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Topic: Anyone Know of Draining Fluid to relieve head Pressure?

i want help
LymeNet Contributor
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I read somewhere of this and of course cannot locate it now. Is it true that sometimes for treatment they will remove a buildup of the cerebrospinal fluid?

and if so is it effective?

thank you,
Kristin [group hug]

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Lymetoo
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Member # 743

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Yes, "PAB's" sons have to have frequent LP's for this. Not fun.

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i want help
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 9786

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could you explain what you mean? i do not understand--

what is it for?

thank you
kristin

does it work?

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Lymetoo
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Sorry for the delay. I replied but it evidently went into cyberspace!

The spinal tap can be therapeutic for some. When the excess fluid is drained off, then the headaches will often lessen.

PAB has two sons who have to have spinal taps quite often.

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i want help
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thanks so this is a common lyme treatment?

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Lymetoo
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no

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Michelle M
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"Therapeutic lumbar puncture" may be what you are thinking.

It helped my 24/7 monster headache enormously.

(Although for several days immediately afterward it hurt brutally.)

Then magically, my head was better than ever.

I joked with my neurologist, "You oughta do that regularly, ha ha." ...Not realizing that people actually DO sometimes do that regularly.

I did not know at the time that I had babesia WA-1 in addition to lyme, which ultimately proved to be the cause of most of my head pain.

It's a pretty invasive and nasty procedure; I'd be trying everything else first... Diamox relieves intercranial pressure for some -- have you tried that?

Michelle

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