Six weeks ago I had a beautiful, 10 lb baby boy. It was a scheduled section, since my first child was a section. The doctor explained that the would do a spinal block instead of an epidural this time, as that is the typical procedure. However, he did not disclose the risks involved… The anesthesiologist tried several times to administer

I gave birth to my daughter in 2001. During delivery I asked for an epidural. The anesthesiologist who was on call came to my room and got to work. Of course this was my first pregnancy and delivery and I had no idea what was normal. He tried to find the spot in my back for over an hour. At

I have been searching in vain for a story anything like mine. These horrific “headaches” started 15 years ago. Yes, years. Several Neurologists later, I’d given up hope, thought this was the way my life would always be, and that I was a medical anomaly. My pain is severe, debilitating, and extreme. It is also frequent and runs my life.

I had a Lumbar epidural steroid injection at L5-S1 in July 2009. I already was having headaches etc on account of a fractured pelvis and ruptured disc,but about two weeks AFTER the epidural, my headaches got worse and I got roaringly-loud Tinnitus. The headaches are now less than they were and intermittent, but the Tinnitus is blaring like the world’s

Probably the day after the birth of my second child I experienced the epidural headache. The anesthesiologist who administered the epidural was between c-sections (I was not having a c section). it happened rather quickly. When the headache came I was still in the hospital so I didn’t notice it much since I was mostly lying down. When I did