iakiakiak
16-04-22, 01:52
Last night I was working out and managed to hit myself in the side of the head with a dumbbell. I didn't lose consciousness, vomit, or have a severe headache so I managed to talk myself down from going to the emergency room.
Today I still felt very nervous, especially since I know hitting the side of the head can be very dangerous because of the blood vessels there, so I made a doctor's appointment to get it checked out. He listened to my concerns, did a neurological exam [no CT scan or imaging, just reflexes, strength, gait, etc.], and assured me it was very unlikely I had a brain bleed. This made me feel much better...for all of a couple of hours until I looked at the visit notes on my patient portal. Everything looked okay except for this:
"Hyper-reflexic patellar reflexes"
The doctor didn't mention anything about hyperreflexia during my appointment but I ended up looking this up and it looks like a VERY BAD SIGN for anything from brain injury, lesions, to even ALS?! Now I'm completely freaked out. What does this mean? Why didn't he say anything about it? Should I be panicking? (That last one is a trick question, I'm already panicking!)
Please help!
Today I still felt very nervous, especially since I know hitting the side of the head can be very dangerous because of the blood vessels there, so I made a doctor's appointment to get it checked out. He listened to my concerns, did a neurological exam [no CT scan or imaging, just reflexes, strength, gait, etc.], and assured me it was very unlikely I had a brain bleed. This made me feel much better...for all of a couple of hours until I looked at the visit notes on my patient portal. Everything looked okay except for this:
"Hyper-reflexic patellar reflexes"
The doctor didn't mention anything about hyperreflexia during my appointment but I ended up looking this up and it looks like a VERY BAD SIGN for anything from brain injury, lesions, to even ALS?! Now I'm completely freaked out. What does this mean? Why didn't he say anything about it? Should I be panicking? (That last one is a trick question, I'm already panicking!)
Please help!