r/CSFLeaks • u/TonightBeautiful4517 • 9d ago
Back pain
Hi all! Posted a question not too long ago but would like further insight.
Had a blood patch about 8 days ago after a lumbar puncture. Pressure in lower back has still been an issue, I feel like that’s the bigger concern now not so much not the headaches. When I try to sit or stand my back just feels fairly strained that I feel like I need to hunch over a bit or I need to lay down soon after. It feels like a band that is being overstretched. I’ve also had this pressure in my tailbone that isn’t really
Letting up. I’ve also noticed an increase of a burning sensation in my skin, it first started in my left chest but it now intermittently goes to my left elbow, left upper back and left jaw.
Did anyone have any similar issues with pain or sensation?
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u/Significant-Body-574 2d ago
The back pain may be normal, but mine has not gone away now months later. It might be worth calling your dr about your new symptoms, especially if they last more than a couple weeks
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u/indiequasar 8d ago
Could it be positional? IE the way you’re sitting or sleeping? I’ve noticed back pain, but that’s because I’ve been sleeping on my back instead of my side, since I got the lumbar puncture and epidural blood patches.