Concussion
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Aug 2013
9:17am, 21 Aug 2013
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Gymfreak
Hello, this is your resident fetch idiot  Last Thursday, I had a crash on my bike and hit my head. Short version is I was picked up by an ambulance. I have about 45-60 mins amnesia, I am not sure whether I was unconscious for any of it. I had a CT scan, all fine, stayed in hospital overnight, left feeling ok, and cycled on Saturday and Sunday. Monday and Tues I didn't feel great but today feel really really horrendous. Dizzy, very sick, headache, didn't really sleep last night, whole body aches. I have read it can take 1-2 weeks to get over a smack on the head, but I'm wondering how 'normal' it is for it to be getting worse, and whether I should get checked out again. I feel guilty enough about the ambulance as it is and don't really want to waste any more NHS time! I very very nearly phoned in sick today, I can hardly move but feel bad about it as the whole affair is my own doing! Anyone any experiences or any docs around to assure me its ok?! |
Aug 2013
9:22am, 21 Aug 2013
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eL Bee!
Or, like Flatlander you could have a slow bleed, which can be quite serious if left unchecked. Time to go play with the NHS young lady
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Aug 2013
9:24am, 21 Aug 2013
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Gymfreak
Oh FFS Do I go to my GP for that?
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Aug 2013
9:25am, 21 Aug 2013
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Velociraptor
Domestic consensus here. It's not one bit normal for your head still to be getting worse (and any other injuries should have outed themselves by now) and you ought to take yourself to A&E.
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Aug 2013
9:25am, 21 Aug 2013
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Velociraptor
No need to go through your GP, just go up to the hospital.
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Aug 2013
9:29am, 21 Aug 2013
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Velociraptor
As for the "it's my own doing" thing ... WTF? You've lost it good and proper, lass. Definitely get to the hospital.
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Aug 2013
9:31am, 21 Aug 2013
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Gymfreak
Very. Bad. Times. Work are not going to like this one. Is minor injuries any good (there is one here) or does it need to be A&E? (I think that's a trip to Slough of all places )
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Aug 2013
9:31am, 21 Aug 2013
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Gymfreak
I mean my own doing for slipping on silly cattle grids on a bike. Noone to blame but myself!!
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Aug 2013
9:32am, 21 Aug 2013
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Endorphins Junky
So not a medical professional, but getting worse at this stage can not be a good sign. Hospital. ASAP.
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Aug 2013
9:35am, 21 Aug 2013
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eL Bee!
A&E - it'll use up fewer resources as minor injuries will send you there anyway And unless you went "Oh look an wet cattle grid, I'll engineer an accident here......" which you didn't, it's not your own doing, just a set of circumstances that led to an accident. |
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