Concussion

[Rockrose]

I had a riding accident yesterday and have lost 2 hours, will I ever remember what happened?
Also the A&E doctor is a bit concerned about a possible fracture to my spine as he has said there is shadowing there.
Anybody experienced a fracture to the spine? I was told to rest whilst he got it checked by someone on Monday.
My head is splitting when will it be ok to drive?

[spathiphyllum]

To me Retro's questions are fair.

Were you alone?

If not why can't someone tell you what happened?

[Rockrose]

The question was ‘will I ever remember ‘

[spathiphyllum]

And to help answer that, people asked you questions to help further understand the situation.

[Rockrose]

No they didn’t Spath, I have answered those that wanted further clarification, I have not answered those throwing accusations about.

[spathiphyllum]

Fine.

I guess we are left guessing then.

[Rockrose]

Not at all, if I felt it was relevant I would tell you but my question was specific!

[spathiphyllum]

yeah.. the question

"where you alone?"

after facing a traumatic accident is rather important, in my opinion. If you were not alone, the person could fill in the two hours. That may help you remember what happened.

I am assuming you were not alone. As someone told you, the first thing you thought about was "is the horse OK?"

Ask that person what happened during those two hours. It may come back to you.

[Rockrose]

I’m not stupid Spath, I have asked and it hasn’t hence my question!

[spathiphyllum]

If only you could have told Retro that. It would have saved us 8 questions/answers.

"Yes i was with someone, it didn't help my memory when i asked what happened".

[Rockrose]

It had relevance to what retroclod was asking, he was asking those questions to continue having a pop.
Thanks you I am now finished!

[spathiphyllum]

Hope your suspected broken back feels better soon. Even if it just bruising and swelling i know how painful that is. I recently caused trauma to the wrist.

[Baldric]

spath, it's 99 and change I've heard ;o)

[spathiphyllum]

I'm sorry Baldric, i'm not sharp enough to understand.

[douglas9401]

These recreational injuries may become an epidemic.

[Peter Pedant]

jesus there are some stoopid answers on this thread even for AB ( and that is saying something)

yes you will eventually remember
and you remember sooner if it is a mild head injury
and you regain memory more slowly if it is more severe

( and clearly there are some - not yours - where it never comes back.)

and there is nothing you can do to hasten the return - so the quezzies by and large ( was your granny with you? were you on a donkey or a horse or a zebra) do not affect the answer

please follow your doctors recommendations ....

[Peter Pedant]

// And to help answer that, people asked you questions to help further understand the situation.//

no the rate of return of memory is ONLY related to the severity of the head injury - mild quick - moderate longer

Oh golly lucky my greek verbs returned faster than the subgroups in the phylym invertebrata - nope .... doesnt occur
Grays anatomy - gone! gone ! after a boxing match with the radiologist

I hope you get well soon
pain - usual stuff paracetamol and or ibuprofen ( and consider ranitidiine if you are taking NSAIDS)

[TonyV]

Rockrose just take Doctors advice/

[ummmm]

I don't know what Retro's issue is. I became ill recently and have lost 3 days. I didn't hit my head and I wasn't alone. I only know what I've been told but have no memory of my own. It's not unusual.

[Mamyalynne]

Trauma quite commonly brings memory loss.

[Rockrose]

I’m going back on Thursday if the swelling in my back hasn’t reduced, I look like I’m sporting a bustle currently!