Concussions - had one? (1 Viewer)

[FattyVM]

A couple playing defensive lineman (played both ways, but my offensive stance was more upright) and one when I was hit by buick while riding my motorcycle.

The first one I woke up on the practice field, after being out for a couple of seconds, was dizzy and nauseous, got driven home by a friend and put to bed. Woke up a few hours later with him playing video games and we got some dinner. Scared him more than me and I was fine by that evening. The other ones had no real long lasting effects more than a sudden blackout and being mildly woozy and having headaches for a few hours afterward.

 

[jabarony]

I still laugh about my one snowboarding and basketball.

My coach said after the collision. I was just running up and down the court but not doing anything.

I come out and he starts into me.

"What are you doing out there, you're getting beat, etc." About halfway into it he looks at me and realizes uh oh something is off.

Trainer comes over, I'm sitting on the bench just rambling on

He yelled for me to get into the game middle of the 4th quarter forgetting I was a bumbling mess on the end of the bench

3 between the ages of 10-18. Never "out", but mine were like this - a rambling idiot. It was kind of an out-of-body experience as I was aware I got hit hard and I should sit out, but everything was like a dream-sequence or similar. After 10-30 minutes I snapped back to reality. One of them I kept declaring "I'm back" to show my concussion was over, when it really wasn't. My friends were laughing their asses off.

 

[Tecumseh]

I've probably had 8 or so, between falling off a horse, football, car accidents, etc. My long term memory is pretty useless. My wife will mention somewhere we've been, or a restaurant that we have visited, and I have no clue about it.

 

[fantasycurse42]

I've had quite a few, all before they were a big deal.

One in particular stands out... I was in 8th grade, football game, helmet to helmet. Got up and kept playing. A few plays later I was dizzy and came off the sideline. Threw up everywhere. My mom took me home at halftime, took me for Chinese food to cheer me up, showered, and went to bed... The 90's

I felt woozy for the next few days. That was the only one that carried past a day.

 

[fantasycurse42]

I've probably had 8 or so, between falling off a horse, football, car accidents, etc. My long term memory is pretty useless. My wife will mention somewhere we've been, or a restaurant that we have visited, and I have no clue about it.

Same boat, wife was talking about something we did like 3 years ago that I should've remembered, had no clue what she was talking about. After 10 minutes of explaining every possible detail to me, I vaguely remembered.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

I wouldn't sweat it.

I've had like 3 or 4 and I feel like I wouldn't sweat it.

 

[FattyVM]

I still laugh about my one snowboarding and basketball.

My coach said after the collision. I was just running up and down the court but not doing anything.

I come out and he starts into me.

"What are you doing out there, you're getting beat, etc." About halfway into it he looks at me and realizes uh oh something is off.

Trainer comes over, I'm sitting on the bench just rambling on

He yelled for me to get into the game middle of the 4th quarter forgetting I was a bumbling mess on the end of the bench

3 between the ages of 10-18. Never "out", but mine were like this - a rambling idiot. It was kind of an out-of-body experience as I was aware I got hit hard and I should sit out, but everything was like a dream-sequence or similar. After 10-30 minutes I snapped back to reality. One of them I kept declaring "I'm back" to show my concussion was over, when it really wasn't. My friends were laughing their asses off.

That's how my buddy described those times. He said I still followed through with the plays, but was acting odd and they pulled me. Second time there was literally nothing I can personally remember, the time is gone for me. My coaches and teammates later told me they forcibly removed me when they saw something was wrong, and I was talking weird.

The motorcycle hit, I think was only a few seconds of incoherence; I came to and there was the old lady that hit me, her granddaughter and an off-duty emergency medic who was checking me that happened to have witnessed the accident. It was the day of my 10 year hs reunion, and I don't think anything was amiss when I was out later in the evening.

 

[WampusCat43]

Likely had a couple playing high school football (centers tend to get jacked up a lot) but the worst was a skiing accident about 25 years ago. Completely flipped in the air and landed on the ice head-first. Yard-saled seven pieces of equipment all over the mountainside. One of my buddies skied up to me and said "Man, you gotta wave your arm and let us know you're not hurt." I looked at him and said "First off, I don't know who you are. Second, I think I AM hurt." Had a band of brightly-colored lights across my vision. Medics wouldn't even give me an aspirin. Made it back to the hotel somehow then threw up after falling down trying to get to the bathroom.

Symptoms went away after a couple of days but my memory is crap. That's probably bourbon-induced, though.

 

[Max Power]

Finally had the talk with my son (10) about football and concussions.  I'm in my mid 30s and had my fair share of concussions during my 12 years playing football.  I feel like I'm at the point where I can say it does have a lasting impact on my life.  Its getting harder to learn new things and stay focused. 

Its too late in the year for my son to sign up this season.  Hopefully I can talk him into something else. 

Anyone else keeping their kids out of football for the same reason?

 

[elbowrm]

My 10 year old had a mild concussion in a lacrosse game in June.  The pediatric neurologist wouldn't let him do anything for two weeks - no tv, no video games, no Legos, no diving boards, etc. - wasn't exactly the greatest start to our summer. 

For anyone with young kids playing contact sports, get them a baseline concussion test asap- they really help with diagnoses.

 

[sports_fan]

Concussions - had one?

Is that a threat?

 

[captain_amazing]

Is that a threat?

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[captain_amazing]

My 10 year old had a mild concussion in a lacrosse game in June.  The pediatric neurologist wouldn't let him do anything for two weeks - no tv, no video games, no Legos, no diving boards, etc. - wasn't exactly the greatest start to our summer. 

For anyone with young kids playing contact sports, get them a baseline concussion test asap- they really help with diagnoses.

Wow - hope he's doing OK.  Scary stuff.

 

[zed2283]

Pretty sure I suffered a mild one my senior year in college.  I was playing pickup football with a bunch of guys and I went to make a tackle by taking a guys legs out.  I somehow misjudged the impact point and took a knee to the side of the head, and then smacked my head against the ground when I went down.  I got up and asked to play safety for a little while.  The very next play, one of the guys on my team made a good play and I said "nice play, ..." and couldn't think of his name.  I started looking around at everyone and although I had all their names swimming around in my head, I couldn't match them up.  I called my roommate over (his name I remembered) and asked him to tell me everyone's names.  He looked at me funny and asked if I was alright.  I told him yes, just tell me everyone's name.  He did so and asked again if I was alright.  I said yes and we finished playing.  I don't remember there being any longer-term affects after that.

I remember hitting my head on a heavy metal door one time and immediately felt nauseous.  I don't remember any other problems, so I don't know if that would have qualified or not. 

 

[Tick]

Finally had the talk with my son (10) about football and concussions.  I'm in my mid 30s and had my fair share of concussions during my 12 years playing football.  I feel like I'm at the point where I can say it does have a lasting impact on my life.  Its getting harder to learn new things and stay focused. 

Its too late in the year for my son to sign up this season.  Hopefully I can talk him into something else. 

Anyone else keeping their kids out of football for the same reason?

I don't know... I didn't have many concussions, only sure of a couple from soccer... but I can't really focus well enough to learn anymore either.  I think some of that is just getting old, plus having so many other things weighing down your mind.  When we were in school, there were no mortgages or carpool schedules to occupy the corners of your mind.

I used to be a great student, but when I studied for the Professional Engineer exam a few years back, I felt like an idiot who couldn't focus for more than 15 minutes.