Taking a Header!

Thursday was C-man's ball-game.

What I failed to mention was that he

took a header on the way to the concession stand after the game.

A big boy was swinging his bat without being aware of his surroundings and clunked C-man on the noggin. We put ice on it, did neuro checks and we medicated him, observed him and he seemed to take it well.

Friday, C-man went to school and acted just like he usually does.

After dinner, (the 24 hour period was almost up) and C-man had a disoriented spell.

He thought it was morning and he had to go to school. He thought it was Saturday. He didn't remember going to school on Friday. He didn't remember having a ball-game the night before. During this whole spell, he was so scared and confused.

So with his confusion, we took him to the ER.

Murphy's Law; when you take them to the Dr. or ER, they act totally normal.

Which he did, which was good.

He enjoyed being a patient (too much).

He passed the physical exam and passed the Head CT scan.

Diagnosis: Concussion.

Treatment: 7 days of resting and no activity....ya, tell that to a 6 year old!

With much reminding, he's been good at it, and he almost enjoys the fact he doesn't have to participate in gym or recess this week!

The sweetest thing is that he wanted to go to watch and cheer on his team-mates on Saturday's game. What a good guy!

We'll See Dr. L on Thursday for clearance.

p.s. he played up this picture a bit, he thought a face like this would be more convincing!