OK, I am freaking out now about my friends accident. Of course she has decided she might not have a concussion because she only developed "half the symptoms." She said she was doing one foot sculling, and her husband saw her fall, he went to get her glasses which had flown off, and when he got back to her she was unconscious with her tongue out, and it looked as if she wasn't breathing. He tried to get her to come to, which he did after about 10 seconds. About every 30 seconds after that, she started asking what happened, and eventually she decided she wanted to get off the ice, so she crawled off it. She doesn't remember anything from being skating to crawling off the ice. She says she probably lost about a billion brain cells, but "that's ok."
So, I don't have that many brain cells left to lose, and I'm starting to wonder if this is a good idea, even though I got permission from my doctor. That was about 3 medications ago. I take a LOT OF medication. At least 10 pills a day, not including vitamins, and a needle stick once every 2 weeks. Would protective equipment make it safer? I could care less what it looks like. I know there's debate about how much helmets help, but at least they would keep my head from crashing into the ice.
So, I don't have that many brain cells left to lose, and I'm starting to wonder if this is a good idea, even though I got permission from my doctor. That was about 3 medications ago. I take a LOT OF medication. At least 10 pills a day, not including vitamins, and a needle stick once every 2 weeks. Would protective equipment make it safer? I could care less what it looks like. I know there's debate about how much helmets help, but at least they would keep my head from crashing into the ice.