Anyone here ever have one before... are they as bad as I have heard???

my **** got one last year.

Had one 2 years ago, not what I'd call pleasant...at all. Not worthy of a horror story either.. in my case.

Blonde, female MD..appeared kinda straightlaced was attempting to do my tap (evidently dehydration will lower the fluid volume) told me she was having difficulty getting it in... I asked if foreplay would help. She snickered a little and then hit the spot..oh gee!

#2 I think you're thinking of an ass tap. Considering your description of you butt doctor, hearing her say she was going to tap that ass, while pointing to you, was probably unfair and misleading.

Hell, I thought you were talking about the band. I saw them maybe 15 or 17 years ago in Anaheim. LOL

I have had many. Nothing to worry about at all. Not too different than the epidural most women get before delivering a baby.

Biggest risk that I know of, which I understand not to be even dangerous is that removing even a small amount of spinal fluid (or a consequential leak from the puncture) can cause a bad headache for a few days afterwards. If it doesn't resolve on it's own, they just draw blood from your arm and re-inject it into your spinal canal. It's called a blood patch and works almost immediately

What type of doctor is doing it? A Radiologist or a Neurologist?

Hope whatever is going on is OK!

If YOU are going to have one, you don't want to know.

not sure which is performing it, a neuro-ophthalmologist is ordering it. wants to see if fluid pressure is causing my optic nerve to swell. am getting a MRI first, but he wants the Spinal also...

Have you seen a neurologist?

not yet... should I??? I am a bit freaked out here... the vision issue, and the headaches... I'm not a pessimist, am a realist, but I am just plain skeered over this... guess I should take an extra Xanax... LOL smoke one of my better sticks, and try to relax... but I tell ya, it is a bit hard...

I feel like saying "I'm too young for this ****e", but I know that no one is ever too young for things to happen... LOL

... take heed to # 6

... and don't try to stand up too soon after having it done ... the headaches are severe to say the least ...

- but it's not a painful process overall ... I've had it done 3 times ... only one time was bad ...

Spinal Tap is a Funny Movie...

wheel,

^... you've been motor-boating again, haven't you?

^^

Naw She's working,,,

but she'll be home in about an hour..

ZOOM ZOOM...

wheel,,

10. Author: angus13

You absolutely should be concurrently seeing a Neurologist!

Diagnosing both headaches and abnormal spinal fluid pressure fall within that specialty. They are, by training, extremely thorough and are also excellent diagnosticians...

FWIW, I do have both neurology and neuro-ophthalmology text books at work, if you would like me to send you copies of the text on any particular subject(s)...

robertfenster at fensterlaw dot com

thanks Robert... may just do that... Am hoping it is all nothing though... though the fact remains that something has caused my right optic nerve to swell and cause a decent blind spot in my vision... the mind runs wild...

^... and if he can't diagnose you ... he'll sue you for the prognosis ... 🙂

LOL

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