Guest guest Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 Hi Friends, I have a friend from Italy that has had a leak since her LP 2 weeks ago. Her surgeon tells her the symptoms she has right now isn't from a leak and won't do a blood patch. She's been laying flat and drinking lots of caffeine for 2 weeks, the symptoms subsided a little bit for 2 days and then came right back. How long have any of you gone with a leak? I've only had one and had a blood patch within 48 hours. I'm worried about possible infection for her, as well as the tonsils pulling back down. I'd like to console her and tell her that others have had a leak for longer than 2 weeks without any lasting side effects. Kathleen Diagnosed with CM/hydrocephalus 1990, decompression/shunt. Since diagnosed with craniocervical instability, Ehlers Danlos, and Tethered Cord Sydrome, surgery for everything but EDS since 1998 http://chiariconnectioninternational.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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