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@kari-karast So Kari, I just had two serious skull fractures, bleeding in the brain, and a bad concussion this July – maybe this will be helpful.  A lot like Story Joy, my head ached and it never seemed to get better.  It was like I had an eternal headache.  I didn’t black out – thankfully!!!!! – but as I was being driven to cell service (we were in the mountains) I went into shock where I couldn’t recognize people.  Funny story: I actually fought the paramedics and they had to sedate me three times to get me to stop! 😉 After I was out of the hospital, I didn’t want to eat anything.  My concentration level was so far down that I couldn’t even work on a puzzle for five minutes without lying back exhausted and sore.  One thing I do remember…I longed for sleep every minute of the day because then I wouldn’t be awake to feel the pain.  And that’s unusually for me because I love being awake.

Right after I fell (off the back bumper of a van.  Yeah, I know it’s really stupid, but I did it), my first reaction was oh.  Wow.  I didn’t think that would happen.  Then, tears coming down my cheeks, even though I didn’t feel much pain.  I couldn’t walk without being dizzy.  They had to carry me into the car.  Sitting up, lying down – they all made me want to throw up.  Which I eventually did twenty minutes later.  I wanted to deny the seriousness of the situation.  I didn’t want any help.  I hated having people around me trying to make me comfortable because they made me dizzy.

I would often contradict myself.  Oh!  I forgot!  One of the most important things is that I really wanted to go to sleep!  Bad idea, but I wanted to so bad.  Thankfully, my sister kept me awake by keeping me angry at her, but the drive into town was a blur.  After waking up in the hospital, I immediately remembered the fall, but I didn’t remember going into shock or much of the drive until a week later when some details suddenly appeared in my brain.

So, anything else?  Any questions?