I was in a car accident 9/22. I blacked
out (no drugs/alcohol involved)and
totalled a car. I left the er with 2nd
degree burns from the airbag and cat scans
seemingly normal. I got a call the next
morning from the er saying I needed to
come back asap because they had missed
something. That something was a subdural
hematoma. They did another ct and the
neurosurgeon came down to talk to me and
sent me home.
However, at my followup with my pcp today
he referred me to see a neurologist asap.
I get occasional headaches (in the same
spot) that last for a minute or so when I
start moving from a sitting or laying down
position. Also, I occasionally have
moments of blackness when I stand up but
those only last for mere seconds.
I am assuming the hematoma is probably
chronic since it appeared to have no
change in my recent cat scans. I had a
cat scan 3/30/06 due to a sexual assault
and trauma to the head but everything was
normal then. Should I go see the
neurologist that my pcp referred me to?
I mean wouldnt the neurosurgeon have done
that if necessary?
Edit: I wanted to add on that 3 days prior
to the blackout, I woke up very nauseous
and vomited multiple times. Since the
accident, I have felt nauseuous a few days
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Shimmer5 Posted: 10-03-06 15:38pm
My suggestion is yes, go see the
neurologist that your pcp referred you to
as their is a reason your pcp referred you
and let him know what is going on.
All the best!
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