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Blow to the head!

  • 07-03-2005 4:25pm
    #1
    memphis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,964 ✭✭✭


    I was doing a bit of sparring during TKD training on saturday evening when my opponent got me with a back hand to the head, I lost balance, and suddenly started to see stars, and was forced to sit down and rest for a minute.

    I seemed fine after it, in fact I even fell back into training after a rest, when i got home I fell asleep and woke up an hour or two later with a splitting headache, I subsequently throw up. my folks were worried it was concussion and rang the care doctor on duty, who said if I throw up again, to bring me straight to casuality. I didn't, so we left it at that.

    I later perked up, and sat down to dinner, I stayed in watching tv for the night, and at 2.30am or so I woke up and started to throw up 3 or 4 times.

    Why would I feel fine, and then some hour later wake up aand wanna throw up. Did I have concussion or was this just a delayed reaction to the blow? I'm fine now thank God, but it did scare the sh!t outta me. Should I have gne to the Hospital? Should I give traning a skip next week? I'd rather not as grading is comig up soon, but maybe it might be best to give it a rest for one week.

    Any advice appreciated.

    memphis


Comments

  • #2
    spiral
    Closed Accounts Posts: 377 ✭✭spiral


    Dont take a chance with something like this go straight to a doctor and say exactly what you said here. It may pass but why take chances especially with a blow to the head. Were you wearing any head gear or gloves?


  • #3
    memphis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,964 ✭✭✭memphis


    yeah, we were padded up to the last, and yes I was wearing head gear and gum shields at the time.

    You really think going to the Doc is necessary, I did call the care doc, and she said not to worry unless I'm continuously vomiting, which didn't happen til I went to bed that night and wake at 2.30 am or so.

    Will ring my Doc in morning, make an appointment. See what he has to say on the matter.


  • #4
    spiral
    Closed Accounts Posts: 377 ✭✭spiral


    Yeah I really do think you should go and get an opinion.


  • #5
    cletus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,190 ✭✭✭cletus


    Man, you should ALWAYS get a blow to the head checked out. With something like a concussion you should go to the doctor, if you are knocked unconscious then you probably need a scan!!! ;)


  • #6
    paddyc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,498 ✭✭✭paddyc


    nah man you dont need to see no doctors, you be fine, take a week off sparring and get back into it...

    It'll toughen you up ;)


    paddy


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  • #7
    memphis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,964 ✭✭✭memphis


    I'll be fine, I just got a shock, was a bit worried.

    The fact that it was saturday when it happened and this is Monday night means I'll be grand. As i said above the Care Nurse we spoke to at the time didn't seem to think I was concussed, as I wasn't violently sick all evening. I felt fine apart from a headache..... more like a migraine really!


  • #8
    4Xcut
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,248 ✭✭✭4Xcut


    Go to training and play it by ear. If you feel a bit dizzy then step out, if not then you're grand and get another chance to train before the grading.
    On a more serious note i don't mean to critise your club but imo it showed poor judgement for your instructor to allow you to join back in training only a few minutes after a blow to the back of the head that caused dizzyness


  • #9
    Colm_OReilly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,577 ✭✭✭Colm_OReilly


    Don't do any sparring for a while. AFAIK concussions take 4 weeks to clear. You can still work your cardio and other aspects of training.

    Take Care,
    Colm


  • #10
    Roper
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,448 ✭✭✭Roper


    my opponent got me with a back hand to the head
    Did he still have the tennis racket in it?

    Seriously though, make sure you're sound and then get straight back on the bike. I got KO'ed about 4 years ago and it was around 4 to 6 months before I was sparring again properly thanks to a lack of confidence and nobody to put their foot up my arse and get me back in the ring.
    Also sometimes I find myself still putting the kettle in the fridge...... but that might be unrelated.


  • #11
    spiral
    Closed Accounts Posts: 377 ✭✭spiral


    Listen Memphis you can be severely concussed without feeling nauseous or getting sick . The 2 have nothing too do with each other.


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  • #12
    memphis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,964 ✭✭✭memphis


    I appreciate all your concern, really I do, but seriously, I'm fine.

    I'm gonna give training a skip next weekend, play it cool for the week, and get back to training the following week.

    As for my instructor, I can't say he wasn't worried, but I had all the signs of feeling fine, if anyone misjudged it was me.

    Finally, I don't think it was concussion, just felt a bit dizzy after it. But am spot on again.

    Memphis


  • #13
    Rew
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 8,679 Mod ✭✭✭✭Rew


    Iv had 3 fairly serious head injurys in the past:

    1) A wadrobe door fell on my head from a height when I was 3 (still have the scar on my fore head)
    2) I bounced my head off the ground roller bladeing 8 years ago (no helmet, cut my face to bits no scars though)
    3) I had a glass bottle smashed accross my fore head about 3 years ago (still have the scar from that as well)

    They all required skull x-rays.

    Worst symtoms I had were seeing stars and feeling sick (roller bladeing one) so I reckon you got a pretty serious smack and should have seen a Doc straight away. Head injurys shouldn't be messed with, I got a card last time i was in casualty saying to ring an ambulance if I got any of the symtoms you described!


  • #14
    Esel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,092 ✭✭✭✭Esel
    Not Your Ornery Onager


    memphis wrote:
    ......rang the care doctor on duty, who said if I throw up again, to bring me straight to casuality. I didn't, so we left it at that.

    I later perked up, and sat down to dinner, I stayed in watching tv for the night, and at 2.30am or so I woke up and started to throw up 3 or 4 times.

    memphis wrote:
    I'll be fine, I just got a shock, was a bit worried.

    The fact that it was saturday when it happened and this is Monday night means I'll be grand. As i said above the Care Nurse we spoke to at the time didn't seem to think I was concussed, as I wasn't violently sick all evening. I felt fine apart from a headache..... more like a migraine really!


    You were lucky IMO.

    First, you say you spoke to a 'care doctor' (what is that?) who you later refer to as a care nurse?

    This person apparently told you if you threw up again, to get to casualty asap. You subsequently threw up repeatedly in the middle of the night, but didn't go to hospital!

    TBH, I can't envisage a doctor hearing your details - blow to head/dizzy/stars/later vomiting - who would not advise you to visit casualty to be checked out. I would not have bothered calling first.

    FFS, you only have *one* head/brain. We are not talking possible broken wrist here.

    Anyone else reading this, don't follow the example set. :rolleyes:

    Not your ornery onager



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