# I Spent 3 Hours In The ER Last Night **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 9, 2011, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-spent-3-hours-in-the-er-last-night/592073 "2011-08-09T12:50:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2011, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-spent-3-hours-in-the-er-last-night/592073/1 "2011-08-09T12:50:35Z")
As I was leaving fencing class, carrying my equipment bag, I lost my balance, did a couple of fumbling backwards steps, and fell hard against the wall with my head. Ouch. They sent me home after drawing blood and a CAT scan. I now have 4 staples on the back of my head holding the gash closed. Fun night. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2011, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-spent-3-hours-in-the-er-last-night/592073/2 "2011-08-09T13:55:24Z")
Well, at least you didn’t fall on your sword - it being a fencing class and all. Get better. Tell everyone it’s a “dueling scar”. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2011, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-spent-3-hours-in-the-er-last-night/592073/3 "2011-08-09T14:04:23Z")
My son has a scar on the back of his head from a windowsill. We tell people it’s a memory expansion slot. (Incidentally - why the CAT scan? Were you displaying any concentration, memory or balance symptoms?) ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2011, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-spent-3-hours-in-the-er-last-night/592073/4 "2011-08-09T14:20:28Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > …(Incidentally - why the CAT scan? Were you displaying any concentration, memory or balance symptoms?) Yes, balance issues. Ongoing, they just wanted to be sure. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2011, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-spent-3-hours-in-the-er-last-night/592073/5 "2011-08-09T15:07:18Z")
Isn’t balance a big part of fencing? If that happened to be I think I’d be more embarrassed than sore and I bet you are super sore. Staples in the head - ouch! ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2011, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-spent-3-hours-in-the-er-last-night/592073/6 "2011-08-09T15:23:25Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > Isn’t balance a big part of fencing? Yes it is. > [@](#): > > If that happened to be I think I’d be more embarrassed than sore and I bet you are super sore. Staples in the head - ouch! Yes I am. ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2011, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-spent-3-hours-in-the-er-last-night/592073/7 "2011-08-09T19:03:23Z")
> [@BMalion](#): > > Yes, balance issues. Ongoing, they just wanted to be sure. Yes, they were apparently pre-existing. 😉 More seriously, my sympathies. I’ve had my own noggin-meets-brick incident that required stitches, and it was no fun at all. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2011, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-spent-3-hours-in-the-er-last-night/592073/8 "2011-08-09T19:15:19Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > Well, at least you didn’t fall on your sword - it being a fencing class and all. > > Get better. Tell everyone it’s a “dueling scar”. Good idea. Let everyone think he’s a coward as he was wounded while running away. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2011, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-spent-3-hours-in-the-er-last-night/592073/9 "2011-08-09T19:46:38Z")
No no … “I got it at fencing practice. You should see the other guy!” ---
**Author:** ![PandaBear77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@PandaBear77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PandaBear77)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2011, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-spent-3-hours-in-the-er-last-night/592073/10 "2011-08-09T23:02:01Z")
_pet pet pet pet pet_ Seriously … that sucks! Glad you’re ok 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2011, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-spent-3-hours-in-the-er-last-night/592073/11 "2011-08-10T11:49:34Z")
At least it didn’t hit a vital spot. “Brian, are you OK?” “It’s alright, skull absorbed damage.” ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2011, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-spent-3-hours-in-the-er-last-night/592073/12 "2011-08-10T11:55:24Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > No no … “I got it at fencing practice. You should see the other guy!” “Did you mess him up good?” “Yup, I got blood _all over_ him” ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2011, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-spent-3-hours-in-the-er-last-night/592073/13 "2011-08-10T14:54:55Z")
Since they’re putting the staples in anyway, it would have been awesome if they’d stapled a little sign to the back of your head. Something like, “Punk Will Never Die,” “I Just Wanted To Feel _Something_,” or “If You Can Read This, My Brain Slug Fell Off.”