Comment on Discussion Thread đ Tuesday 3 June 2025
tone212_@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
I was at the shopping centre earlier, paying for stuff at the fruit shop. I hear all this yelling and see a guy going nuts from a security guard confronting him over stealing something from a store. He starts knocking store displays over, hitting fruit and vegetables from displays onto the ground and was coming closer to me. I turn around and start pushing my trolley back from the register to get away from him. While I was turned around he picked up a giant pumpkin from an display and threw it right at the back of my head. This was a massive grey pumpkin, like a rock to the head. Now Iâm sitting here with an ice pack to my head wondering why me. Thankfully no bleeding and I feel ok so far, just sore.
Eeek! Please check in at the nearest emergency hospital - head injuries and swelling inside the skull take a bit of time to develop and can be devastating. Any nausea or funny light effects or dizziness or slurred speech - call an ambulance please.
Basically, a serious head knock is equivalent to a stroke - needs to be checked out by professionals.
Iâm got an appointment with my local GP in 30 mins to get myself checked out. If they say I should go to the ER I will go. So far I feel ok, just sore and I can feel a lump.
Smart move. The lump is a good sign - maybe no inside the skull bruising, just external. Hope all checks out OK for you.
All clear from the GP - he just said to monitor during the next 24 hours for swaying or anything else unusual, if that happens then I need to go hospital. The $110 bill for the appointment was a sting but my usual bulk billing doctor closes at 6pm, didnât have a choice. I reckon the shopping centre management should be paying, not me.
Holy shit! Yes thatâs assault! Iâm sorry this has happened to you.
I would go to the ER and get checked out.
In an ideal world, the cops will probably get footage of the incident from the store cameras which will contain enough evidence for the assault against you and other crimes, that you wonât be required in court to make the case.
That sucks for you. Consider there might be some whiplash or sore neck injury too.
Re-watching familiar tv is recommended for concussion.
Thatâs so fucked!! Glad your Dr has given you the all clear, itâs so fucked that you were put in that situation!
What the fuck! Thatâs got to be assault. Glad youâre getting checked out. Hopefully no major damage done⌠it would be a good story to tell at parties. But seriously, hope the pain subsides soon and your brain and skull are ok.
How awful! That would have been so frightening, I hope you are doing ok.
Thatâs fucking awful. I hope youâll be OK â¤ď¸
Not the right sort of pumpkin scone! Be well
Thatâs nuts. Iâm glad you got out of there.
Really not good about the blow to the head though, I agree with everyone else to be very careful about that. Fingers crossed that nothing serious has happened.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Bloody hell.
Iâd definitely at the very least have someone check on you over the next few. Sometimes TBIâs can be delayed.