Weekend from Down Under

Wow! This has been one interesting weekend or shall I say extended weekend. Firstly, I'll put out a disclaimer that some of the information in here was given to me by others because frankly I didn't remember any of it. Thursday the softball team travelled to SWOSU in Weatherford for a doubleheader. The first game was going ok, we were a little rusty, but overall we were doing well. In the fourth inning I went in to play third, which isn't my normal position, and everything was going ok. In the fifth inning we had a bunt situation and the batter for SWOSU squared to bunt and I came crashing in. This is the start of where information had to be filled in by others and lasted till roughly saturday morning. The girl pulled back and ripped a line drive right at me and it hit me in the head. I immeadiately dropped to the ground. The only thing I can remember is waking up with people all around me and after that I really don't know. I remember bits and pieces of the medical attention but not a whole lot. I stayed at the field with the team for the next game because my parents hadn't come to these games. After the games were over one of our assistant JV coaches, who had come out to the game, drove me back to the city to meet up with my dad. My dad took me to the ER to be checked out because, after taking a hit like that there should obviously be swelling and I didn't have any signs of external swelling which meant everything was swelling in. When a head trauma swells inward there stands a good possibility that there is bleeding of the brain. Luckily after having a CAT scan they found there was no bleeding just large amounts of swelling. The doctor said that I had a sever concussion and had to be carefully monitored to make sure there wasn't a delay in bleeding or anything else serious. I was released from the hospitol to go home to the care of my parents only because my dad is EMT certified and knew the proper care. That night I had to be woken up every two hours and neurological tests given everytime, which made for a long night. Friday and Saturday I literally layed at home and did nothing. The big trip of the day was me going from the living room chair and a-half, which had become my home, to the bathroom and back to the chair. I had several visitors throughout friday and saturday but like I've said, I don't remember. Saturday evening I started to become a little more aware of the happenings around me, but I still had a migrane from you know where! You're probably asking, Well why didn't you take anything to help with the headache? I was taking medicine but with how bad my head was hurting I had sever nauseua. So, everytime I would try and take my medicine I would become sick and couldn't keep it down. Thus, before we could start on the headache I had to get my stomache under control. I finally got to where I could keep my pain medicine down Friday night, a whole day later. Most of the weekend I spent asleep on my chair oblivious to my surroundings. I went for a recheck yesterday and the doctor said I still have a lot of swelling in my head and I still get nausious, dizzy, and I still can't eat very much without becoming sick. At least I'm allowed back at school now. It's going to be tough though. Even typing this makes my head hurt worse, staring at the screen and having to read what I type. These are just obsticles I'm having to overcome in my return to school. What a weekend it has been!