Experiences with

Spinal tap

Now waiting for a spinal tap via my Neurologist. Any advice or feed back greatly appreciated. Thank you and take care.🍁🍁

Concensus seems to be meningitis, but two different hospitals were unable to successfully get a spinal tap. I felt grateful that I didn't seem too much worse for the wear as I continued to recover.

I’ve had a spinal tap, PET scan, dozens of lab visits, sleep studies, venous studies of the legs and more. Everything is a little off but no big A Ha ! diagnosis.

My brain MRIs show just a couple lesions and it was difficult getting a diagnosis until my spinal tap results were consistent with MS. My biggest issue is fatigue.

Hi everyone, My son's headaches were being caused by candida glabrata fungal infection and was confirmed by a spinal tap fluid culture. Has anyone else ever been diagnosed with this before. It's a very aggressive fungal infection. He has cirrhosis. The meds for the fungus can cause kidney damage.

I’ve taken MRI, CT Scans, spinal tap, all kinds of medication. They are still here. I wake up every morning in pain.

Wondering if anyone has had spinal surgery (for stenosis and 3 bulging discs). I was diagnosed with CLL in February 2023 and am currently on watch and wait. I also had PMR at the time and was, and still am, on prednisone. For the past year I have tried to establish what the pain in my hips was. After

Hello. I don’t know if I am writing for advice or some of your caring encouraging words. First of all I am in a deep state of grieving. My 44 year old daughter died of breast cancer one month ago . She had a 14 year old daughter and 23 year old autistic son. She lived in America and because of my pathetic

PSA is going up. 0.04 on 24th April, 0.27 on 25th July, 0.41 on 24th August and 1.68 today. I have been on Eligard since I was diagnosed with metastatic PCa in 2016 and my psa has been usually negligible. Have had radiation, chemotherapy (Docetaxel) and SBRT to 2 areas (T10 vertebrae & 6th rib) over

Im in a bit of a state I had 2 spinal surgeries 11/12 years ago due to a prolapsed disc L4/5 they tried to stabilise the disc and then had the disc removed asI had increased pain not only in my back but down the back of my leg right up to the big toe also. Now for a couple of months my side flank

hi all Just thought I would check in. From finding out I had thyroid problems around this time 4 years ago and had to cancel my spinal surgery because of it. To having lots of help here and learning to pushing my gp for the right dose and then the endo with the tsh only. I sat him down and told

As you may recall, my daughter is also JAK2v617f positive, currently showing as ET. My son has idiopathic erythrocytosis, no known mutation. My next younger brother was diagnosed with a high-grade Non-Hodgkin's B Cell lymphoma several years ago. Thankfully, his lymphoma was successfully treated with

Whilst attending pro op assessment for spinal surgery it was spotted on the ecg i had heart bundle block, totally new to me!I spoke with the anaesthetist who would not continue with the operation until they found out more about the bundle block. I've had an echo, cardiologist says echo picture quality

According to reported side effects data, about 4 % of people on interferon experience shortness of breath for one reason or another. I have been on interferon (Pegasys) for Jak2 ET since March of 2021. In 2021 I also noted that I was breathing heavily with minor exertion (walking). As I was a smoker

Does anyone have Spondilolisthesis whats the best medal I've tried loads none work on list for spinal fusion

My psa has risen from <0.01 in Feb to 0.04 in April to 0.27 in July then 0.41 this week. I had a CT and full body scan on Tuesday, which according to my MO, who I saw today, showed no ‘hotspots’. Because my PCa metastasised to 4 places in 2016 when first diagnosed, I had radiation to the prostate followed

This is my scar at the 9 week mark after spinal fusion of 7 vertebrae. There are 2 rods and 12 screws in my back to help stabilise my vertebrae after prostate cancer caused a compression fracture. I have discontinued most of the pain medication. I dropped to a 5 microgram Norspan patch yesterday after

I had an infusion of Injectafer 750 mg on April 29 and had labs drawn exactly 8 weeks later per advice or information on this lifeline :) Now I would truly appreciate hearing some fellow RLS sufferers thoughts and advice on iron infusion and medications. I’m currently still symptomatic but much improved

Hi, My name is Jim, when i was 17 I had a car accident and the result was 2 x spinal fusion, second fusion involved replacing discs , new disc rubbed on aorta causing Aortic aneurism was only 22 at the time now about to turn 42, and PTSD has finally kicked in. Need another fusion as back is buggered

My back problems began while on active duty in the Coast Guard. They diagnosed me with degenerative disc disease and osteoporosis. In May of 2019 I had a Lamondectomy, and in 2020 I had a discectomy. In November, 2023 I had a tubular decompressioin. This comming Fall I will be having a spinal fusion.