Minor Concussion?

[oniham]

see a doctor because you might have some brain damage, my friend's cousin died from head injuries after he got beat in the back of the head from a pipe. He thought he was ok and a week later he died from internal bleeding

[phillipthegreat]

Concussion: Nothing to play with

You need to take at least 7 days away from any contact and I STRONGLY advise you to see a doctor. Here is my brief background: currently an amateur boxer and was a neurological researcher for a couple years. I presented a study on TBI in New York in 2006 about TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) . I am not a doctor but I have read quite a bit of literature regarding TBI and concussions.
The fact that you had significant memory loss should be of concern and no taken lightly. A second concussion prior to healing from the first could cause significant harm. See the attached link for details...

Consensus Statement on Concussion in Sport – The 3rd International Conference on Concussion in Sport Held in Zurich, November 2008


Research based recommendations on management of sport related concussion: summary of the National Athletic Trainers' Association position statement

[Rockin']

so today was my first day back to the gym to spar in like a month..i remember my trainer tellin me im gonna spar this one cat,then take a few rounds off, then spar another..thats all i remember. my trainers said i sparred and said i didnt even get hit that clean (i never do, not to brag or anything, i just got a tight guard)..but i didnt remember **** about spaaring. i let my trainer know like 10 mins after sparring..he said i was hiting the bag after and seemed normal.but real talk, i dont remember ****. i had to sit the rest of the practice out and my mom and brother had to pick me up and take me home..i really dont remember anything i did today, or last week. i usually have good memory of everything.but now, i dont remember sh it..it seems like everything is a dream to me.craazzyy. i cant believe this happened to me. has this happened to anyone else?

If you dont remember anything then thats not good. But I recall when I was first starting out that I wouldnt remember much of the sparring sessions either. Not because I was being hit so hard and hurt, but rather that I was green, tight, nervous and really just in a crazy position, fighting somebody in the ring when just an hour ago I was watching cartoons. Give it time, its probably just a thing with handling the adrenaline that gets flowing through your system. Let me guess, when you were done and not remembering the sparring your legs were shaking while you were looking for the lost time. Adrenaline is the most awsome "drug" there is man. Its natural and its powerfull, its something that you will learn to handle in time....Rockin'