Today I had my lumbar puncture procedure. It was definitely not as painful as I thought it would be. I felt a little pinch when they injected me with the numbing stuff, but after that I didn't really feel anything. They checked the opening pressure of my spinal fluid, which read as 20.... not sure what the normal is exactly, but the doc said I didn't have too much pressure, so that's good news, but also discouraging because it's another dead end as far as figuring out what's causing my headaches.
They told me to lay around for the next couple days and keep my head up.... literally, not emotionally... although I'll have to do both. I feel OK now unless I sit up for a few minutes, then my back starts aching and I have to lay back down.
Anyways, I guess it's back to Philly on May 29th, and see where we go from here. The next thoughts were the implant and botox injections, neither of which we can afford if insurance won't cover them, so I dunno what else the headache center can have up their sleeve.
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Praying dear friend praying.
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