Spinal Headache
*"I have a WHAT"* *"You have a spinal headache"* *"How did I get one of those"* *"When you had your epidural steroid injection last Friday a 'wet tap' happened and there was a puncture of the dural canal and spinal fluid has continued to leak out causing this bad headache that doesn't respond to medication."*
ICK!!! So the last four days I've had this splitting headache. Nasty. I've taken asprin. I've taken Tylenol. Advil. Aleve. Nothing has even remotely touched it.
Today I find out that the headache is due to the spinal tap thing I had on Friday.
The treatment...drink LOTS of fluid, including caffiene. Lie down with my head below my feet.
and if that doesn't work...
look up "Blood Patch" in Google. Ick! Let's hope the Mountain Dew does the trick!
