My partner went in to hospital with sudden severe headaches, 2 failed lumbar punctures, 1 sucessfull, showed blood in spinal fluid which lead to ct and mri scan, both clear, after lumbar puncture, can't urinate! pressure tested on bladder and detusor musc

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Is ct mri scan enough to rule out bladder cancer. i was told i had glomeruly but asked for those both just in case. Microspic blood in urine. 26 y old?

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Unlikely butpossible: Although the risks of a lumbar puncture are very small they exist nevertheless. This includes possible permanent nerve injury including the rare potential for paralysis particularly in individuals with undetected coagulopathy.

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My partner went in to hospital with sudden severe headaches, 2 failed lumbar punctures, 1 sucessfull, showed blood in spinal fluid which lead to ct and mri scan, both clear, after lumbar puncture, can't urinate! pressure tested on bladder and detusor musc

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