Chris842
23-03-12, 09:07
Hi all, I'm Chris and this is my first post. I just found the site through google after googling what I'm about to ask:
On saturday (6 days ago), I played hockey and got hit in the head with a ball. It was a shot at goal so it was going quite fast. It hit my cheek which was swollen for a couple of days. Its still tender, although you can hardly see the swelling, and I have bruising under my eye.
Right after it happened, the guy at the leisure centre said go to the hospital. Then my mates convinced me I didnt need it so I didnt go in the car on the way, so I didnt. But they did say to go if I get bad headaches.
I had mild headaches that come and go but what I was more worried about was a tingling sensation at the top of my head. I went to A&E yesterday as a precaution, got X-rayed and found out the cheekbone isnt broken. At first, the doc said he was going to think about giving me a CT scan (whats that? A brain scan?) but after the X-ray, said he wasnt going to.
I came into work today and a couple of people there mentioned internal bleeding and that they can be spotted on CT scans, even if they are tiny. Given that I have this sensation, it must be something right? Would you go back in for a CT scan if it were you?
I am a self-confessed hyponchondriac but Im not making these feelings up, they are definately there and have been for a few days now.
Thanks,
Chris
On saturday (6 days ago), I played hockey and got hit in the head with a ball. It was a shot at goal so it was going quite fast. It hit my cheek which was swollen for a couple of days. Its still tender, although you can hardly see the swelling, and I have bruising under my eye.
Right after it happened, the guy at the leisure centre said go to the hospital. Then my mates convinced me I didnt need it so I didnt go in the car on the way, so I didnt. But they did say to go if I get bad headaches.
I had mild headaches that come and go but what I was more worried about was a tingling sensation at the top of my head. I went to A&E yesterday as a precaution, got X-rayed and found out the cheekbone isnt broken. At first, the doc said he was going to think about giving me a CT scan (whats that? A brain scan?) but after the X-ray, said he wasnt going to.
I came into work today and a couple of people there mentioned internal bleeding and that they can be spotted on CT scans, even if they are tiny. Given that I have this sensation, it must be something right? Would you go back in for a CT scan if it were you?
I am a self-confessed hyponchondriac but Im not making these feelings up, they are definately there and have been for a few days now.
Thanks,
Chris