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Esi..csf leak..pdph.. X 2 blood patches..now what!!
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| iSpine Discuss Esi..csf leak..pdph.. X 2 blood patches..now what!! in the Main forums forums; Here is the post from Cindylou, after she ended up with a lot of pain after having a steroid injection. ... |
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04-26-2009, 11:18 AM
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Here is the post from Cindylou, after she ended up with a lot of pain after having a steroid injection. I haven't gone through both threads, so don't know how similar they are. Hope this helps.
" Just got home from the ER Hi everyone, Well, we finally got home from the ER. They had to hook me up to an IV and give me some morphine and ativan to finally break the pain pattern. Then the ER doc (who was terrific by the way) thought it best to do a brain Cat Scan, as he wanted to check for an aneurism, any bleeding on the brain. Fortunately, that came back ok. He said it's not 100% accurate, but still a good diagnostic test. That morphine is a complete miracle drug. They had to give me two rounds, and then we all concluded it was very likely that the injection irritated the nerve big time, and then it snowballed into spasming, etc. He discharged me with something stronger than Vicodin, but not a stupid large script of it. And he wants me to call my neck doctor's office tomorrow morning, and be seen by my GP within 3 days. How about a little UN-excitement for a bit, no? Thanks again everyone, for all the good advice, Cindylou"
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DDD Herniated discs C4/5 & 5/6, L3/4, L4/5, L5/S1 Severe compression of spinal cord in two levels All conventional therapy exhausted, including spinal injections, PT, massage, etc. In appeal with Gov't Insurance for Out-of-country coverage for ADR hybrid surgery of above discs. Recently discovered that I am severely allergic to all common metals used in surgical hardware except for Titanium. 
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04-26-2009, 01:58 PM
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SERIOUSLY!! If I walk back into the ER they are going to look at me like I am CRAZY!!
Although Katie, that is an AWESOME idea to carry my reports around with me, especially to the ER, at least when they give you that 'eye' you can pull out the MRI report and say READ!!! LOL!! I have had enough of these spasms, I am assuming thats what it is....Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!
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04-27-2009, 11:03 PM
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Spasms...
Hi Mary, so sorry to hear about the terrible spasms. I have this from time to time. So far what seems to help for me if I'm acute is oral prednisone (as per discussion with doc re: how long etc.) and also a Toradol shot which makes things bearable. It's the shot that really acts fast for me tho and takes the edge off.
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04-27-2009, 11:59 PM
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Hi Mary, you're starting to worry me...we haven't heard from you since you said you were leaving for the ER. We certainly hope all is well.....
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DDD Herniated discs C4/5 & 5/6, L3/4, L4/5, L5/S1 Severe compression of spinal cord in two levels All conventional therapy exhausted, including spinal injections, PT, massage, etc. In appeal with Gov't Insurance for Out-of-country coverage for ADR hybrid surgery of above discs. Recently discovered that I am severely allergic to all common metals used in surgical hardware except for Titanium.
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04-29-2009, 08:21 PM
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Hey Mary...I know everyone's just as anxious as me to see how you're doing...I hope they gave you something good and that you're just resting...
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05-01-2009, 12:22 PM
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Mary,
what the heck is going on?? Are you okay?? Just a quick update will ease our minds.
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bicycle accident 6/01: 2 compression fractures @ T12-L1; vertibroplasty; 4/06: right hip labral tear & arthroscopic repair; 4/07: lumbar prodiscs @ 3 levels, L3-6 by Dr. Bertagnoli; 7/02/08: ALIF L6-S1; 7/30/08: reopened to remove bone cement, leaked onto S1 nerve root; 8/08: pulmonary embolism, double pneumonia, collapsed left lung, pleurisy, pleural effusion; ALIF fusion complete; 3/10/09: SI Joint Fusion by Dr. Stark; Jury still out.
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05-01-2009, 06:43 PM
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Good grief!!
OK!!
Here it goes, I went to the ER and they kept me there overnight to run some tests and do an MRI. My bloodwork came back showing an infection, so I was started on antibiotics via IV as well as Toradol (what a GREAT drug!) The MRI on the other hand did show something that had happened from the bloodpatches, I can't remember what they called it, I am really bad with all these medical terms, so, because of the MRI I had to stay another night to see if they could get the problem resolved without surgery, as it stands, I have an appt with the Nurosurgeon on Monday and everything will depend on what HE wants to do. I had to go back on the 29th and 30th both in the am and pm to get another dose of antibiotics via IV, they left the IV thing in my hand and because I had a little girl, they let me be home with her...... BUT, if I have anymore pain like it was, or any sign of a fever they will admit me again and then see where things go from there... I am sorry it has taken SO LONG for me to get in touch with you all, THANK YOU for your concern and if you don't really understand what I was explaining I apologize. Seriously, you need a medical degree to just try to understand everything they give you to process, and I can't remember half of what they said or understand the other half they said.  Hope everyone is keeping well, I will try to keep you updated with what the Surgeon says on Monday. Take Care Mary
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