Took a blow to the head yesterday.. went to the ER with dizziness and nauseousness. Doctor's didn't scan my head or even take my blood. They only did a neurological test on me and said I'm fine. I'm very worried they weren't listening to me and my symptoms... I'm very worried about a brain bleed!! Should I go to another ER and see if they will scan me?? Please
I honestly don't know what I could tell you to help you calm down. It's unlikely if one ER didn't feel your head trauma was severe enough to warrant bloods or scans, that another ER would be any different. But only you can make the decision.
Personally, I would see my local gp or walk in centre rather than the ER for ongoing concerns. Unless your symptoms are getting worse, if you're slurring or stumbling, your vision is alternative or your cognitive state is impaired I'd say you sound fine.
Are you alone or with someone? Have they noticed any changes in you in the last 24 hours?
Thank you caz, I appreciate your reply. What you say is definitely helping me rationalize my fear. My head hurts to touch and the dizziness is the most concerning. It's the anxiety and obsession that is making me go in this visious cycle. Yes my husband is with me and no... I don't have any balance issues or anything. It has been exactly 12 hours now... So I just need to keep reminding myself, that if anything was urgent, it would have happened by now??? But I've read on Google that a slow bleed could take up to 4 days to show signs and I have a bad obsession with scans... Like I WON'T feel for sure ok, until I get one!!! It's terrible....
It is a viscous cycle yes, but in time and with practice you'll get out of it. The absolute worst thing you can do right now is to Google and read. Honestly, I'd just disable your Google browser (and any other browsers) for a few weeks at least.
I can sympathize with your worries, I really can but just keep working on rationalizing your thought process.
I bumped back of my head once a while back, and after a day or two I was brushing my hair and realised it hurt to touch my left temple. Like you, I freaked out too but I booked myself in with my GP, she did a neurological exam and assured me that it didn't appear dangerous. She told me my head is covered in nerves and I'd probably just bumped/trapped one and to take painkillers if needed and give it a couple of weeks. Sure enough, the sensitivity on my temple disappeared and I'm still here standing. That would be about 7 months or so ago. Xx
Thank you for your reply and sharing your story, I’m glad you were ok too. I hate this panick feeling. Just wish it would all end. Do you mind me asking, do you have health anxiety?
My doctor has diagnosed me as having mixed anxiety and depressive disorder at present ( I joke with my partner that I'm officially madd) but I have had periods of health anxiety twice in my life. Once when I was young which stemmed from a man collapsing and dying close in front of me on holiday and again a few years back. For nearly 2 years I was constantly worrying about different symptoms I was getting and for the most part, it was largely anxiety causing them.