Does Severe Bleeding Affect Nerves System?

Posted on Thu, 3 Oct 2013

Medically reviewed by Ask A Doctor - 24x7 Medical Review Team

Thu, 3 Oct 2013 Answered on

Thu, 24 Oct 2013 Last reviewed on

Question : I want to ask if the severe bleeding does affect the nerve system? Cause since I had my little one I am always dizzy and unbalanced all the time and I had a severevbleeding.i have done all the blood tests and everything was ok.so what could it be and what else do I have to check on?

Answered by Dr. Praveen K Nath (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Further investigations required

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have gone through your medical history.
It seems that you had peripartal excessive bleeding & now dizziness.
May I suggest you

1.Check your Hemoglobin /hematocrit / Blood sugar /Serum Electrolytes etc to see any cause

2. Check your blood pressure (standing/sitting/lying down to rule out any postural hypotension

3. Continue taking stugeron & supportive treatment till then

4 If all of the above are normal, then get your MRI BRAIN + CERVICAL SPINE to rule out any lesion

5 . At times dizziness continues in patients who undergo caesarean section operation under spinal anesthesia for delivering the baby. But that dizziness is not persistent & improves with increasing fluid intake.

Thanx

Dr Praveen K Nath
Director
Deptt.of neurosurgery

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Shanthi.E

Follow up: Dr. Praveen K Nath (50 minutes later)

Thank you for your answer but could it be the injection I took in the spinal could it be the reason?

Answered by Dr. Praveen K Nath (13 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Yes, it is possbile

Detailed Answer:
Hello
My best wishes always.

Yes , it can be secondary to epidural/spinal injection given during surgery .

But that normally improves with time & with increased fluid intake .

Thanx
Dr XXXXXXX k XXXXXXX

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Shanthi.E

Follow up: Dr. Praveen K Nath (10 minutes later)

Could the injection damage something? Cause I had one in my back and one in my cervical spinal .and if this the reason behind should this be shown in the mri?
And why this increase only before my period and in pregnancy?

Thanks

Answered by Dr. Praveen K Nath (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
DIZZINESS

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Spinal injection pricks are not visualised on MRI.
If dizziness is more during/prior to menses/pregnancy ,the cause is mostly something else .Consult your MD .

Thanx

Dr XXXXXXX k XXXXXXX

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar