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Posted 12/18/2013 4:41 AM (GMT 0)
Took my kids ice skating, fell and hit my head really hard. I just got back from ER...I have a concussion! Let this be a lesson: wear a helmet! The doctor said I'm now under football rules no activity for 5 days and taking Zofran.
Posted 12/18/2013 5:00 AM (GMT 0)
uhh ohh!!! i think you'd be the only person wearing a helmet ice skating!! haha but it might be worth it to look ridiculous.

i got a concussion last year when i was doing flips at the gym. my feet slipped off the gymnastics mat and i smacked my head on the concrete. i knew it hurt a lot but it wasn't til i got home and showed my sister my head. she started freaking out and said it was bleeding so we went to the ER. luckily, they take head injuries seriously so i was seen right away. i felt like i was on a boat for a week. just dizzy all the time.
Posted 12/18/2013 5:08 AM (GMT 0)
uh ........did they tell you ............ to ICE IT !!!!!


:-)


ya, I've seen a few constellations during a skating session - darn kids !
Posted 12/18/2013 5:29 AM (GMT 0)
bananagirl, that's the perfect way to describe how I feel...sea sick! Yes, my head hurts, slightly nauseous and just a general feeling like my head isn't "right"...and off balance.

soystud, it happened sooo quickly...one of my twin sons called my name and I turned around and BAM! Totally taken off guard.
Posted 12/18/2013 2:29 PM (GMT 0)
Accidents can happen in the blink of an eye. It could've been worse but sorry that it happened to you. I've never had a concussion but my son has by diving head first into a pool, missed the deep section and smacked his head in the shallow end. He was also "off", glassy eyes and very dizzy. His dizziness lasted for about 3 days.
Posted 12/18/2013 7:51 PM (GMT 0)
madpotter...sounds like you're on a roll! omg, it's good it wasn't worse, but still serious when you hit your head. Who cares about wearing a helmet...get a cool one!
Especially if you're not a regular skater and have to keep an eye on kids.

Please take care!

LoL...soystud!

q
Posted 12/20/2013 5:16 AM (GMT 0)
Still down for the count. Having a concussion is a bizarre experience. I hit a wall everyday where I feel really bad and have to lay down with a heating pad. I get nausea and headaches and lose my balance. The nurse and CT scanner guy in the ER both said the rink I went to was dangerous....ice is too choppy...not using the zamboni enough I guess. Houston has three or four other ice rinks believe it or not. I had to choose the most dangerous, apparently. I've been to that rink before and I'm not a terrible skater. The skate guards wear helmets, why didn't I???
Posted 12/20/2013 6:42 AM (GMT 0)
cuz you like to live on the edge mad - trying to run to the toilet with your pants around your ankles just aint cuttin it anymore !
Posted 12/20/2013 7:09 AM (GMT 0)
I'll bet you were envisioning the adventure more as trying to get to that toilet with your pants around your ankles on skates. Oh, maybe even a concussion would be better than that.

Hope you feel better soon.
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