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Post dural puncture headache

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ForGoldBear · 07/10/2024 19:35

Hi,
I developed a headache 7 days post partum. I am now on day 14 PP. Everything else has been ruled out ( eclampsia etc) I feel like it is getting slightly better and I am able to do more at home. I still need to lay down often as get dizzy and headache returns.
the anaesthetist suggested conservative management for another week. If still present or getting worse I am to get a blood patch.
my questions are:
is it likely to be an epidural issue if it developed 6-7 days pp? I know google says it is possible but just wondered what everyone here experienced.
if you didnt get a blood patch and had the same issue. How long did it take for it to fully settle?

OP posts:
Poster57 · 28/04/2025 18:44

@ForGoldBear were you ever able to answer these questions yourself? Particularly whether it just got better itself. In a similar position just now

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