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Blood Patch

  • 06-08-2013 8:50am
    #1
    Splendour
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,580 ✭✭✭


    I had a lumbar puncture back in April which went fine but a week later I ended up in A&E (twice) due to after affects. I was given a blood patch and felt better within a couple of days (in fact, I felt better than have done for years...).
    However,last week I began to feel similar symptoms of head pressure and nausea I initially felt after the LP and I still feel this way.
    Am curious if anyone here experienced this and have they had a 2nd blood patch to relieve symptoms. And if so, did it work?


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  • #2
    Splendour
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,580 ✭✭✭Splendour


    Thanks for reply chocbrownies-sorry to hear you had to go through all that but glad to hear the second blood patch did the trick.

    I've rang hospital and initially they said they'd do another blood patch at the end of this week if I still feel this way. Then yesterday they rang me and said I'd need an MRI to detect if it is a spinal leak before they do the patch. Thing is, God knows how long it'll take to get an MRI done as I don't have insurance.

    Thanks again and hope you're in good health now...


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