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Suggest Treatment For An Injury Mediated Pain In Knee And Head

Hi, today I was running from the parking lot to the sidewalk and I fell, face forward and I landed on my knees and stomach. I got up, looked at my knees and saw some scrapes and kept walking thinking I was fine even though it hurt. I walked for a bit and while standing in line, (probably less than 10-15 after falling) I felt my left knee hurting quite a bit and I could feel it against my jeans as I was standing in line. I looked again when I went to the restroom and my knee was swollen and a little bloody. I got home about an hour later and cleaned it up, out some antibiotic ointment and took acetaminophen because my head was hurting quite a bit, even though I did not hit my head anywhere. I did feel a little disoriented right after I fell, but I didn t think much of it. I was just embarrassed. My headache got worse but I thought it was because I was hungry. after a while the headache started fading, but never completely going away. I ate after a while. My headache started feeling bad again and I have been feeling nauseous, I do not know if it is related or not. I cleaned up the wound again and took some more acetaminophen because my head is hurting like it was earlier. I fell at about 2:15pm and it is now 11:08pm. Is there anything else I should be doing?
Fri, 21 Jul 2017
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Hello,
thank you for using Healthcare magic.
I read your question and understood your concern.
I think the only thing that you can worry it's a hematoma in your brain inside the skull. Usually the signs of it are bad headache, vomiting and losing conscience if you have any of these symptoms persistently, you should go to the doctor
Dr. Selmani
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Suggest Treatment For An Injury Mediated Pain In Knee And Head

Hello, thank you for using Healthcare magic. I read your question and understood your concern. I think the only thing that you can worry it s a hematoma in your brain inside the skull. Usually the signs of it are bad headache, vomiting and losing conscience if you have any of these symptoms persistently, you should go to the doctor Dr. Selmani