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I was in a car accident and I still get headaches, what to do?
I went to the emergency room after the accident and they did a cat scan and said everything was ok. I got prescribed some muscle relaxer and ibuprofen. I take it but my head still hurts. I also can't miss too many days from my job
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You do need to see your doctor. Go back to the ER if you have to, but I have worked in an ER and I will tell you that your own doctor is better for an ongoing problem.
If you don't have a doctor of your own, they should have given you one to follow up with. The ER is just not usually equipped or staffed to spend a lot of time on one person. Especially if they are having a busy day. Not to mention you may need to see more than one specialist before its over with.
I will also tell you that any head injury an come back to haunt you, even years from now. You really shouldn't hesitate to get a doctor & follow up for any head injury.
Your health is everything. Talk to your boss & work something out.
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The advice already given is good, to see the Drs again. Something is off. Our bodies are more delicate than we think. The only thing I can think of that Drs and hospitals do nothing for is if the accident casued some vertebra of your spine to become dislodged.
I know from experience, not a car accident, but just older age that in some cases, if you see Drs and they find nothing wrong, then it is worth it to try a Chiropracter. I recently had one vertebra in my neck get so far out of place it placed stress on all the nerves and I had numbing and tingles in both arms. It got so bad it never went away and the pain increased until I asked the husband to take me to emergency. I also saw my dcotor and one at a walk in clinic and all people wanted to do was give me addictive pain meds and have me see a therapist to show me exercises that would help the problem go away. I had gone to chiroprators about 20 yrs ago so I knew it was more than therapeudic exercise could help. After seeing a DO dr of osteopathy, and their not trying to seriously check out what was causing the pain, I went to a chiropractor having to pay out of pocket because insurance didn't cover it, I had relief on my first visit. So see the Dr.s but if they can't help, do go and see a chiropractor.
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Head back to the same hospital and tell them what is going on and get it investigated further. You need to because it's a sign that something really isn't okay and for that matter could be dangerous if not looked at. If you are still getting headaches all the time it means something is up and shouldn't be neglected. Better safe than sorry by looking into it. There could be a head injury here or concussion at the least that for whatever reason was missed when they first brought you in.
Also, call your boss and tell them that you were in a motor vehicle accident and are not in the least bit fine. Tell them that your health is paramount and that you're having constant headaches and pain still and are going back to have that assessed. They can't fire you for this legally. Have the doctor write them a note explaining that you're not in a good way physically. Even if they did dump you it would only prove them to be assholes that you don't need to work for anyways. Most employers get it that if you're injured you can't work for awhile and once that is established that you will return and can by a doctor they'll get it.
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