Submitted by Angie (not verified) on Thu, 08/21/2008 - 12:04am.
I had the EXACT same thing happen to me! I had three different epidurals placed for the delivery of my 3rd child and since then (last April 2007) I have been suffering from this "spontaneous intracranial hypotension". Nobody wanted to treat me at first because I made it very clear that my life changed after I had the epidural. I finally found a neurologist that helped. After 3 MRI/CT myelograms, about 20 different brain and spine MRI's, and 3 failed blood patches (one being a "fancy" high volume blood patch where they hang you upside down after injecting the blood), I finally went to see Dr. Schevink at Cedars/Sinia- I'm not sure how to spell either. Dr. Schevink ordered a fibrin gluing of three different dilated nerve roots in my thoracic area. All neurosurgeons and neurologists argue that since my leaks were detected in the thoracic area, it couldn't have been caused by an epidural. The fact of the matter still stands that these excruciating headaches all began after I recieved an epidural. I also had an immediate "mother of all headaches" headache as they were placing the 3rd and last epidural where I temporarily lost conciousness. Subsequently I developed an acquired Chairi malformation and I'm suspicious that happened while the epidural was placed. I feel positive these headaches and all associated symptoms stem from the epidural. Anyway, I just wanted you and everyone else that has posted know that you are not alone.
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OMG!! Same thing happened to me!!
I had the EXACT same thing happen to me! I had three different epidurals placed for the delivery of my 3rd child and since then (last April 2007) I have been suffering from this "spontaneous intracranial hypotension". Nobody wanted to treat me at first because I made it very clear that my life changed after I had the epidural. I finally found a neurologist that helped. After 3 MRI/CT myelograms, about 20 different brain and spine MRI's, and 3 failed blood patches (one being a "fancy" high volume blood patch where they hang you upside down after injecting the blood), I finally went to see Dr. Schevink at Cedars/Sinia- I'm not sure how to spell either. Dr. Schevink ordered a fibrin gluing of three different dilated nerve roots in my thoracic area. All neurosurgeons and neurologists argue that since my leaks were detected in the thoracic area, it couldn't have been caused by an epidural. The fact of the matter still stands that these excruciating headaches all began after I recieved an epidural. I also had an immediate "mother of all headaches" headache as they were placing the 3rd and last epidural where I temporarily lost conciousness. Subsequently I developed an acquired Chairi malformation and I'm suspicious that happened while the epidural was placed. I feel positive these headaches and all associated symptoms stem from the epidural. Anyway, I just wanted you and everyone else that has posted know that you are not alone.