I had to have two blood patches for CFS leaking out of a hole in my back after having a temporary implant in my spine (she wasn't supposed to nick the dura and insert the wire inside. Go figure). Tops the list of least favorite experience in my sixty years on the planet. The black hole headache from low cfs in my skull was terrifying, too, all nine days of it.
Had to get a blood patch-twice-first one didn’t hold. After the spinal tap and when I was leaving I got a weird headache that went away when I would lay down but come back when I sat up. That’s when I had to get my 2nd blood patch. Then had to lay still for an eternity so it would hold. They said what was happening was the spinal fluid was leaking from the tap site, so my freaking brain was sorta sinking and sitting on the bottom of my skull 🧠 💀
I had to have two blood patches for CFS leaking out of a hole in my back after having a temporary implant in my spine (she wasn't supposed to nick the dura and insert the wire inside. Go figure). Tops the list of least favorite experience in my sixty years on the planet. The black hole headache from low cfs in my skull was terrifying, too, all nine days of it.
A little like the Epidural for C. section. But what comes out is not just fluids. And it's takes more than a needle. 👶🏼💕
Had to get a blood patch-twice-first one didn’t hold. After the spinal tap and when I was leaving I got a weird headache that went away when I would lay down but come back when I sat up. That’s when I had to get my 2nd blood patch. Then had to lay still for an eternity so it would hold. They said what was happening was the spinal fluid was leaking from the tap site, so my freaking brain was sorta sinking and sitting on the bottom of my skull 🧠 💀
Now explain what you need to do after lumbar pucnture to avoid headaches and ringing in ears for months.
Do you still work in the ER?
No, he doesn’t. Look him up.
This is one reason to never go to ER or doctors.