more prone to concussion?

[Mike442]

Hope everyone had a good new year.

I was hit on the top of the head by a football a couple of days ago, it was kicked up in the air and looped down (I wasn’t playing football I was just there), I didn’t know about it and when it hit me my teeth slammed together - I’ve got a concussion from it and I’m not feeling any better, the thing that scares me is my eyes hurt and I’m getting infrequent pains where my skull fractured in 2007

Am I more prone to concussions since I’ve had a brain injury, do I get worse symptoms, do they last longer?

Can I get permanent symptoms from new blows to my head such as that football hitting me?

[PurpleOverlord]

I'm a fan of martial arts, but of course the club insurance company wanted extra reassurance that getting punched in the head wasn't a serious risk for me. My consultant team wrote them a nice letter to say no.

I'm ABI, not TBI, but the same might be true for you.

[Graceissufficient]

v sorry to hear Mike - have you seen your GP? My reading suggests that a second brain injury can reawaken the old - I think you should go very very easy on yourself. How long symptoms will last - no one can be sure. They might get worse before they get better, since it is so recent.

[Painting-girl]

For me, I'm always very scared if I get another bang on the head since my original concussion that triggered long post concussion. Basically I feel quite panicky, which I think is possibly more to do with the original injury than the current one, and I totally get that you would be worried. But on the other hand, having had one concussion doesn't stop you having second one, so I would go to your GP and see if they will refer you for a CT scan - please explain what symptoms you have and what's worrying you. You've had concussion before, so you will be right about recognising your own symptoms the second time around. But If you get a new bad headache, please do go straight to A &E.

Every head injury is different, but certainly I had a couple of concussions that lasted perhaps a week, before I had the one that gave me more problems and turned into long post concussion. I think treat every head injury as a new one, and seek help as soon as you can, and don't ignore symptoms like headaches.

Hope you go on ok

[Bluesky36]

Hi, i fractured my skull in august 2024, concussion with some brain bleeding .... all the research i have done, says that the first concussion is the hardest to get. All the support structures are at their strongest. Once those systems are damaged , it gets easier and easier to get a concussion . They told me that i need to avoid a re-injury at all costs, as while my brain is healing , its very easy to do a lot of damage with another impact. even a lesser impact being many times more damaging. Foot Note : Everyone's body reacts differently , Everyone's injury will affect different things. so my experience isn't going to be the same as others. Good Luck... I say be conservative