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Concusion question

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Zump.
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so last night was my season opener at my home mountain. i was on my brand new fujas and was ripping them around, testing them out. So i was FLYING down at full speed, popped it switch over a creek, rode out like 10 feet, went to turn, caught an isdise edge and spiked my head in the ground. good thing that i had a helmet on. My buddy brought me home early because I was so shitty. My head is pounding right now, and i was puking when i got home. I'm tired all the time and have been sleeping all day. Does that sound like a concusion?
Dec 19 2009 7:44PM
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mightyboosh
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no. does that sound like a conclusion?

seriously tho hope your not too badly beat up!
Dec 19 2009 7:46PM
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McSlay
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yes that does sound like a concussion, i would probably go to the emergency room/ doctor and get that checked out
Dec 19 2009 7:47PM
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Zump.
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yeah i'm just out of it. i don't want to go to the doctors because they will just tell me what i already know, to protect my head. i'm going to take it easy for a bit
Dec 19 2009 7:48PM
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hnosyalnif
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Yes, get checked out by a doctor, especially if the symptoms continue.
Dec 19 2009 7:48PM
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nellyyy
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if you threw up then you probably have a pretty bad concussion
Dec 19 2009 7:48PM
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mightyboosh
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yep just reread you post -  you should get some medical attention!
Dec 19 2009 7:48PM
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Zump.
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yeah i'll probably end up going monday
Dec 19 2009 7:48PM
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Beach
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If you are serious you should definitely see a doctor as puking and sleeping a lot can indicate swelling in the brain and can be very bad. A concussion is more of a very strong headache after hitting you head, even if no loss of consciousness occurred. This is not a time for NS doctor to diagnose you. See a professional!
Dec 19 2009 7:50PM
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Beach
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Serioulsy, I don't want to sound lame but you should go now. I'm no expert but have studied a fair bit of neuroscience / medical biology / emergency first aid and your symptoms do not mean you won't be fine but are typical of more serious problems.
Dec 19 2009 7:58PM
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KMeanor
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Most definitely sounds like a concussion. I've had three of these in football and sounds exactly like my concussions.
Dec 19 2009 8:19PM
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inactive
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you really need to see a doc. you shouldn't be sleeping after getting a concussion too. if you sleep after a concussion i think you risk your brain shutting down and not being able to restart.
Dec 19 2009 8:37PM
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Idahoskier420
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yea dude you're fucked up get checked out
Dec 19 2009 8:41PM
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stuartmakowski
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Hopefully you have already left for the ER.
Dec 19 2009 8:46PM
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Zump.
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yeah they said i can't sleep for more than 3 hours. i need to be woken up. fml and everyone else that needs to wake me up in the night lol
Dec 20 2009 10:45AM
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I_Am_Mod
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throwing up is one of the symptoms of a concussion...

others may include: dizzyness, headache, nausea, balance problems, etc...

get to an ER or a doctor...
Dec 20 2009 10:47AM
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I_Am_Mod
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sucks for you but good thing you went! +vibes, things like this suck even more at the beginning of the season....
Dec 20 2009 10:49AM
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jason...
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Yes, it sounds like you have a concussion.
Dec 20 2009 11:56AM
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Beach
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Glad your good
Dec 20 2009 4:56PM
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Zump.
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i know. they said i can't do anything for a month. what a bummer! i'm still going to ride, but no heavy/intense stuff. nice easy pow runs and such. i told my friends that i'm not allowed to hit anything big/stupid, and they need to take me out if i try (while somehow avioding damage to my head) haha
Dec 23 2009 12:58PM
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aquinn
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do you have really dark bags under your eyes too? From what you have said it sounds like you have a concussion. Going to the er will just confirm that, and they will not help much, but they can make sure something more serious isnt wrong.
Dec 23 2009 1:42PM
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landonn
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if your a pussy. just be careful not to get another concussion cause that shit will start eating away your brain.
Dec 23 2009 1:56PM
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mezzy
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well they can still do catscans and stuff like that to make sure theres no major problems though. its always a good idea to go to the er even though they'll probly tell you to not ski for a 3 years until it heals... you can probly shorten that time if you want anyways...
Dec 26 2009 11:59PM
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Get.Kronk
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probably. Dont worry, just dont hit it again soon
Dec 27 2009 12:03AM
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teleak
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Dec 27 2009 1:08AM
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[BRI]noceros
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good call on going to your doctor. concussions and head injuries in general are not something you wanna mess around with
Dec 27 2009 8:19AM
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