A member asked:

Cant sleep please help.i had a spinal tap at 5am on monday(3 days)if something went wrong like infection would i know by now?thank you for your care..

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Call the "tapper": Have an idea of why you can't sleep? Pain? Did you have trouble sleeping before getting the tap? I'm curious to know why you would get a spinal tap at 5am? Were you in the er with symptoms of a meningitis? Are you currently hospitalized or back home? Infections can show up at variable times following a tap but generally speaking there should be other symptoms such as fever, possibly chills.

Answered 4/24/2014

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