Took my friend wakeboarding and now he is in the hospital

blaster30 · Newbie Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 33 City: Vero Beach

We were out yesterday and my friend was wakeboarding and he went for a small jump. This is his 3rd time wakeboarding. Well he smacked the water and was dazed. Of course being the man of compassion that I am I laughed my butt off. Well we got him in the boat and he could remember who he was, just not the date and he could not walk very well.

Took him to the ER and they gave him a Cat Scan and admitted him to the hospital. I called his wife this morning and there is still no change in his condition.

He is still very slow to answer and says "head hurt". I expected him to snap out of it by now.

Any help or experience with this?

LakeIolaLuke · Posted: Sep 18, 2006 10:26 am Post subject:

wow.....

I've had my share of concussions from wakeboarding, but only one where I atually forgot anything, but I was never that far out of it...best wishes to your friend.

King of the Tigers · Posted: Sep 18, 2006 11:25 am Post subject:

Sorry to hear about that. Hopefully he'll recover soon.

I took a guy out and he broke his leg on his second try getting up! He never even got out of the water bu he somehow broke his leg.

Goodhands · Outlaw Joined: 25 Aug 2005 Posts: 136 City: Murfreesboro

Justin 25 · Addict Joined: 29 Aug 2006 Posts: 797

WakeCrasher · Newbie Joined: 20 Feb 2006 Posts: 38 City: Tybee Island

Man,
My fiance who is also learning took a bad spill this weekend. She was miserable but didn't want to go to the hospital but now she has an appointment on wednesday to see the doc. Her eyesight when blurry for a couple of hours but she never forgot anything. Hope your buddy is alright.

Justin 25 · Addict Joined: 29 Aug 2006 Posts: 797

Xanadu · Outlaw Joined: 09 Sep 2006 Posts: 129 City: Ottawa

i've had tons of concussions, but none that bad..
good luck to your friend.

wakeboarding is a lot more dangerous than you'd think.

alafiaboarder · Posted: Sep 18, 2006 12:16 pm Post subject:

only had one concussion where i didnt know where i was, then i guess i saw boards and stuff and felt out of it and in a totally stoked voice, asked my best friend how my crash was, so that was interestin, but hope he gets better

Loppy · Posted: Sep 18, 2006 12:57 pm Post subject:

He's got a big time cuncussion man, the kind that ends NFL carreers. with good care, his brain will shrink back down and he'll be fine. Pray there is no perminent brain damage. Good luck.

MattStrykul · Newbie Joined: 01 Aug 2006 Posts: 41

yeah if you have a concussion bad enough, you will be dazed for a few days

Ruune · Posted: Sep 18, 2006 1:25 pm Post subject:

sorry guys, but thats probably a contusion. i.e. a severe concussion with the possibility of internal bleeding. was he at all irritable or combative? Is he now? Hopefully the Drs are on the ball and keeping him away from light and sound, or anything that stimulates the senses. My prayers go out to him.

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fuel · Outlaw Joined: 20 Jan 2003 Posts: 110 City: Gatesville

King of the Tigers,

The same thing happened to a friend of mine. He broke his femur and had to be CareFlighted off the lake. He had gotten up the day before and he was just trying to get up again and broke his leg. Crazy.

We always thought it was a freak thing or maybe a tiny pre-existing weakness or something.

King of the Tigers · Posted: Sep 18, 2006 8:19 pm Post subject:

Ya Fuel, I was clueless. It was his first time ever trying wakeboarding but he was a skater and had taken some rough falls in the past. I especially felt bad for him because he had a super hot ex girlfriend in the boat, that my cousin invited, not knowing that they'd dated before.

Ruune · Posted: Sep 18, 2006 8:54 pm Post subject:

did he at least look cool when he wiped out?

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jt09 · Ladies Man Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin

How do you know how many concussions he's had or hasn't had?

J_DOGG · Posted: Sep 19, 2006 11:20 am Post subject:

I know someone that died this year....you can get the details from NH news sites...

not something I like to talk about....

Be happy your boy can still talk at all...

