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I'm not sure if this qualifies as a brain injury but I've had a concussion and whiplash before. Last night I was somewhere and slipped and cracked my head off a post that was metal and filled with concrete. It hurt so bad. I haven't went to the hospital yet. I really dont want it to be another concussion. My head hurts really bad right now and its black and blue where I hit. I scratched my upper leg too and its sore. I also dont want to go because I dont have insurance.

If you feel pressure in your head, go to the emergency room. Your brain could swell from the blow. If you are more sensitive to light or noise, go to the emergency room. If your speech becomes slurred, go to the emergency room. If you notice a difference in how things taste or smell, same thing. Did you go unconscious? If you went unconscious or can't remember exactly what happened, I'd go to the emergency room. Look at the pupils of your eyes. Are they really big? Or different sizes? Other serious symptoms are your coordination being worse; feeling confused, things getting worse rather than stabilizing or getting better. If you feel changes in your breathing, or that things are moving in slow motion, those are other signs.

I can't remember if I went unconscious or not. My husband asked.me if I did and I said i dont know.

Yah, you need to go to the emergency room.

I managed to get another concussion and whiplash. Yeah.

I don't know how they treat concussion? What did they tell you to do?

I dont think there’s anything they can do. They told me after my first one that it should get better on its own. They didn’t tell me to do anything. They gave me some kind of tylenol that didn’t even touch it. And that’s it.

I'm sorry that you went to the ER, just to be given some Tylenol. I guess that wasn't worth it. All I see for treatment online is rest. Other than that, I guess there isn't much to do. You need physical and mental rest. Don't think to hard. I feel bad that you are going through this. I wish I could do something to help.

Hey

how have you been doing? any lasting efforts from the fall?

Not so good. I’ve gotten 10 concussions since then. I got hit by a car in 2020