Traumatic Brain Injury and Sexual Activity Afterwards

[krissydb7]

Hi,
On Oct. 15 my boyfriend (age 30) had to be taken by life flight to a university hospital in our area after he had an accident on his mountain bike.  He doesn't know what happened but he fell off of his bike and hit his head either on the curb or driveway and after a CT scan was done they found both swelling and bleeding in his brain along with a fracture in the temporal bone.  He was in ICU for 8 days and was improving until his sodium levels became low (124).  The doctors attributed that to being caused by syndrome of inappropriate anti-diuretic hormone.  After his sodium levels returned to a normal level he was then moved to a regular room where he remained for 2 more days.  During his stay in the hospital they also diagnosed him with Mafan's (his brother also has this).  He has now been home for a little over 2 weeks and is doing very well, his headache's have gone away and as far as the doctor's can tell he won't have any lasting effects caused by the brain injury. No rehab was needed, and he never was unconscious at any time in the hospital only for approx. one min. when the accident occurred.  When discharged, the doctors told him no strenuous activity for a month and he has been resting since he got home.  But we are both concerned for the future with his physical well-being.  Are there any risks associated with having sex, and how long should you wait after such a brain injury has occurred?  He says that he feels much better than he did when he first came home, and feels back to normal.  I am concerned that it is too soon to be sexually active after such a trauma occurred to his body, and he does not want to go into his doctor and ask him about this topic.

[xoashxo36]

I don't see why it wouldn't be ok...but if you're really worried about it you should contact his doctor yourself and talk with him about it!