Standard Head Injury (I believe).

Hello Doctor,

I am using this service in hopes of getting a professional's opinion on a head injury that I incurred this weekend. I woke up this Sunday morning with a decent size bump on the back of my head behind my left ear (about an inch or two in diameter). In the center of the bump/knot there is a small cut or puncture, about .5-1 cm. When I woke up Sunday morning this cut was scabbed, but hasn't been bleeding since. The swelling seems to be pretty standard for a knock like this. Now here comes the main reason as to why I am looking for a second opinion/concerned... I unfortunately have no recollection of what happened/ how it happened. Me and friends were out celebrating and I obviously had entirely too much to drink. I have already asked people if they saw what I might have done, but no one seems to know how I hit my head. I already know that this is incredibly dangerous and irresponsible, so I would appreciate it if we can solely focus on the result of this irresponsibility (the head injury).

I feel like 9/10 times whenever I do go to a doctor it turns out to be nothing that a little ice, rest, and time cant fix. Head injuries are tricky though because anything/everything you read on the internet says seek immediate attention right away (which I understand, but more times than not this is not the case).

So what have I done so far? Sunday I pretty much just purely rested, but did not ice my head too much. Monday (yesterday) I ended up going to work. The head injury felt worse than it did on Sunday and irritated me all day, but overall I was able to do my job (sit at a computer all day). When I got home from work yesterday I went back to resting, and iced my head on and off for a few hours before bed last night. I was assuming that given the situation, and the icing, that this would pretty much be resolved today, but the pain and irritation persists (swelling has gone done a little though). The pain isn't really any better or worse from yesterday. I took the day off today to rest and ice my head, and also to possibly go see a doctor in person.

I was hoping that you could provide me with your professional opinion on the situation. I would like to know what you think?\, what you think I should do, things/symptoms that I should possibly watch for, and what kind of doctor I should go see if I should need to seek more professional help? I would also like to know what the typically diagnosis is given the information that I am able to provide. I am open to answering any questions that may assist you in providing your advice. Please get back to me as soon as possible as it should help me determine if I need to go see somebody today.

Thanks in advance,
Ryan