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Lumba puncture

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amanda99839
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So its been a while since i last came on here so thought id give you all abit of an update on me,

So i had a diagnosis of having mild iih in march after struggling for over a year with the pressure headaches pulsatile tinnitus loss of balance slight memory loss & issues with sensitivity to light iv finally had a lumba puncture on the 13th aug & my opening pressure was only 27 but was told it should range between 5-15 so they told me it was still quite high they closed it at 19 with a struggle as everytime they tried to close it the pressure was constantly creeping back up thr procedure itself wasnt half has bad as i was expecting to be all i felt was a small pinch when the anaesthetic was put in & pressure throughout but was not painful in the slightest untill it starts wearing off then you feel the aching & pain but painkillers soon help with that.

So whats next?? Sit & wait to hear back from the consultant.

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