Archive for February, 2008
The spinal patch worked. The spinal headaches subsided about 24 hours later, and the back pain with the blood patch has pretty much gone away too.
My type of headache, although very rare, is not unheard of. It’s supposedly common in young men and subsides over time, occurring less and less frequently […]
Lumbar Punctures, CT scans, and Epidural Blood Patches.
11 Comments Published February 5th, 2008 in Musings.Last Tuesday around 11pm I was sitting in a chair reading when I experienced a sudden burst of pain in my neck, quickly spreading up the back and over the top of my head. I couldn’t open my eyes, I don’t think I’ve ever experienced anything like it before in my life. It […]