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(Message started by: Lastdaddy on Nov 12^th, 2005, 12:34pm)

Title: How many of us have ever been Knocked Unconscious?
Post by Lastdaddy on Nov 12^th, 2005, 12:34pm

This is something I have always wondered about. Twice in my life as a youngster I had been knocked out. Once playing Baseball someone threw a bat and it hit me square in the nose and out I went. A Deviated septum grew a few years later. another time when I was even younger My mom was running after me cause naturally I was in trouble again and I ran smack into an Oak tree, it didn't move , and out I went, and I mean OUT!!! My Brother who is also a CH was also knocked out once when his twin hit him over the head with the Butt of a BB gun, Nice Family HUH ?? Any way I was just wondering how many of us CH suffers have ever been knocked Un conscious and if there might be any correlation to that. Lets hear about it !!
Have a Regular Head Day,
Nico

Title: Re: How many of us have ever been Knocked Unconsci
Post by gore2424 on Nov 12^th, 2005, 10:15pm

ok let me think I believe about 9-10 times knocked out cold (1)as kid riding my stingray bike did wheelly and ran into sign post (2) playing tackle football in the 70's while in service (3) while fishing friend next to me went to throw log into water and a brach caught on his hand and it flew 3 feet to my head (4) (5) (6) (7) playing softball for 18 years twice ran full blast backwards into fench posts in outfield and twice while running the bases last one knocked me from almost to first base and I went almost 10 feet to fence not only knocked out but 3 cracked ribs collapsed left lung speareted left shoulder and (8) (9) (10) bar fights (why did i always pick on the biggest baddest guys oh i remember my drunken mouth over runeth I think thats about it

Title: Re: How many of us have ever been Knocked Unconsci
Post by burnt-toast on Nov 13^th, 2005, 5:17am

I believe this one was covered before. But to answer your question.

Knocked out cold for about 18 hours as a result of playing H.S. football. Landed on my right ear - CH hits me on the right side. Related? Who knows, but it was nearly 20 years between this incident and my first CH attack.

Tom

Title: Re: How many of us have ever been Knocked Unconsci
Post by JenniferD on Nov 13^th, 2005, 8:25am

Fell from a really high slide when I was 5. dunno if i was "out"- guess I was cuz I just remember "waking up" with the ground and gravel at the right side of my face.

Title: Re: How many of us have ever been Knocked Unconsci
Post by BarbaraD on Nov 13^th, 2005, 8:59am

Car wreck when I was about 15 and a motorcycle wreck when I was 17. Unconcious both times, but CH didn't hit till I was close to 50.

Title: Re: How many of us have ever been Knocked Unconsci
Post by Bob_Johnson on Nov 13^th, 2005, 9:23am

Headache. 1992 Nov;32(10):504-6. Related Articles, Links

Cluster headache following head injury: a case report and review of the literature.

Turkewitz LJ, Wirth O, Dawson GA, Casaly JS.

Midwest Center for Head-Pain Management, Troy, Ohio 45373.

A relation between head trauma and cluster headache is frequently described in the literature. The percentage of cluster patients with a history of head injury is approximately 16.5 when several large studies are reviewed. The present paper reports another case where there is close proximity between head injury and the onset of cluster headache. A review of the literature attempts to document the supposition that there is indeed a causal or precipitous role for head injury in cluster cephalgia pathogenesis.

Publication Types:
Case Reports
Review
Review of Reported Cases

PMID: 1468909 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Title: Re: How many of us have ever been Knocked Unconsci
Post by Rebel_Python on Nov 13^th, 2005, 11:25am

Got knocked out a few years ago with a 40oz bottle,left a nast little scar rigt above my right eye. I like it though. Gives my face some character.

Title: Re: How many of us have ever been Knocked Unconsci
Post by bnfreeman on Nov 14^th, 2005, 2:31pm

In the 4th grade I knocked myself out while doing a back-flip off the diving board. I woke up underwater while someone was yanking me out. I have had headaches of all sorts my whole life. Clusters started 2 years ago.

Title: Re: How many of us have ever been Knocked Unconsci
Post by rextangle on Nov 14^th, 2005, 3:53pm

Quote:

How many of us have ever been Knocked Unconscious?

Nico,

Too many times to count...
Been kicked in the head by horses and kickboxers.
K.O in a few fights, car accident and drinking accidents.
Been hit in the head by polo mallets, guitars and IRS fines.

What was the question again?

Rex

Title: Re: How many of us have ever been Knocked Unconsci
Post by StressFree on Nov 14^th, 2005, 7:14pm

Not quite unconsious, but real close. I rode my 10 speed into the back of a camper going down the street as fast as I could. (Yes, accidentally). I was probably 14 or so at the time. Cluster headaches began around this time also. I'm not positive which happended first. I am always wondering if that started it off for me too! Rich

Title: Re: How many of us have ever been Knocked Unconsci
Post by Redd715 on Nov 14^th, 2005, 8:38pm

I've had many head injuries that "should" have knocked me cold, but I'm the stubborn sort I guess. Came in handy the one time I was being beaten to a pulp, had I gone unconsious I certainly would NOT be here now. My will to survive is the only thing that saved my life that night.

Post concussion syndrom still happens when you don't loose consiousness and it's not at all fun.

Title: Re: How many of us have ever been Knocked Unconsci
Post by youngmichael on Nov 14^th, 2005, 8:52pm

Never.

Title: Re: How many of us have ever been Knocked Unconsci
Post by RobHealy on Nov 14^th, 2005, 10:19pm

Not knocked unconscious, but heavy facial trauma from my head meeting slate steps. Broken nose and deviated septum since.

I actually remember being able to "crack" the septum over when I'd feel pressure in my sinues and I would get some relief! Septum deviation is even more exaggerated than when I was a kid and I can't "crack" it over any more.

My best,
Rob

Title: Re: How many of us have ever been Knocked Unconsci
Post by CHTom on Nov 14^th, 2005, 11:37pm

I've knocked myself out when the CH pain got too bad-took a couple of sleeping pills. In the ninth grade, working as a chem lab assistant, I opened a bottle that was unlabled to find out what it was-turned out to be 100% ammonia! I immediately passed out and then I remember waking up, feeling my head being cradled in such incredible softness; when I opened my eyes, there was the gorgeous Miss Bogart, my typing teacher, cradling my head in her ample bosom-ahhh ::)!

Title: Re: How many of us have ever been Knocked Unconsci
Post by pattik on Nov 15^th, 2005, 10:41am

on 11/14/05 at 23:37:09, CHTom wrote:

I guess there can even be a silver lining to being knocked out. I have fainted a couple of times in my life, but never had such memorable waking experiences. ;;D Never any blows to the head though.