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Originally posted by theking
I had a spinal tap and had migraine headaches for days afterwards. Nothing the doc prescribed for me worked. Sorry no advice except to say they will probably go away before to many days go by. If Boneprone reads this he may have some advice.
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O man. a post lumbar puncture headache.. Thats the worst. I had one of these back in march. The doctor didn't have me lie flat long enough after the spinal tap and the hole in my spine didnt 'patch'. It was horrible, I could not stand up without getting an instant migraine. It lasted about 10 days. I decided to go get a blood patch. This is where they take blood from your arm and inject it into your spinal column in hopes that it will 'patch' the hole. No luck, headache lasted another 4 days or so. It was hell. Whenever getting a spinal tap, make sure its from an anistisiologist(sp?) and that they do it correctly.