Epidural Headache

[Scarlett]

A question for Sqad, or anyone who has experience! I had a caudal epidural 3 Weeks ago. I had a banging headache the same evening, which I put down to the sedation. But whilst the headache is milder, it is constant. I’ve spoken to my GP, and they basically told me to wait a couple of months for it to disappear.

But it’s not going anywhere, and I have a pain behind my left eye as well. Yesterday I had a very sharp stabbing pain in my left eye which felt like something had flown into it, but there was nothing there. Weeks ago. I had a banging headache the same evening, which I put down to the sedation. But whilst the headache is milder, it is constant. I’ve spoken to my GP, and they basically told me to wait a couple of months for it to disappear.

But it’s not going anywhere, and I have a pain behind my left eye as well. Yesterday I had a very sharp stabbing pain in my left eye which felt like something had flown into it, but there was nothing there. Should I be more pushy with the doctor, or will this actually go away eventually?

[Scarlett]

Apologies for the weird repetitive text – my phone is mad.

[Sqad]

It will go eventually, give it another 6 weeks.

[Peter Pedant]

I would be inclined to wait and see

https://www.hdft.nhs.uk/content/uploads/2016/02/headache-after-epidural-or-spinal-injection.pdf

and / or ring up the anaesthetic department of the hospital where you had it and ask if you can speak to someone about caudal headache ( and I think they will say wait and see)

[Peter Pedant]

well the alternative is a blood patch and I think it is early for that

[Scarlett]

Thank you- I’ll wait some more. I did read that the blood patch needs doing asap but I’m reluctant to let them puncture me again!

[Peter Pedant]

you will probably have read that for 'ordinary' epidurals.
caudal blood patch is pretty rare
One ( yes : 1 ) written up here
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19806868/