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Can u have bad side affects from a cortisone injection in your spine? headaches
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Possibly: The injection could have caused a small leak of spinal fluid and can be giving you a spinal headache. You should see your pain mgmt doc asap as a simple blood patch could reverse this easily.
Answered 12/8/2020
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