What To Do If You Think You Have Had a Concussion?

Yesterday I was playing basketball with my brother, (I’m 14) and the ball hit the rim and came down on my head. After getting hit, I felt a bit dazed but nothing out of the ordinary. Today I woke up feeling normal and went to school to take my science exam. I felt fine but when I started to read my head started hurting a lot. Then I went outside for recess and my headache flared when playing basketball. I’m home now and the headache had kept on but it has gotten progressively better. Should I seek medical attention or just rest?

My 13 yes old son fell over backwards while doing a chair pose in PE. He was dizzy and nauseated for a while. The school nurse observed him for an hour then sent him back to class. He says he feels ok now. Finished the school day and walked home (half a mile). What do you think? Does he need to go to the doctor?

Two days ago, I slipped on ice and fell very hard on my elbow. I dont think i hit my head at all because i didnt feel anything to my head, all the pain was at my elbow. After about 30 seconds later i was fine and my elbow didnt hurt anymore. The rest of the evening was fine i went to see a movie with my friends, laugh and ran a lot. But then after the movie, we played some table hockey at the arcade and i was winning every match and i was moving like a crazy boy when out of nowhere, like absolutely nowhere, the top of my head started hurting like crazyyyy, i couldnt stand up without holding my head and complaining because of how much it hurted. After that, we took the bus and all went back to our houses. When going back home, i dont remeber my head hurting, but as soon as i got back it started hurting intensively again. I decided to go to sleep straight away.

Next morning, my head hurted a little bit when i woke up and as soon as i stood up it hurted badly. I wasnt very dizzy though, only the headache.

Now today, i couldnt sleep well and im dizzy. my head hurts a lot when i play video games for a long period of time.

Im pretty sure i have a concussion but what bothers me is that i never hit my head. Could it be something else or was the shock so intense that it couldve reached my brain?

I hit the back of my head on concrete and my head hurts and I have a headache I don’t know what to do is it bad if I rest and take a nap?

I’m rather amazed at these questions. “I hit my head now I feel sick to my stomach and I have a headache? Did I have a concussion?”
Yes, you probably did.

I’m going to praise the state I live in- very unusual- because they have a protocol for kids that are concussed. They don’t go back to school for a week, and when they do come back, the teachers have to give you a two-week extension on all assignments.

I asked the principal why did such a generous program come about and of course, he didn’t answer my question. What he did say was great:
"People with concussions have injured their brain. If they’re sent back to school a day or two later, they’re already behind, your anxiety level races and your immunosuppressive system goes 'Eh, I’ll take the day off.'” 

This puts more pressure on your brain, which is exactly what you don’t want, confusion, sleepiness, inability to understand what people are saying is raising your blood sugar and that, of course, includes your brain, which is encased in this lovely container. When the brain swells, at some point, it meets your skull bone and then you’re in bad shape.

I understand what’s it’s like it's live with parents who do the “ oh you’re such a big baby.” My girls were always good at sports. My littlest was playing soccer one day and we weren’t watching because our other daughters game was right next to it. Suddenly some assistant coaches came up to me to say she was down and of course I didn’t wait for details. I ran.

She was struggling to get up, her head hurt and she thought she lost a minute.  I asked the coach what he would do and he said to go. The entire trip to the hospital my husband spent yelling at me “oh she’s fine” “ we’re.not made of money “ etc. We took her to a pediatric ER. She had a concussion.

If your parents are being dorks, can you find a neighbor to take you to get checked out? Teacher? Please do this

Judy W

i got hit in the head with a lacrosse ball and now i’m dizzy and tired should i go to a doctor?

So on February 4th, 2019 I got hit in the face really hard with a volleyball, my coach did a concussion protocol and I passed, but today, February 5th, 2019, I got hit again and I failed the concussion protocol, I couldn't really stand and I was dizzy and I had the worst headache so they made me sit down, about 30 mins later they did another one, and I failed again, I felt really weak and dizzy and my headache was still there. I'm at home now and I still have a headache and every now and then I will get really dizzy and tired, should I be concerned?

I got tackled today playing football, hit head first, I feel like throwing up and kind of dizzy

I took a ball to the eye and am extremely drowsy and have a killer headache. Should I see a doctor?

Need some suggestions for getting my concussed so to see someone...

It happened tonight. I was not there. Picked up from friends house. Hit deer, drove to their house. They called me. Based-on/ time & location likely knocked out for a bit. Had cut on forhead.

Refused to go to hospital. Took home. Got bleeding stopped & bandaged. Undressed no other bleeds. Eyes ok. Walking. Drinking. Swallowing. Issues talking, but coherently responding to instructions.

Not going to turn this into a physical altercation to go. Hopefully can get a group to herd into hospital tomorrow.

Past major TBI.

I was at cheer today and we were working on extensions and I fell on the back of my head and neck and all I saw was black when my head hit the ground. I've had a headact since the incident at 5:30. My dad said I'm fine and just ignores it like he does everything. Should I go to the school nurse or something ?

I've been experiencing lots of dizziness, headaches and I feel like the world is spinning for the past 24 hours. I've also been taking a lot of naps and feeling tired, but I usually don't ever take naps. Last night I fell and hit my head, could I maybe have a concussion?

my head was hit into a wall a few times, my head hurts and i feel a bit “slow” if that makes sense. do i need to see a professional?