I finally convinced him to go to the doc in town. Please be very insistent, when your pALS has a fall and hits their head that they seek medical attention! He has now developed confusion, irritability (more than usual ;-)), memory loss and has basically become dazed and lethargic. These are signs of real head trauma.
His goose egg is gone, but pain is still there with intermittent headaches.
All of these symptoms can point to a subdural hematoma. Don't take that lightly, as the doc indicated it may have to be drained! Please! No!
He has a CT Scan scheduled for Monday and in the meantime, if things get worse, a trip to the ER.
I really did not understand that a bump on the head could cause all those symptoms and I had become really worried. He couldn't remember things I had done for him 3 minutes before, so something seriously has happened to his brain! He would be adamant that I had not done it! He couldn't remember phone calls I'd made for him and insisted I make them (again) for him! He would get so angry! Then he'd be nice as pie...
His goose egg is gone, but pain is still there with intermittent headaches.
All of these symptoms can point to a subdural hematoma. Don't take that lightly, as the doc indicated it may have to be drained! Please! No!
He has a CT Scan scheduled for Monday and in the meantime, if things get worse, a trip to the ER.
I really did not understand that a bump on the head could cause all those symptoms and I had become really worried. He couldn't remember things I had done for him 3 minutes before, so something seriously has happened to his brain! He would be adamant that I had not done it! He couldn't remember phone calls I'd made for him and insisted I make them (again) for him! He would get so angry! Then he'd be nice as pie...