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I had a spinal tap about 15 days ago. then a blood patch 13 days ago. since the patch, my symptoms have gotten worse. headache, pain in neck.

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Patch did'nt work: The blood patch usually stop the headaches immediately. If it did not, you might need a second one.

Answered 7/31/2014

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Dr. Mohammed Karim answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

See a Neurologist: Post spinal HA should not persisted that long and usually responded well with a patch. Make sure you are not dehydrated and drink>3 liters of water daily. Also try drinking coffee few times a day. You also should follow up with neurologist to rule out rare condition like slow meningeal leak or increase intracranial pressure.

Answered 1/28/2015

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Yes: you may have a persistent leak of CSF fluid and may need another patch performed call your doc ASAP

Answered 11/19/2014

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