It's scary being a parent

[mrsjuleshs]

I went to pick up dd from cheer carpool this evening. She was super quiet and seemed out of it. Apparently her flyer came down on her and she thinks it may have been an elbow she caught to the head. She said she remembers getting up and continuing with practice but was a bit slow at remembering her counts. After their 2 hour practice, they go off to the other part of the gym for stunting hour. Coach immediately saw something was wrong with her (she never wants to disappoint the team or coaches as they all don't and just worked through the pain). He asks her about specific counts and when she can't answer he asks when is her birthday. She only got the month right. So she gets pulled. Apparently she got a concussion from the failed stunt. On the ride home she talks to her teammates and they fill her in. She is ok and remembers all conversations after the hit and answers a few questions for me to make sure she isn't hurt even worse than I suspect. Take her in and they think it is a mild concussion. We give her ibuprofen and a cold pack for her head. Instructions to wake her every few hours and monitor her. She eats dinner quietly and takes a shower (I was terrified she would lose balance in the shower). Goes into her room to watch tv. Tucked her in and she still has a mild headache. So I'm on Monitoring duty tonight since dh won't get home from work till about 10am. I keep going in there every hour to see if she has moved and to make sure she is ok. I'm sure she is annoyed I keep waking her up but this is freaking serious. I'm hoping she feels much better in the morning since she hadn't been incoherent. I want to just keep her home but it's homecoming week and she is beyond excited to dress up every day for spirit week. Since it was minor I hoping she is better in the morning but plan on asking her a slew of questions to gauge where she is. If she isn't well enough to my standards I am taking her in for a ct scan and whatever other tests they need to run to make sure she is ok. Talk about a scary night as a parent. I'm sure I'll get no sleep tonight but that's fine do long as my baby girl is ok.

[CheshireGrin]

Ugh, I'm sorry. Sounds like you're doing everything right.

Has she had concussions before? Talk to her doctor about impact testing before she goes back to full activity.

[textbookcase]

Oh no! How scary. I hope she's okay. You're a great mama!

[polka]

Oh gosh, glad she is okay. Hope you both sleep well, and she wakes up feeling better in the morning!

[VillainV]

Wow. The coach didn't think to call you as soon as she was pulled from practice? Or send her straight to a trainer (if there was one) or to the ER for evaluation? That's disappointing.

[medicmommy]

Sept 30, 2013 0:12:44 GMT -5 VillainV said:

Wow. The coach didn't think to call you as soon as she was pulled from practice? Or send her straight to a trainer (if there was one) or to the ER for evaluation? That's disappointing.

This! I would be fucking livid!

[tdk2]

scary. Surprised the coach didn't call as well.

You're making good decisions. But damn, that's scary!

[Saint Monica]

I hope she feels better soon.

[ProfessorArtNerd]

Our baby! I hope she feels well and will take it easy this week. Concussions aren't anything to mess with.

But, um, good job catching that flyer. Even if it was with her head. I have flyers bouncing off the mat, left right and center so it's a sore spot with me.

[tripleshot]

Sept 30, 2013 0:12:44 GMT -5 VillainV said:

Wow. The coach didn't think to call you as soon as she was pulled from practice? Or send her straight to a trainer (if there was one) or to the ER for evaluation? That's disappointing.

This was my first thought as I was reading. I'd be furious with the coach. That's unacceptable. I hope she feels better soon.

[cc]

I, too, am surprised that the coach didn't call you when it happened.

DD#1 had a bad concussion last summer when her brother (her dad and step-mom's son) jumped into the pool and landed on her head. She blacked out and her step-mom called me right away. It was one of the scariest days of my life, listening to her repeat herself over and over and saying she didn't know what was going on. I took her to the ER, where they told me to monitor her over night and keep waking her up to ask her questions. I also had to monitor her pupils.

She was OK, but had a really nasty black eye for a while.

[Deleted]

I'm sorry

[Deleted]

Ask her specific orientation questions every 1-2 hours. Name (what's your name), time (what year is it), location (where are you, what city are you in), situation (what happened last night, how'd you hurt your head). If she is slow to answer them, or can answer them fine one hour, then struggles the next, take her to the ER for a CT. Head injuries are serious business. Did they do a CT last night when you took her in?

*I am not a doctor. Do not consider this medical advice, just a suggestion.

[mrsjuleshs]

update: She is feeling like her usual self this morning. She was up and ready for school before I woke up. She remembers exactly what happened. I asked her a ton of other questions and answered them all correctly. She said she didn't have a head ache this morning. I'm going to have a talk with the coaches tomorrow and I'm not letting her do full outs this week. Show offs are on the 13th, but they will be fine if she sits out. I emailed the team mom and she was pretty upset because she didn't know that had happened either.

[suzyp]

Keep an eye on it. My 13 year old niece got a concussion in April after some kid knocked into her during recess and she's still having issues with it. It's just hard because it's an invisible injury. I hope she stays better.

[Yankees21]

Poor thing! Glad she seems to be feeling better, but WTF to the coach.

[mrsjuleshs]

I am definitely keeping an eye on her. I told her that if she starts to get even the slightest headache or starts feeling tired, she needs to call/text me and I am picking her up from school. After school, she is to go straight home and rest.

[cc]

I am glad she seems to be feeling better. The doctor told us that the effects from a concussion can be felt for a year. DD still doesn't remember what happened after her brother landed on her until the moment I walked in after being called at work. She had dizzy spells on and off and some headaches every so often.

[Deleted]

I'm so glad she's okay!!

Those coaches need to up their communication skills. That's really scary.

[TC]

I know it's been awhile, but it may be helpful to tell her to keep an eye on her moods for the next few days. When I was a teen, I fell and slammed the full weight of my body and the force of the fall on the corner of an outdoor stair right on the very top of my cheek bone next to my temple. Obviously I was concussed but I ended up having post concussion syndrome for awhile (had to be pulled from drive ed, etc) and one of my only clues in the beginning was having really bizarre moods. I was super absurdly restless and tearful and all sorts of weird stuff. I just wanted to mention this because teen girls are very used to just riding out the emotions and she might not notice if she is feeling anything more or less extremely than normal.

Hope she feels better quickly and has a great homecoming!

[8675309]

How scary!

[angelaa73]

Oh no

[redheadk]

Sept 30, 2013 7:06:52 GMT -5 tripleshot said:

Sept 30, 2013 0:12:44 GMT -5 VillainV said:

Wow. The coach didn't think to call you as soon as she was pulled from practice? Or send her straight to a trainer (if there was one) or to the ER for evaluation? That's disappointing.

This was my first thought as I was reading. I'd be furious with the coach. That's unacceptable. I hope she feels better soon.

This is where I am, too.

Cheerleading is a dangerous sport. I'd be pissed that the coach didn't take a head injury seriously.

Glad she seems to be okay.

[mrsjuleshs]

Her head coach didn't see when it happened and it wasn't noticed until they were in the other gym for their stunting hour with the other coach. I haven't talked to her head coach yet so I don't know if the stunting coach told him. But you can bet I will be having a conversation tomorrow. It's very common to get bumped around or have someone take you all the way to the floor in cheer, especially at this level but DAMN! DH talked to her about an hour ago and she said she was ok and would finish out school. He is picking her up from school as soon as it lets out and she is going straight home to relax.