Experiences with concussion? Update in OP

Did he have an MRI? Concussions are serious stuff especially for the developing brain.

Take him to the DR! Get an MRI. My niece had a concussion and the trainer at the ice rink said she would probably be okay with out going to the hospital. My sister says that was the best advice she NEVER took.

Take him to the DR! Get an MRI. My niece had a concussion and the trainer at the ice rink said she would probably be okay with out going to the hospital. My sister says that was the best advice she NEVER took.

I think I would take him to see someone today. While the doc/NP at the game was good as they were there to see the event- without proper equipment, they can't make a specific diagnosis. With still having blurry vision, I would want to make sure that nothing else is wrong or that there isn't something else you should be doing.

With a kid that age, it is really hard to get them to be specific about symptoms. They take their cues from us, and I always found that if I was looking for symptoms, the boys complied. Having a neutral third party assessing symptoms was helpful.

I would not self treat a concussion in a child. I would make appt with your primary doctor and let them follow up with your son . After a week of rest if there is no symptoms then they may let him do a small amount of activity and see if symptoms reoccur. It may be several weeks until your son returns to his normal activity level.

We have dealt with several concussions, unfortunately. You need to call your doctor who may or may not want to see him right away. 
(***there is always a chance of a brain bleed!!***) 
The usual protocol is dark and quiet for the first 48 hrs or until you are seen. No computers, tv, video games, reading -anything that brings any symptoms or could cause them. Then there is usually an impact test to see where they are at. My kids were not allowed to school until most symptoms were gone. My daughter had lingering symptoms for 6 months. It was not fun. And to this day gets headaches if she gets tense about anything. My sons first one he had no symptoms after 24 hrs and was fine. The second one was about 2 months of being angry. It was weird as he is a VERY pleasant kid. No lingering effects for him, thank God.
Call your doctor.

Go to ER now. You don't mess with a concussion. Frankly, I'm amazed you didn't take him yesterday (sorry to sound harsh). Complaining of a headache still this morning is one thing, but blurry vision and off balance. Get in the car and go now.

Sending you positive healing thoughts for your son.

Please update us.

Now - go go go

The brain does not feel pain, so you can not determine the severity of a brain injury by how the patient is feeling. The pain that is felt after a knock in the head is the damage to the scalp, bones, and all the nerves around the brain. 

A concussion is caused when the head hits a blunt surface or object with such force that the brain moves around inside the scull and gets bruised. Think of it as brain whiplash. Sometimes the force is so great that the opposite side of the strike is also injured.

Blurry vision that continues definitely needs to be checked out immediately.  The brain can swell or even bleed. Not getting treated correctly can cause PERMANENT injury. 

Recent studies have drastically changed how concussions are treated. Bed rest as well as rest from school and other cognitive activities are now being used. 

My dh has optical nerve damage from a few concussions. When his concussions occurred, there was really no treatment. Dh has horrible headaches that his neurologists and headache specialists have determined were caused by these injuries. 

When I had my stroke, my brain was a bit swollen for a few days. I was in ICU but didn't need pain medication. I only had a dull headache--like that dull headache pain you feel when you run a fever. 

I also had a severe concussion that took me over 6 months to return to normal. I fell asleep on a tall toilet in a hotel and fell off, hitting my head on the marble floor. Dh said I was unconscious for a few seconds even though I didn't realize that. I was taken to the ER, and they did some tests and gave me pain medicine because I had a huge bruise on my temple--which is very tender and was very painful. Even though I was on vacation, I had to spend two days in bed because I felt so bad. I had short term memory problems as well as major problems with normal logical thinking--following along with complicated conversations, doing bills, math, etc. 

I hope your son heals quickly and has no permanent damage. 


 

Any word yet? Did she take him to the ER?

I hope you all complain to the tournament sponsors. Complete crap.

We are a small town and we have to go to the city to play. The city has enough kids sign up that they have heavy and lightweight teams at each grade, but we dont. If we have even one kid that would be in the heavyweight category, our while team has to play heavyweight.

So my 60lb son (who isn't the smallest on the team) played kids over 100lb and while we had our share of bruising on injuries from the kids being tackled, no of the teams played dirty or tried to hurt each other.

The refs should have thrown the parents, coach, and it sounds like the team out.