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TurbulentFluid
02-14-2010, 02:01 PM
Hullo...

Long story short - a high IQ relative of mine ( :D ) let go of one of those aluminum poles that tow you uphill on a ski lift and it shot right into my forehead!!!

It caused a huge bump, the size of an egg, which I "treated" with snow for two hours of skiing (couldn't leave). After a while in the warm, some of the pure white fluid poured out (a drop or two, the skin was slightly scratched too), but nothing more. Now, cca a day and plenty of ice later, the thing kind of evened out (the whole half of my forehead is slightly swollen, but not as much), and I'm hoping my colleagues won't runscreaming out of the office tomorrow morning... :D

I did rowing HIIT today and had no problems, it doesn't hurt but running causes a weird feeling, as well as bending down (eg to pick something up).
Should I do gym or give it a rest for a few days? I do very intensive training (supersets, 30-60s rest between sets, FBW)....?

TurbulentFluid
02-15-2010, 12:34 AM
I guess no one wants to take responsibility to give advice on something like this :D Yes, I'm stupid. :D

I guess I'll opt for home training and see how it fares by the evening. Today it got a lot smaller.

Euqinom
02-15-2010, 04:51 AM
I'd skip the gym altoghether, meaning: skipping workouts.

Are you sure you don't have a mild concussion?

TurbulentFluid
02-15-2010, 05:09 AM
I'd skip the gym altoghether, meaning: skipping workouts.

Are you sure you don't have a mild concussion?

Pretty much... concussions usually have symptomes such as nausea, disorientation etc, but I haven't experienced any of those... just the swelling, it doesn't even hurt unless I apply quite some pressure on it with my hand...

nunu713
02-15-2010, 05:29 AM
I would say give your body the time it needs to do what it needs to do. There's no rush, and in the long run, you'll probably be better off for it.

You don't want to mess with a head injury.

Feel better!

Euqinom
02-15-2010, 05:54 AM
Pretty much... concussions usually have symptomes such as nausea, disorientation etc, but I haven't experienced any of those... just the swelling, it doesn't even hurt unless I apply quite some pressure on it with my hand...

Well... If you say that it feels funny when you pick something up from the ground or running it sounds like you're not okay. ;)

TurbulentFluid
02-15-2010, 06:56 AM
Well... If you say that it feels funny when you pick something up from the ground or running it sounds like you're not okay. ;)

Hehe I'm not feeling dizzy or disoriented, I meant, it feels as if fluid is moving underneath my skin... which it probably is!!! :D :D Maybe I should take it easy today...

CharliC
02-15-2010, 07:40 AM
Speaking as someone who's just had a hard knock to the head, I'd leave it a day or two (longer if you do start noticing side effects). You don't want to discover you're having balance or dizziness issues when you've got a barbell on your shoulders ;)

TurbulentFluid
02-15-2010, 09:39 AM
haha ok good point! :D

Gonna give it a rest one more day, and probably do some cardio on a stat bike or something, just so I'm not bored. :) Thanx everyone!