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How Long Does Pain In Head After An Injury Take To Subside?

I feel backward and hit my head and passed out. I think I hit a handle on a cabinet and now have a pain about the size of the handle. Swelling at time of fall but I put ice on it immediately. No blood or swelling now just pain. I had had surgery on my foot and taken a pain pill without food. I would assume the back of my head is bruised and nothing I can do. How long should this take for the pain to leave? No other symptoms except, of course, pain in my neck and shoulder also.
Mon, 29 Dec 2014
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HI
Welcome.
Usually Headache after injury is mild to moderate , subside in minutes,some times in hours ,rarely in months,depend on quantity & site of bleeding(out of brain,in brain,in between outer skin & skull,
If pain is getting better day by day nothing to worry.
but if it is increasing suddenly or slowly, it is a serious matter .
Consult a Doctor.
He will perform physical examination,
Examination of eye (pupil),nose,ears for water & bleeding,,order for x-ray,
C T for injury to brain,sometimes surgical intervention is needed.
Thanks for query.

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How Long Does Pain In Head After An Injury Take To Subside?

HI Welcome. Usually Headache after injury is mild to moderate , subside in minutes,some times in hours ,rarely in months,depend on quantity & site of bleeding(out of brain,in brain,in between outer skin & skull, If pain is getting better day by day nothing to worry. but if it is increasing suddenly or slowly, it is a serious matter . Consult a Doctor. He will perform physical examination, Examination of eye (pupil),nose,ears for water & bleeding,,order for x-ray, C T for injury to brain,sometimes surgical intervention is needed. Thanks for query.