Well I never knew

[I_UndergroundPanther]

A fall on your head can give you a swollen black eye. Its hard to see out of it its so swollen. I am rather morbidly surprised.

Do falls often leave black eyes?
What part pf your head do you have to fall on that would cause this? Curious.

Sorry about the bad hair,scalp hurts when I brush it so I haven't done it since yesterday before I hit the pavement.

[OldBaldy1701E]

1. Yeah, discoloration from impacts can not only spread

From the site of impact but can move. I have had 'floating bruises' before. Glad you are okay though!

[I_UndergroundPanther]

20. Oh creepy

It can MOVE!!?
That is so weird.

[Walleye]

2. Banged my head right on my eyebrow and this was the result

Tripped and fell on the sidewalk. Look just like I have been punched.This is from about a year ago. Don’t know why I saved the photo. I will never not believe anybody’s black eye story again.

[Nictuku]

6. Ouch!

That wouldn't be by chance the source of your user name? (just curious)

[Walleye]

7. No but it certainly fits. My last name is Wall, I'm a photographer and have worked as a fisherman.

So the name of the fish just popped into my head when I chose a username

[WhiskeyGrinder]

3. Your eyeball sits in a nice empty cavity; blood pools there.

[Nictuku]

5. That looks painful!

Mom had a fairly simple surgery on her forehead (skin cancer polyp and roots removed), It was centered above the nose. She got 2 black eyes from that! It was weird.

Hope you feel better soon. Ibuprofen is really good for inflammation.

[FoxNewsSucks]

8. I got a black eye similar to that once

from a toothache. It took me a while to figure out the cause, and then I realized that the root of the molar was directly under the eye socket. Two days later it was gone.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

15. Wow a toothache

Never heard of that before.

[LuckyCharms]

9. This is for others reading (I know you had a work-up at the ER).

If you are on blood thinners, and you whack your head more than just a tap, get to the ER for evaluation.

Brain bleeds are a risk for people on blood thinners who whack their head.

I'm on two blood thinners, and I got a 20 minute admonishment from my primary care about this issue.

Hope you feel better soon.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

19. Nope not on blood thinners thankfully

But I got asked if I was by every doc,nurse and tech that was working with me.

I hate to think how bad this would be if I took blood thinners.

[Sogo]

10. You really should get medical attention.

Falls on the head can be life threatening.

Really....

[FreeState]

11. Agree -please see a doctor

Agree, I recently took a fall and hit the same part of my head. I had a concussion and a month later still have a stiff neck and can barely smell or taste anything but sweet. Hitting your head can really cause issues (I’m okay but just speaking from experience).

[Sogo]

12. I didn't want to get too hysterical about it, but

it actually can be life-threatening.

I lost a neighbor from that cause.....

[I_UndergroundPanther]

17. My doc does not have

Appointments in the times my counselor can take me there. Sucks. It will be awhile.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

18. I went to patient first and the ER the day it happened .

[Sogo]

21. Good. Glad to hear this....

Take care!

[Genki Hikari]

13. Yes, blows to the head often give people black eyes

You can also get blood-shot eyes from it, and dilation of your pupils, even cock-eyed dilation, as in one dilated and the other normal.

Your head is hard, but the stuff inside there isn't. Your eyes are especially vulnerable to any kind of blow to the head. If you look at a anatomy drawing of what's keeping your eyes in place, it's basically the biological equivalent of padding and some rubber bands.

I got the same education you are now after a heavy book flew off a postal processing machine and dinged me in the back of the head. I got the full package of eye trouble from that--the bloodshot eyes, swollen, black, weird dilation--the whole kit and caboodle. Craziest thing, ever.

Do you have someone to check in on you periodically? Head wounds can have some weird after-effects, and it would be a good idea for someone to be making sure you're not unconscious or experiencing other complications.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

16. My counselor has been calling me

Tried to get an appointment with primary care doctor for follow up but it will be awhile before she can see me.

[Emile]

14. I fell head first off the back of my semi trailer

onto a concrete parking lot. I broke two wrists breaking the fall. I was knocked unconscious. The blow to my head caused two black eyes.

[Archae]

22. I'm just grateful no one took any photos of me after my 1980 car accident.

I had two black eyes, broken jaw, concussion, had to have my nose re-built, and lost some upper teeth.

One of my sisters actually fainted seeing me in the hospital.

[Emile]

25. I had my wife take pictures of me. Two casts one for each wrist, face black and blue,

two black eyes. My workman comp lawyer found the pictures a great help.

[electric_blue68]

23. Ouch! Heal up well!. Keep a close watch for anything unusual.

[GoneOffShore]

24. Looks painful - take care.