Has anyone gotten any side effects from having an epidural? Ever since I got home I get really bad headaches. The pain meds and general headache meds only work for a little. Also my back hurts a lot at night when I try to sleep :/ I don't know what's going on but it sucks lol
@overthemoon, I try drinking sodas but it doesn't help. I'm doing that now and it hasn't helped yet lol
a blood patch will work instantly and will be all you should need. Once I received mine, the headaches resolved.
@levleah that happened to me but i never had a patch done. took abt 3 months and went away. @gabrielle_d my docs said to drink Coke helps them go away. doc knew what she did to me.
@levleah, okay thank you. Even taking the pain meds they gave me doesn't stop the headaches. I might call them and see what they say
If the headaches are severe and don't ease up, I would talk to your dr about an epidural blood patch. After you receive an epidural you have the potential for spinal fluid to leak, a blood patch is used to fill the hole in the dura (covering of spinal cord) and relief is almost immediate. Sounds scary but it's a very simple procedure (I've had 2 from previous spinal taps), and it really works if the headaches are severe.
@ftm-jess, I had my daughter Friday so hopefully it'll be gone by next week. No I don't but I do sleep with my back arched. I'm usually on my sides when I sleep so maybe that's why too. I know when I was pregnant I would be in pain if I stayed in one spot for too long
I think mine lasted about a week and I still have back pain on occasion. do you breastfeed? my back was hurting mostly because I was crouching over during feeds , I looked up breastfeeding positions and it made a huge difference.
@reaganmommy2015, @ftm-jess thank you! I was worried about both since they didn't really say anything about that happening. My back only hurts at night and these migraines are killer! Lol
The headaches are called epidural headaches kind of like a migraine plus the back pain is due to epidural as well.
@gabrielle_d yah only helped so much. I'd ask your doc about what @levleah said an blood patch. my doc had me wait it out and mine went away but took awhile. hope you get some comfort soon.♡