Three MRIs and Spinal Tap

Last Tuesday, Mom went for three MRIs of her brain and spinal cord. Then on Thursday she had a spinal tap. She also went to the ophthalmologist to see if there was any pressure build up behind her eyes. He did not find any.

After the spinal tap, her migraine increased in pain, she was nauseous and had pain down her spine. The pain did not subside so on Friday I talked with her, and she had Dad call the hospital. Mom and Dad went in and after waiting for hours, they took her back and did a blood patch on her spine. They took blood from her arm and infused it into her back. She had an epidural afterwhich she had to lay flat for thirty minutes.

Friday night and Saturday, Mom felt better and her nauseous subsided. Sunday morning however, she woke up and the pain was as bad as it had been on Friday before the blood patch.

Today, Mom and Dad are returning to meet with the surgeon who will hopefully have some type of result from all of the tests that have been done. Please pray that he will find something that will take away the migraine and spinal pain.