Head pain after crash?

Hi, recently (about 5 days ago) i had a little crash at my local track, i did not recieve any visible head injuries (wearing full face) but the sudden loss in momentum (must have been doing about 18 mph ish?) from burying the helmet about 3 inches into a well compacted berm may i think have caused an internal injury?
Anyway the day after the crash i started getting pains in the top right part of my head when i nod of do any sort of relativly jerky movement in my head and it has not stopped since then, i have noticed it is worse in the morning.
I dont have any other symptoms and dont really want to go to the hospital due to my inherent fear of being diagnosed with somthing bad :?
Anyone experienced somthing similar? thanks
Anyway the day after the crash i started getting pains in the top right part of my head when i nod of do any sort of relativly jerky movement in my head and it has not stopped since then, i have noticed it is worse in the morning.
I dont have any other symptoms and dont really want to go to the hospital due to my inherent fear of being diagnosed with somthing bad :?
Anyone experienced somthing similar? thanks
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That is what you have done to your brain, Head injury's can be nasty and get worse over time, if its bad enough for you to start asking on here a trip to casualty may be a wise move!
We all tend to ignore injuries and keep going, but for you to have a head ache 5 days after a crash is a bit unusual, and to be honest even I would drag my censored down to A&E at that point!
(and as Radiographer I avoid hospitals now I no longer work there!!)
They will probably give you the all clear, but its safer to get checked out, as occasionally the next minor fall can finish off what the previous crash started!
By the way- are your pupils the same size? and both reacting to light? (if not GO TO A&E NOW)
5 days later is something to worry about I think.
I would Go to Hospital ASAP IMO, at least to stay safe, It is your health at the end of the say...
Not only that, but Head injuries can get worse over time
You may not be in A&E that long anyway...
Want to be really scared? Read about Natasha Richardson the film actress. Read the section "Injury and death" she was able to talk perfectly normally after the accident and the medics left. She died!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natasha_Richardson
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