Has anyone here suffered a concussion?

[mattfx]

I play Ice Hockey as my recreational sport of choice. Three months ago I suffered a fairly serious blow to the head which in turn, left me with a concussion. I always thought of concussions as relatively minor injuries which take a couple of weeks to heal and you're good to go. Of course I'd heard of sports pro's that had suffered them, but the speed / ferocity of the impact would probably be far worse which was why they ended up on the bench for longer.

However, this damn injury just will not get better... I feel like I am in a relatively constant "fog" if that makes sense, finding it hard to concentrate. Lifting any light weights at the gym just results in a headache at best, dizziness and nausea combined with a headache at worst. Similar although not as bad if I go for a swim... I've not even attempted non-contact hockey practice yet...

Has anyone else who has suffered from this got any pearls of wisdom?

[Lance]

Has anyone else who has suffered from this got any pearls of wisdom?

Have you asked your Doctor?

[bobspud]

Have you asked your Doctor?

This ^

Im presuming you got a scan when it happened? make and appointment and get seen by a specialist.

[northernladyuk]

Has anyone here suffered a concussion?

Approximately 52% of the British electorate.

[mattfx]

Spoken to a doctor: unless I exhibit symptoms such as persistent vomiting, a headache / migraine which prevents you from working, or a feeling that you aren't in control of your muscles in certain situations (i.e. shaky legs going down a flight of stairs) they will not send me for an MRI or CT scan - unfortunately.

[mattfx]

Approximately 52% of the British electorate.

Weeeyyyyyyy andddddd Brexit our dear friend, off we go again!

[BR14]

Weeeyyyyyyy andddddd Brexit our dear friend, off we go again!

yep, there's ALWAYS one! - FFS

[northernladyuk]

Weeeyyyyyyy andddddd Brexit our dear friend, off we go again!

Will you stop going on about Brexit, you dullard.

[BlasterBates]

Spoken to a doctor: unless I exhibit symptoms such as persistent vomiting, a headache / migraine which prevents you from working, or a feeling that you aren't in control of your muscles in certain situations (i.e. shaky legs going down a flight of stairs) they will not send me for an MRI or CT scan - unfortunately.

There is no point because there is nothing they can do apart from intervene if there is a serious problem. You just have to be patient.

[BR14]

Spoken to a doctor: unless I exhibit symptoms such as persistent vomiting, a headache / migraine which prevents you from working, or a feeling that you aren't in control of your muscles in certain situations (i.e. shaky legs going down a flight of stairs) they will not send me for an MRI or CT scan - unfortunately.

so exhibit (or rather, report) the shaky leg thing, say it's getting worse, and ask for a scan.