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Lumbar Puncture

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wabews
wabews

I had a Lumbar Puncture done in our local hospital in Orkney on Wednesday and I must admit when I heard the mention of Lumbar Puncture I was terrified, but,  I must admit the procedure went relativly well with no pain during the procedure .The following day I have a slight pain in the region where the needle was inserted but that was to be expected.I do have a lot of sympathy for these people that have ongoing problems but can I assume that a lot of these problems have been caused by inexperienced medical staff or even staff that could not care less about the patient.Hope you all get better soon

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  • joanne19156
    joanne19156 wabews

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    I had an horrendous lumbar puncture failed first attempt in foetal position and the second attempt had me hanging over a chair the pain was so bad I was crying and he hit a nerve in my leg and foot after I had excruciating pain in my head and my neck I couldn't move it pain was so bad couldn't stop. bein sick left hosp afta a week and couldn't walk legs kept colapsing and I was having seizures still almost a year on and I'm left with a limp and dropped right foot suffered pain almost a year on now
    • wabews
      wabews joanne19156

      Posted

      So sorry to hear of your problems Joanne,as I said when the doctor advised me of side effects I was not too happy .Hope things get better for you
  • becky38829
    becky38829 wabews

    Posted

    I just had one done yesterday and it went well for me too except laying for 6 hours, my back was aching so bad in the hospital but I could walk well enough...(which is lucky)

    The same night I had the rare symptoms of tingling feet and hands but it has worn off a lot today...

    But the aching where the needle point is the same for me too, it's difficult to sit right most of the time.

    I hope you recover well! 

     

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