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Headache After Lumbar Epidural

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Dr.    Dariush Saghafi MD

what's the risk of not going back for blood patch if having a headache from gettin an epidural. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Dariush Saghafi ( Neurologist)
Dr.  Olsi Taka MD

Diagnosis two weeks ago with viral meningitis . Three days in Acute care. Home for three days then back for epidural blood patch. When prone I'm weak and mild headache. Upright more then an hour I have ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Olsi Taka ( Neurologist)
Dr. Aashish Raghu MD

After an epidural steroid injection , which I will have in my lower lumbar this Friday, what should I expect? What should I do over the next few days after getting it. I have a herniated disk... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Aashish Raghu ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr.   Dariush Saghafi MD

If I had a flu shot today can I get a lumbar epidural tomorrow? Have to leave for epidural at 8:00 central time Friday morning. Can I get an answer before that, please ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Dariush Saghafi ( Neurologist)
Dr.     Bhanu Partap MD

injection in lumbar. 1...Is it too early for her to stop plavix for 7 days so she can get her epidural?? 2 ... immediately after epidural??? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhanu Partap ( Cardiologist)

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Dr. Veera Raghava Rao Buddha. MD

Yesterday I had a lower lumbar epidural steroid injection. I ve had the worse headache ever & my ... lumbar. I ve never felt this after the others. Should I be worried? I had to cancel... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Veera Raghava Rao Buddha. ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Shinas Hussain MD

I did a lumbar puncture on Friday. I went to the ER the next day as I was having a bad headache ... through tueday spaced 6 hours 3 times. I don;t have a headache like the day I went to the ER. But I... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shinas Hussain ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Michelle Gibson James MD

trauma but I have had lumbar facet injections in December and a lumbar steroid epidural the 31st of ...I woke up with a horrible headache and a brownish thin fluid dripping from my nose. I went... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Arun MD

Hi I had a lumbar spinal epidural 3 weeks ago. I ended up with a.spinal headache and was in bed for 6 days before they did a blood patch. The blood patch got read of my major headache where I... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Arun ( Pediatrician)
Dr.  Chobufo Ditah MD

I am scheduled for an epidural steroid injection this afternoon at 2 pm in my lumbar area. I was ... that cause a problem with the epidural injection? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chobufo Ditah ( General & Family Physician)