for 24 hours. I couldn't speak by the time I got to the hospital. It was really scary.

A friend and I were in Vegas and he slipped and fell as he was getting out of the shower just hours before our return flight was leaving. I found him unconcious and naked on the bathroom floor. I had to call security and they put him on a backboard and loaded him into an ambulance. Really terrible stuff. His headaches continued for two weeks and he had to see a neurologist when we got home.

So, the answer is: it depends. On the severity of impact and other factors. If they persist you should see an MD. And of course take Advil regularly.

[Tyler Durden]

btw, this is a good question for sup bro.

[wacki]

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I got one of these damned things about two months ago. Still having headaches and its driving me crazy.

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See a doctor. You're going to need a cat scan/MRI.

[Dubra]

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I got one of these damned things about two months ago. Still having headaches and its driving me crazy.

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See a doctor. You're going to need a cat scan/MRI.

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yea, i've actively been doing this.
ct scan neg, mri later this week to determine the source of this "chronic pain"
just trying to find some positives to look for
thanks

[Dubra]

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i've had 4 or 5. no long term headaches though. what level concussion did you get?

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my doc didnt give me an number because he said there are numerous standards to go by such as loss of consciousness, headache persistence, etc.

[wacki]

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just trying to find some positives to look for
thanks

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Medicinal marijuana is legal in California.

[thatpfunk]

2 skateboarding, 3 football

[scrub]

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I got one of these damned things about two months ago. Still having headaches and its driving me crazy. Have any of you had a concussion before and gotten over the headaches? How long did it take? thsnks

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I got a bad one in a car wreck--the effects lasted for a long time.

scrub

[The Yugoslavian]

I've had several. I had very bad headaches from allergies at the times when I had concussions so I don't really know if the concussions had anything to do with them.

I no longer have any bad headaches almost ever.

I think it's not good if you're having bad headaches much longer after the concussion though....prolly should get it checked out.

Yugoslav

[Stuey]

I used to play hockey and suffered several concussions. The more you get the worse it is and it seems to take less force to cause one. I would think I was over it and return to playing to early. Ever seen one of those fainting goats?

I would limit the intense physical activites for awhile and keep seeing the doc. Yah bruised your brain bro. The worst should be over though. They told me if I had done major damage it would be easy to find. I also found reading or concentrating for long periods gave me a headache. Maybe avoid these and see if you improve. gl

[Gamblor]

playing a hockey and lacrosse and dumb [censored] like mountain biking in the Mitzpe Ramon crater and car accidents.

the headaches go away. keep hydrated and sleep alot. talk to doctors, obviously.

mri/ct the usual.

dont do anything active until you're cleared by a professional, which usually takes vo2 max testing and pattern recognition testing.

[thatpfunk]

you're not supposed to sleep after being concussed. this is like rule number 1 the doctors give you.

[lu_hawk]

i got one after a collision at home plate. for a few hours i didn't know where i was, didn't know what day it was, etc. but i don't think i ever had any headaches at the time or later on. guess i was lucky.

[jakethebake]

Clearly I have.

I got over the headache in two to three days, but it was a mild head injury. (With lasting effects).

[astroglide]

yes i've had a couple, one of them pretty bad. i don't remember having headaches but i was a kid. did have memory loss though.

[Dubra]

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I used to play hockey and suffered several concussions. The more you get the worse it is and it seems to take less force to cause one. I would think I was over it and return to playing to early. Ever seen one of those fainting goats?

I would limit the intense physical activites for awhile and keep seeing the doc. Yah bruised your brain bro. The worst should be over though. They told me if I had done major damage it would be easy to find. I also found reading or concentrating for long periods gave me a headache. Maybe avoid these and see if you improve. gl

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yeah, thanks. the hardest part for me has been to balance trying to do stuff without doing too much and getting headaches for the rest of the day.

[Gamblor]

obviously not the first night afterward.

they always woke me up every couple hours.

i mean like a week later if you still have headaches.

[MicroBob]

3 or 4 playing soccer....but not to the degree of yours I think.


Took an elbow in the forehead from a goalie trying to get a head on the ball and blacked-out for a few seconds. Only time I have ever blacked-out (including drinking).
Stayed in the game though as I got up quick enough. But puked my guts out afterwards.

Another came just from having a zillion head-balls in a game in an intramural college game.
The last one was a monster-long goalie punt and I got it squarely back with my forehead....and then I wasn't able to see out of my left-eye.
Left the game and eventually regained my vision...had to work that evening and in my 10 minute walk to my job I was weaving around like I was drunk. I just couldn't walk straight no matter how hard I tried.
People I worked with told me that my eyes were dialated and that I clearly had a concussion. I decided not to go to a doctor because I was feeling better though.


In baseball I was friends with a guy who got beaned in the head by a first-rounder with a fastball.
He walked off the field and was fine....then sitting in the dug-out he passed out. I think they took him to the hospital and used smelling-salts or whatever.
Few days later he thought he was ready to come back but he left the game again because he threw-up again between innings.

He said he was sleeping about 16 hours a day and was still having dizzy spells and bad headaches even 2 weeks after it happened.


People get hit in different parts of their brain with varying degrees of severity so obviously each situation is different.