kitty18
21-08-09, 14:05
Hi guys,
I suffered what seemed to be a mild head injury last Saturday. I was on the dodgem cars at the Trocadero in London, and during one collision my neck got snapped back and I accidentally hit the back of my head on the car's headrest (which is made of metal and plastic and not very safe!) Anyway after the ride I felt very sick and dizzy and my head hurt a lot, so my husband took me to A&E just to get me checked over. The doctor said I should be alright as I didn't seem to have any neurological symptoms - I wasn't forgetting things or anything like that and I knew exactly where I was. Plus I hadn't even passed out when I got knocked.
The hospital gave me a booklet about head injuries which noted some warning signs to look for in case the injury was more serious than thought. The most important ones I guess are vomiting, severe headache etc.
I have been resting a little during this week but also continuing on with my daily activities. I've had neck pain/stiffness on and off, and what I might call a mild, sometimes moderate headache in my temples. My eyes have also been tired and sore. My husband said this is all my body still recovering and these are not serious symptoms to be worried about. Is this true? I've never had a head injury before.
Aside from these symptoms I have also been getting chest pains. My husband tells me this must be due to anxiety over my head injury, but I am worried the chest pain is something to do with my circulation, and am concerned that I may have internal bleeding or a blood clot as a result of the head inury. Can anyone put my mind at ease? The hospital did not give me an X-ray or a scan because they said they didn't feel they needed to. :/
Thank you,
xx
I suffered what seemed to be a mild head injury last Saturday. I was on the dodgem cars at the Trocadero in London, and during one collision my neck got snapped back and I accidentally hit the back of my head on the car's headrest (which is made of metal and plastic and not very safe!) Anyway after the ride I felt very sick and dizzy and my head hurt a lot, so my husband took me to A&E just to get me checked over. The doctor said I should be alright as I didn't seem to have any neurological symptoms - I wasn't forgetting things or anything like that and I knew exactly where I was. Plus I hadn't even passed out when I got knocked.
The hospital gave me a booklet about head injuries which noted some warning signs to look for in case the injury was more serious than thought. The most important ones I guess are vomiting, severe headache etc.
I have been resting a little during this week but also continuing on with my daily activities. I've had neck pain/stiffness on and off, and what I might call a mild, sometimes moderate headache in my temples. My eyes have also been tired and sore. My husband said this is all my body still recovering and these are not serious symptoms to be worried about. Is this true? I've never had a head injury before.
Aside from these symptoms I have also been getting chest pains. My husband tells me this must be due to anxiety over my head injury, but I am worried the chest pain is something to do with my circulation, and am concerned that I may have internal bleeding or a blood clot as a result of the head inury. Can anyone put my mind at ease? The hospital did not give me an X-ray or a scan because they said they didn't feel they needed to. :/
Thank you,
xx