Name change to avoid my usual username being known by some RL people I know who come on here and may recognise me from this thread.
So a few weeks ago. Felt a little off with abdo discomfort high up for 3 days. Still carried on with usual life. It was just niggling but not making me unwell so to speak.
The one afternoon I fell asleep on the sofa. Realised I was late to pick DD up, rushed upstairs for a wee. Washing my hands afterwards and noticed glass of water from earlier needed taking down stairs. Vaguely recall picking it up then the next thing I wake up the other side of the bathroom. I am on the floor. Wet from the water in the glass and smashed glass around me. I have no idea how long I have been there.
Called a neighbour to collect DD. Very dazed and not sure I was properly aware at this point what had happened. Went back to sofa and gradually over the hours that followed I realised (from the pain and later the black eye, small cut and swelling to face) that I must have hit my head - possibly on the bath. No one knows if I was unconcious because I possibly fainted or if I tripped (but have no memory recall of this) and knocked myself unconcious as my head hit the bath or the floor.
Next day woke. Had shakes. The runs and nausea. Shivering away freezing cold. headache from hell and swelling still coming out. Go to GP that afternoon who says yes concussion. Possibly a viirus. Go home and rest.
3 days later - still shaking but not cold anymore. Off food. occassionaly waves of nausea. no more runs. But constant brain fog. Blurred vision. Unable to mumsnet, read, watch TV. Eyes hurt. Back to GP because I felt so out of it. Saw the on call Dr (different one) and he says concussion still but also a virus. Go home and rest.
I rested for 8 further days (so now day 12 since the knock to head). Only fractionallly better in that I can now manage to watch a little TV and mumsnet in short bursts. Pain, dizziness, blurred vision etc still there. Still feel shakey but am not constantly shaking anymore - just comes and goes but even when I am not physically shaking I feel like I am. Just feeling generally disorientated. Went back to GP. Another different one. She calls in another GP (another different one) to look at me. I am also now getting occassional white dots in my eyes. They send me to hospital there and then for a brain scan.
Scan done and thankfully nothing untowards found.I look normal. Sent home to rest and told I may have post concussive syndrome which can last upto 4 weeks. Go home and rest.
So here I am 5 weeks on and I am slightly better but seem to have stopped any improvement now. If I move my head my vision automatically blurs. I see double if I just move my eyes to the left or right. The headache is still there constantly never easing on the same side I hit my head. I still feel trembly although not physically shaking but I have noticed this shakey sensation makes me judder when I relax such as in bed at night. Tiredness makes me alot worse but some nights the shakey sensation wont go and I struggle to sleep. My appetite is back but I have little energy and it hurts my head to move too much so I move slowly and purposefully - like an old lady (I am early 40's by the way). I still wont get in the car and drive as my vision is blurred at times and double at others. In all I feel very peculiar. I also have the urge to just cry for no reason at random times and have had the same with the giggles a few times too. When DH and DC asked what I was laughing at I could not say.
I am still in a brain fog. Writing a normal email to DC school for something simple takes me ages as I cant seem to decide on the proper wording etc - before I would fire an email off in seconds. I am forgetful as well now. If I try to multi task I fuck up. Simple things like emptying the dishwasher whlist waiting for the kettle to boil will have me wondering which mug I put the sugar in (out of 2 cups FFS) and I have to start again. I went out to the car to look for an umbrella and neighbour said hello and chatted and I then came in leaving the boot open. I go to bed and forget to turn the lounge light off etc because I am also thinking - best get DDs xyz out ready for school tomorrow at the same time.
Decisions are a nightmare. I nearly found myself crying in New Look last week trying to decide which onesie to buy DD for her birthday. I just could not decide - it was scarey because its so pathetic because I know if the worse happens she can just exchange it - but I just get het up in this circle of "oooh I dont know, um um um" etc etc.
Its 5 weeks and I am scared and worried about how much longer this will go on for and if this is permanent. I have just booked an eye test for next week to see what the opticians verdict is.
Do you think it is too soon to go back to the GP? Has anyone else had ongoing issues like this after a knock to the head?? I just want my life back. I am finding myself avoiding going certain places now as I just cannot cope with the shakey feelings and fogginess in situations where I want to be alert.