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I played ice hockey since I could walk until I turned 21. At the end of my senior year in HS I was getting mildly recruited to play in college. I got a bad co

by uuilly 18y ago

I played ice hockey since I could walk until I turned 21. At the end of my senior year in HS I was getting mildly recruited to play in college. I got a bad concussion when a guy but-ended me in the chin w/ his stick. I was out cold but went back to playing a few days later b/c I didn't want to loose my chance. I started getting concussions from mild hits and I ended the season w/ about 4. The worst was the nausea and the headaches. A few times I went completely deaf and a few others I lost peripheral vision. Every time I would forget basic words and common phone numbers (pre-cellphone.) It was incredibly frustrating but I think it's worse in your head than in reality. You actually don't need to talk fast and effectively to be a competent human. Take a few weeks and go really slow. Make it a goal to just get by. You'll be normal before you know it. No doubt get the EEG's and MRI's just to make sure, but chances are you just have to ride it out. While your experiments are fascinating I think they'll drive you nuts in the end. Load up your netflix and relax. Hope you feel better soon...

rjurney 18y ago
Appreciate the kind words. They're not really experiments, just observations. Can't help but notice. I've also been experiencing the hearing loss bit, so its nice to hear that. Retiring from computer to watch movie :)
chriskelley 18y ago
I'm a rugby player and unfortunately concussions in our sport are a far too often occurrence. In the spirit of HN, this season our training staff required us to get baseline concussion tests done before the season began to keep an eye on everyone and gauge severity and recovery time more accurately. It's a software based tool that they boot up on the sidelines when needed that uses a few different cognitive tests to determine the next steps to take as far as treatment is concerned, and each player does a initial "baseline" test before the season so on-field results are relative to the player. If anyone is interested in reading more, the company also has some good resources for treatment and diagnosis on their site. http://www.impacttest.com/concussionresource.php http://www.impacttest.com/concussionresource.php "Back in the day" they used to just give us the ol' "what day is it?" question, which, as everyone knows is easy - if I'm wearing rugby gear, it must be a Saturday! (Just don't ask me the date). Take care of yourself, you only get one brain!

by uuilly 18y ago

rjurney 18y ago

Appreciate the kind words. They're not really experiments, just observations. Can't help but notice. I've also been experiencing the hearing loss bit, so its nice to hear that. Retiring from computer to watch movie :)

chriskelley 18y ago

I'm a rugby player and unfortunately concussions in our sport are a far too often occurrence. In the spirit of HN, this season our training staff required us to get baseline concussion tests done before the season began to keep an eye on everyone and gauge severity and recovery time more accurately. It's a software based tool that they boot up on the sidelines when needed that uses a few different cognitive tests to determine the next steps to take as far as treatment is concerned, and each player does a initial "baseline" test before the season so on-field results are relative to the player. If anyone is interested in reading more, the company also has some good resources for treatment and diagnosis on their site. http://www.impacttest.com/concussionresource.php http://www.impacttest.com/concussionresource.php "Back in the day" they used to just give us the ol' "what day is it?" question, which, as everyone knows is easy - if I'm wearing rugby gear, it must be a Saturday! (Just don't ask me the date). Take care of yourself, you only get one brain!