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Spinal tap / lumbar puncture headache, is there anything i can do to relieve this?
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Yes: Rest, fluids, caffeine, over the counter medications. If these do not work, a blood patch may be needed. This is where any anesthesiologist injects your own blood in the region of your lumbar puncture. The blood clots over the hole left from your lumbar puncture and your pressure rebuilds again.
Answered 5/16/2016
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