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Epidural Blood Patch: It Really Works!

aseptic spinal meningitis
Blood patch
Headaches
EBP
Severe Headaches

aseptic spinal meningitis

Pamela Weirich, Abundant Joy Gift Shop, 5 Jan 2010 5:41 PM EST

Competing interests: None declared

I was dx w/ASM at the end of October 2009. I had a blood patch done which helped me be able to sit up without insane pressure. I still have symptoms of pressure at the top of my head when I sneeze, cough, laugh or lean forward or backward. Neurologist suggests another blood patch. Today is 1/5/10.

Blood patch

SL Ford, 18 Jan 2010 10:41 AM EST

Competing interests: None declared

This works like a charm. Two days after my spinal tap I still had an unbearable headache. I had the blood patch done in the ER and had immediate relief. It's not as painless as this article would have you believe, but definitely worth it.

Headaches

Mary A Coshow, 4 Jul 2010 5:36 PM EST

Competing interests: recent spinal procedure producing headaches

Interesting info for following procedure

EBP

DG Francescutti, 25 Oct 2010 4:26 PM EST

Competing interests: None declared

Specialty: Other Specialty

I am in tandem. EBP is an actual immediate and dramatic cure. Suffering patients are highly grateful. Let us keep abreast for our patients who receive those procedures that have cause to need this intervention.

Only by skilled, trained, & Board Certified in such be performing "epidurals" and alike.

Severe Headaches

H Khan-Haque, 8 Feb 2011 12:56 PM EST

Competing interests: None declared

Specialty: Unspecified

The blood patch worked like an instance miracle. One day after my epidural I started getting severe headaches and a day after that vommitting.It was unbearable. I was still in the hospital and was debating about the blood patch. But the pain was so severe, I had no option but to get a blood patch. The Chief of Anesthelogist in the hospital did my patch and within five minutes my headache went away. What a miracle!

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