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Skiing after a concussion...

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bitch-banger
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Anyone whos suffered a pretty bad concussion, have you ever had trouble getting back into it? Like you felt slow and slugish, almost like you had forgotten how to ski a little bit? Just wondering, Thanks
Jan 10 2011 5:30PM
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jstemp
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no. that means youre still not healed.

go play some more COD, smoke a J.

wait a little longer
Jan 10 2011 5:44PM
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mods....so.cool
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yeah def not healed yet
Jan 10 2011 5:56PM
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bitch-banger
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even if all the symptoms are gone? I can do everything fine outside of skiing like tasks and shit without symptoms and the first time i came back I was using someone elses boots? Could that have anything to do with it?
Jan 10 2011 6:13PM
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Isabelle
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how long has it been since your concussion?
Jan 10 2011 7:31PM
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matt.s
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this for sure. also, wait longer before you start skiing if it still feels weird.
Jan 10 2011 7:38PM
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MEGAZORD
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SLOW AND SLUGGISH IS A SYMPTOM.
Jan 10 2011 7:43PM
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gnarshrelpt
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concussions definitely throw your life off a bit. i went skiing about 1-2 weeks after a pretty bad concussion and it felt very weird getting your balance back. my mental quickness is all together still slow after that but skiing only take a couple of days to get back
Jan 10 2011 7:46PM
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siversex
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just wait it out. if your feeling shitty about skiing then you still can't do anything athletic. last time i had a concussion had a good three weeks before i was feeling normal again. or maybe i forgot what normall really is, oh fuck....
Jan 10 2011 7:52PM
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Yinzer
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Whatever you do do not ski again untill you are fully healed. If you hit your head again, even a minor hit, you could get second impact syndrome. It kills literally, and if not you will have crazy brain damage. Google it
Jan 10 2011 7:57PM
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J-Evs
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do not ski until you are cleared by a doc

Jan 10 2011 7:58PM
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Most-D
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Bitch-banger huh? You sound unfriendly..
Jan 10 2011 7:59PM
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Stickity
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i kid at my school got a concussion a little while ago
then he passed out and fell off the chairlift
don't do that
Jan 10 2011 10:07PM
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teleak
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Don't do that. That will slow down your recovery. Don't drink either.
Jan 10 2011 10:21PM
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ndye
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i know the kid it has been one month one week since his concussion.  In the concussion he passed out for like 3 mins.  He can do everything fine just like before in the ways of school work/normal life.  And the skiing was okay he was using someone else's boots that were wayy too big for him.  Like cranked all the way tight but still loose on his feet.  He also didn't have poles for the first time this year.
Jan 11 2011 6:38AM
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84891jnf92048
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as far as how serious brain injuries can be, i dont think dr NS is qualified to be telling you this. see a real doctor, please. and dont ski anymore until you do.
Jan 11 2011 6:48AM
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ndye
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Sometimes when you don't have a solid health insurance plan it isn't that easy to see a doctor.  Especially when you are in Maine and your options for health insurance are super limited.  Also its not always going for Dr. NS more like going for how long did you guys take as skiing isn't the same as normal contact sports.
Jan 11 2011 11:47AM
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