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"Welcome to Rockingham County... - A350Zisa - 04-22-2009
...where they have to tell you NOT to hit your head on purpose"- the guy next to me in the ER last night.
G-force go karting. a freaking awesome, great time all around.
this past sunday when 20 of us went, i had a blast with everyone!
until my 2nd run and i hit the wall in the back straight nearly head on, at full speed. my kart lifted off the ground and slammed back down, HARD.
i did not black out at all, i kept going, and the referee guy throws up the "Dont hit the wall card" OBVIOUSLY!!!!!javascript:emoticon(':roll:') that crap hurts!
i left the event before going back to Justin's house because i was feeling a little dizzy, and nauseous. i drove back to campus fine. monday morning i was really sore in my back and neck and i kept seeing a gray spot where ever i looked. not like when you see a bright light and that purple thing is there whenever you blink, but an actual gray spot. i started having headaches and could NOT remember for the life of me my reading the night before in class.
Tuesday at dhall, i walked over to get some food and started to tip over. i felt like i needed brakes in order for my body to stop moving. any time i moved, i felt like my body had to catch up to me. with every step i took, the world shook a bit and i kept grabbing onto my girlfriend for balance, and anything else that was around me. i was starting to get pretty scared!
we went to the ER and they gave me a CT scan to see if i broke my skull or had any bleeding in the brain. all good there!
they did the "sobriety test" in the room and i could barely keep my balance, its a concussion!!! awesome.
now i have to wait 2 weeks to really do anything. if i suffer another head trauma in that time frame, i will "permanently lose IQ," kind of like a boxer that gets hit in the head too many times. this is my second concussion. bummer!
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- Jake - 04-22-2009
That sucks Adam... at least it's not worse than what it is. Hope ya feel better soon, and be careful for the next two weeks. I don't know how much IQ there is to lose
- Goodspeed - 04-22-2009
Adam, really sorry to hear this, hope you feel better! I never would've imagined karting to lead to an injury like this, though its definitely plausible...I've hit head on like that before but thankfully I was OK. Just a reminder to everyone that even our fun goofing-off activities require safety...
- Nis01 - 04-22-2009
Jeeze Adam, you must have really had a doozy of a hit. I'm glad to hear that you were able to make it back to Harrisonburg without any issues. Hope you feel better.
- A350Zisa - 04-22-2009
haha thanks guys!!! yeah safety is required even on the fun days.
and so Jake, that means i will NOT be autocrossing this weekend, i turn into a bobble head during my run anyway. way too much bouncing around.
i am feeling better now, but just really tired. almost back to normal! thanks again for the concern!
- Feersty - 04-24-2009
Wow that is crazy. I still have yet to go karting, because I am cheap.
- Sijray21 - 04-24-2009
damn, that sucks man
i feel you on concussions though - i've had plenty of them in my day, with my last one leaving my life in danger if i banged my head 2 weeks after the incident