![]() ![]() ![]() It also will shoot down my right leg from time to time. My pain is from the puncture site in my lower back and shoots up my spine to up upper back and neck. ![]() It has now been 2 months since this has happened and I have still not been back to work because I cannot bend over at all. I never had a headache after the spinal tap apart from the Migraines that they diagnosed me with but it did not result from the spinal tap. I only sat up in my bed after the 4 hours were up however about 3 hours after I did sit up, I was in extreme pain in my back. The doctor told me to lay down on my back and be completely still for four hours which I did. that helped the doctor told me to move myself to the other bed so that I could be transferred to my room as I was being admitted for further testing. They had me laying down flat on my stomach and used an x-ray to find where where he was going. The procedure itself took about 10 to 15 minutes and was very painful, however unlike a lot of the stories on here the doctor didn't miss or have to stick me several times in order to get my spinal fluid. I was diagnosed with migraines and the lumbar puncture was just one of the many tests that they ran. I was admitted to the hospital for extreme fatigue, muscle weakness, and headaches. I had a Lumbar Puncture 2 months ago to rule out meningitis and it turned out to be negative. ![]()
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