Ohioboarder · Addict Joined: 18 Aug 2005 Posts: 520 City: Over there

It's certainly possible that if he has had any recent trauma that he has second impact syndrome. Each the time the brain takes a hit is ability to withstand another impact is diminished. It usually results in an injury when a slight impac occurs but in severe cases can be fatal. Concussions if not allowed to heal are cumulative. There are many who believe that they never really totally resolve and the damage just gets worse each time.
Also where the brain impacts the skull can result in different symptoms. For Example Vision is usually in impact in the back of the head but there can be what is called a countercoup closed head injury where the brain impacts the skull on the opposite side from the actual point of impact.

Best of luck to your friend
Dave Twisted Evil

blaster30 · Newbie Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 33 City: Vero Beach

Thanks for the info.. Here is an update.. He is still in the hospital; he has had 2 MRI's and a catscan. All confirm that he does not have a bleed. He is talking a little better today, but still not normal. He will stay in the hospital tonight again.

The real kicker, he is waiting to hear if he has been accepted in a doctoral program tomorrow. I am praying for his healing and I appreciate everyone else who is as well.

Thanks..

jt09 · Ladies Man Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin

Prayers for your bud, blaster30.

WakeCrasher · Newbie Joined: 20 Feb 2006 Posts: 38 City: Tybee Island

WakeCrasher · Newbie Joined: 20 Feb 2006 Posts: 38 City: Tybee Island

Justin 25 · Addict Joined: 29 Aug 2006 Posts: 797

Oh, ok, hope she's fine.

WakeBoarder44 · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 21 Apr 2004 Posts: 1107

I have only been dizzy a few times after a crash.
hope all will be fine soon

keep us informed an wish him the best...

Commodore · Ladies Man Joined: 20 Jun 2005 Posts: 11636

blaster30, dang man. That sucks. Sorry about your friend. Sounds like he had one helluva bell ringer.

vette74 · Posted: Sep 20, 2006 6:18 am Post subject:

J_DOGG, I googled the news report about the accident. I am sorry to hear about your friend. It makes me want to throw on some head protection.

J_DOGG · Posted: Sep 20, 2006 8:13 am Post subject:

vette74, Yup it's not anything we like to really talk about up here. The wakeboard world in NH is so small I wouldn't want the story to get out wrong or be misunderstood by anyone as disrespect.

I ride with most everyone that rides around here and this hit real close to home...I live on Country Pond and although the article says Country pond it really happened on Kingston Lake.

I'm just glad we were not behind my SANTE that day but very easily could have been.
As I try to type this with my jammed up hand from a wakeboarding crash I have to be happy that is my only problem so far.

STAY SAFE PEOPLE!!!!

Deyeme · Newbie Joined: 07 Aug 2006 Posts: 36 City: Troy

wow. My thoughtsand prayers to the two peeps mentioned in this post. My wife and I went cliff-jumping at Johnson Shut-Ins State Park (here in MO). Over 50ft to the water. We just started wakeboarding this year, and while we've both hit the water kinda hard, it amazes me that you can get so injured so easily (like breaking a leg and not even get up, or get such a concussion you can't think straight a week later).
I gotta say, though, my wife and I both also race cars, and safety has always been a top priority. We take our concern for safety to the water, too, by always having a spotter, a ski mirror, and various simple hand gestures for communication- in addition, if we feel like we're out of control, getting tired, etc.

southshoresledder · Criminal Joined: 21 Aug 2005 Posts: 75 City: meyers

best wishes for your buddy

b_girl · Posted: Sep 20, 2006 10:41 am Post subject:

hope he recovers soon

jlaws · Addict Joined: 16 Sep 2006 Posts: 832 City: NC

i've yet to have my first big crash and hope i dont have to lol

hope he recovers soon though

jlaws · Addict Joined: 16 Sep 2006 Posts: 832 City: NC

i've yet to have my first big crash and hope i dont have to lol

hope he recovers soon though

Justin 25 · Addict Joined: 29 Aug 2006 Posts: 797

J_DOGG, I'm really sorry about your friend. And like vette74 said, it does really make you want to throw on a helmet.