Concussed?

Last Thursday, I was getting into my car to get my ass to school. Usually, I wouldn't start out a blog entry with such a boring statement, but it gets better, I promise.

Apparently, I need more education on my own dimensions and my car's dimensions. When I stepped into my car, I whacked my head against the metal frame of the doorway. I hit my head so hard, I saw stars. I sat in my car for a few minutes rubbing my forehead. The pain was brutal, but I was laughing and crying at the same time. I was initially stunned that it even happend in the first place! The forehead pain and entire head pain continued until this morning (Saturday).

When I got home on Thursday, I had a huge headache and felt like puking. I laid down most of the evening and iced my bruised forehead. Friday, I just was not myself. I was struggling to talk, which is unusual for me as most of you already know. And everytime I would say something, it would take forever to come out. As Prunckle put it, it's how he would imagine I would be if I were high. I would've stayed home from work, but I didn't want to risk being at home alone. I wanted to be around people, just in case I passed out or felt nauseous, I would have someone available to take me to the hospital. Luckily, nothing happened at work. I was able to get into my car like a normal person and find my way to my last Microbiology class before finals week. After class, all I wanted to do was just lay down and take a nap. But my gut told me that it might not be a good idea. I tried to nap anyway, but I was unsuccessful.

Geoff left work early to make sure he was home to check on me. I was a zombie pretty much the entire time I was home. I can tell that he felt bad for me, which in turn, made me feel bad for him. Moreso because he had to see me in the condition I was in. I was obviously not myself. If my head pain got worse and if I felt like puking again, I would ask him to take me to the hospital. Fortunately, the head pain didn't escalate. It was just a steady dull pain and nausea never surfaced again. Phew!

I was doing research online and all of the resources I searched through said the same thing: a CT scan most likely would not be administered for a minor concussion and that bed rest for a couple days would be recommended. There's not much that can be done for a minor concussion.

It's Saturday evening now, and by the time I had my bowl of cereal this morning, my head pain was pretty much gone. I'm just left with a sore and stiff neck, but that's about it. Yay! I was able to finish my Microbio lab report today and now all I have left for the weekend and Monday are hardcore studying for my Microbio final and Stats final.

But first, the Blackhawks vs Canucks Game 2 is calling my attention.

Thanks for listening/reading.
brown rice.