Handhold please - DH head injury

[GloriaMaximus]

We are currently away for DH birthday visiting places where he holidayed growing up. We are staying in the middle of nowhere!

Around 10pm, DH hit his head on a door frame trying to catch a moth. He complained of a horrendous headache but by midnight (the turn of his birthday) he seemed ok. He had his presents etc (as per his own decided tradition) but as we were going to bed he just started screeching in pain. This lasted about 20 minutes when he fell asleep. 2 hours later he woke up to go to the toilet and it then came back with a vengeance. He's also then started violently vomiting so I convinced him to get in the car to drive an hour to the smallest a and e that exists.

I'm so scared. Apart from the pain he is confused (swears blind he doesn't know where a light switch is in the bathroom because he didn't turn it on. Forgot why we were in the car. And he's is soooo angry. With a strong accent different (DH is from this area of the uk but I'm not even from this country) the receptionist struggled to take details from me but he was u willing to give them himself. He got irate instantaneously.

I'm worried it's serious but hoping he's just tired and pissed off.

Please can someone either reassure me or just sit with me as we wait. The wait time is as long if not longer than our local, major city hospital 😔

You mentioned he was a rugby player. Has he had previously head injuries (concussion) before do you know? It’s very important the staff are aware if he has. You must keep explaining his behaviour is unusual if you believe it is. If after the results of the CT scan the hospital discharge him you must give him at least 24hrs of lying down with curtains closed and no screens - new rugby protocol for concussion. If you have concerns phone your local Headway charity (they are amazing) and continue to follow up with GP back home. Good luck OP.

Fingers crossed xx

Hope it’s good news op 🤞🤞

Hope you get the scan results back quickly

Hope it all works out, and becomes one of those memories that adds to your ‘story’. You will get through it, deal with one thing at a time, and ask for help. Hang in there.

I’ve had a couple of bleeds on the brain OP. Very scary. I had to stay in for observation for two days and four days respectively but all was well.

Best wishes 💐

Hopefully being slow with results means it's not urgent and not too bad. Hope you're holding up ok OP, remember you can order take away to hospitals. Normally the HCPs are fine with it as the food there is usually few and far between.

How awful for you both

If you are at the hospital I think you are at, they are very good there, been a patient myself.

Thinking of you OP.

He has had previous concussions to the pp who asked.

@KatherineJaneway maybe outing but apart from talking about our desperate attempts to conceive I don't discuss much else on here - we are at Glangwili Hospital.
Is that the hospital you have been to?

I'm going to have a tough time getting him to lay down today if we do leave any time soon, he had a full itinerary planned 🙈

Thank you everyone for your support it's really helpful.

Hope all is ok
I disagree with pp who said concussion clears up quickly- my son had a mild one, and it took about 6 months for him to be completely himself again....

Handhold here. Hopefully the results will be fine. Are you just supposed to be in Wales for the weekend?
Just reassure your DH that you can rerun his birthday another time and just needs to rest today.

GloriaMaximus

Yes, that's the one. Lots of my relatives use that hospital too.

Sending kind thoughts

Thank you @KatherineJaneway that's so reassuring. DH is from South Wales near Brecon so not too familiar with this area. Although the welsh NHS is great..it's not what I'm used to either.

Re his oka s today, ask the doctor before you leave if he should be in bed rest or if going out is ok ... preemptive measures 🤕😉 if he's like my DH who goes training even if he's sick because he's 'missing out' if he doesn't

Hope you're doing okay, OP. I agree with tryingtobebetterallthetime, make sure you stay hydrated. You probably don't want to eat because your body is in adrenaline mode, I don't remember feeling hungry at all when I was in A&E with my DH when he had a very serious gallbladder infection.

Fingers crossed you find out what the next steps are soon.

Hope everything is ok and the scan is clear OP
The hospital will have a canteen/cafe that should be open soon for breakfast if you’re hungry or thirsty. Take care

Please look up and be aware of post concussion syndrome. He may improve to later deteriorate again. Rest with minimal brain stimulation is key. Went through this with my 6 year old. Initially very confused as your husband sounds, unable to walk etc. Responses came back within a day but took a lot longer to fully recover. There were recurring bouts of confusion. Not trying to scare you. 6 months on my son is totally fine now, so no permanent effects. But no one at the hospital I went to explained PCS to me at the time, so it added to my worry when he went down hill again. A GP at a follow up appointment explained what to expect and how to handle it.

Poor you and your poor DH. It must have been one heck of a bang.

Very scary for you both, OP, hope all is well and get to have your toast and tea soon. I had a medical emergency whilst on holiday in the UK. I will always remember is as the care was terrible, no sense of urgency from them at all for what could have been a very serious situation . Being away from all that is familiar doesn't help either.

If he has concussion, or worse he needs to rest. If he's staying conscious and lucid that's a good sign. So scary, trust he makes a full recovery. He should see gp when you get home.

Thinking of you. Keep strong.

Make sure the HCPs know he is a rugby player with a history of concussion. There’s been quite a lot of research recently suggesting lifetime risk for more severe TBI, following multiple concussions (actually particularly for rugby players).