Concussion Symptoms?

[S.Gagne12 1]

Hi Guys,

played a game last night and i´m missing 30 to 35 minutes of it.

The other Guys told me i was hit hard and my head smashed into the boards but i got up and kept on playing like nothinh happended. after a while i asked them what the score is and they told me but im missing 35 min of the game i remember one point and since than nothing until point 2 (after 35 min.) but everything else was fine: no pain and i knew all other things like phone numbers, name of teammates the date of the day.

anybody ever experinced something like that?`Do you think my memories will come back?

Thanks Guys

Bye

[LivHockey84 0]

yeah your brain took a bit of s a shot for sure. I had post concussion syndrome for almost 3 years after my hit. But it never included loss of memory, this may just be a temporary thing...give it some time and see if you remember things in a week. Also ask you teammates for stuff that happened during the lost 35 min. maybe it will jog your memory.

[S.Gagne12 1]

Hi,

a friend of a teammate has the game on tape so i try to get for watching and catch some memories back. I really hope that helps.

Thanks

BYE

[Law Goalie 147]

I'm not sure what the German health care system is like in terms of quick access (eg. trauma, casualty), but get to a doctor ASAP. Cognitive disruption is a sign of a pretty serious concussion; the pain, dizziness, nausea, visual disruption, etc. will almost certainly follow.

[Chadd 916]

You really shouldn't play again until you get it sorted out. Get to a doctor, especially if you can find one that specializes in head injuries and have them check you out. As someone that has recently had a fairly significant concussion, I can't stress this enough. You may look back in a couple days, weeks or months and laugh at what you think is back to normal right now. If you have been concussed, you are the last person that should be evaluating your condition.

[stock07 1]

For sure get to a doctor....If you lost that much memory something got jarred around...Always better safe than sorry....

[furlanitalia 1]

When I got a concussion I never received memory loss but my memories were/are out of order. Time was also going by really fast. I'd get to a doctor.

[usahockey22 0]

Sounds like anterograde amnesia induced by a traumatic brain injury...forget watching a tape to "catch some memories back", you need to see a neurologist immediately.

[lotus 2]

Everything everyone has said - get to a doctor.

Good luck, I hope everything is in order.

[frankie56 0]

I'm a doctor, and you should go see a doctor. This is why.

A brain injury, like the one you received, can leave you vulnerable to more damage. Even very minor trauma, or even vigorous exercise, which would usually not be a problem, could result in permanent injury.

[S.Gagne12 1]

Hi guys,

thanks so far.

It´s now 3 days and no issues so far.

What would you say if there has been no hit or crash to my head?

Could it be just a Blackout?

I talked again with teammates and nobody was sure about a hit or something to my head and the guy who thought it happened was wrong. He just guessed.

No issues so far no pain or anything else in my head can remember everything ( exept the part of the game)

Maybe the worst is that i sored three goals in that span and can´t remember none of them.

But still are unsure of what the hell is going on. Try to see or talk to a Neurologist this week and hope everything is fine.

Do you know how a doctor can identify a Concussion?

Thanks Guys

Hope none of you have to go through something like this.

Bye

[zebra_steve 11]

Losing a half hour without any clue to a cause???? I would be even more concerned...... WE ARE NOT DOCTORS HERE AND WE DIDN'T STAY AT A HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS LAST NIGHT!

GO SEE A DOCTOR!

[furlanitalia 1]

Yah I'm with Zebra, that's even more reason to be concerned.

[SolarWind 23]

I know it sounds pessimistic, but I do hope he'll have a LOT more success with doctors then I've had lately (GPs though - not specialists, the wait is way too long in Canada to get to there)

Usually they just suggest common sense shit like "take it easy for a couple of weeks", "go by feel" etc... what a waste of time!

Good luck!

[zebra_steve 11]

I know it sounds pessimistic, but I do hope he'll have a LOT more success with doctors then I've had lately (GPs though - not specialists, the wait is way too long in Canada to get to there)

Usually they just suggest common sense shit like "take it easy for a couple of weeks", "go by feel" etc... what a waste of time!

Good luck!

Not to hijack this thread, but:

Insert political jab here at the current debate in the US on "health care reform".... :(

[skyscrape 5]

Hi guys,

thanks so far.

It´s now 3 days and no issues so far.

What would you say if there has been no hit or crash to my head?

Could it be just a Blackout?

I talked again with teammates and nobody was sure about a hit or something to my head and the guy who thought it happened was wrong. He just guessed.

No issues so far no pain or anything else in my head can remember everything ( exept the part of the game)

Maybe the worst is that i sored three goals in that span and can´t remember none of them.

But still are unsure of what the hell is going on. Try to see or talk to a Neurologist this week and hope everything is fine.

Do you know how a doctor can identify a Concussion?

Thanks Guys

Hope none of you have to go through something like this.

Bye

I do not want to be a pessimist, but if I was treating you in the field I would highly recommend getting to a doctor or ER. If you can, call an advice nurse and tell them what happened and see what they recommend.

If you got hit or in any accident, car, bike, fall, or anything outside of hockey that might have happened within the past couple days you could have a concussion. If no hit occurred, it could be any number of conditions. But it is not normal, so get it checked out. This is not something to pretend did not happen.

[n3ss 0]

you only get one brain man. once its gone, its gone.

[S.Gagne12 1]

Thanks Guys,

see a doctor tomorrow so i´ll let you know.

Bye

[lotus 2]

Good decision!

[S.Gagne12 1]

Hi Guys,

i´ve been to the Doc and so far everythings ok.

Not all tests i have to go trough are done yet but the ones we did have been all good.

I´ve got to make the other tests next tuesday and after that we shoud know what´s going on.

But for now everythings fine.

Thanks for your help guys. I appreciate it.

Have a nice weekend

Bye

[Jarick 5]

Great news! You're staying off the ice in the meantime, right?

[tareatingrat 4]

Not to hijack, either, but the wait to see a specialist is usually no more than a few weeks for something like that.

Oh, and I don't have to take out a loan to go.

But common sense in that case would prevail. Hey, I lost my freaking memory for 30 minutes. I probably shouldn't play for awhile, anyway.

Good to see you're okay so far. Your brain isn't like an arm...it won't grow back. As is my understanding from The Simpsons.

[Chadd 916]

Not to hijack, either, but the wait to see a specialist is usually no more than a few weeks for something like that.

Oh, and I don't have to take out a loan to go.

But common sense in that case would prevail. Hey, I lost my freaking memory for 30 minutes. I probably shouldn't play for awhile, anyway.

Good to see you're okay so far. Your brain isn't like an arm...it won't grow back. As is my understanding from The Simpsons.

It took my insurance company a couple months to get me in with a neurologist, mostly because the one treatment center here lied to them. I was still somewhat symptomatic at the time I finally got in, so it was nice to hear that my case wasn't unusual for a moderate concussion.

[Jarick 5]

Chadd are you cleared up yet?

[Chadd 916]

Chadd are you cleared up yet?

I'd say I'm 95% or so. I still have minor symptoms when doing some atypical stuff. But for daily living, working and playing no-check hockey, I am as back to "normal".