I had my LP on friday and it was pretty awful. The drip stopped at filling the second vial and they had to maneuver a lot to get it to start dripping again. They only gave me a local anesthesia for the procedure despite me requesting for something more. It is now Tuesday and I am waking up with extreme neck pain still, been nauseous for the past 3 days, threw up this morning, still have the headache when I am upright, and have this gagging feeling in my throat. I dont want to miss any more work and I want to be able to function again. I have heard bad stories about the blood patch and I dont want any more pain. Im afraid they wont give me anything again besides a local anesthesia if I go to the ER. I called my doctor yesterday but he has not returned my call. I am home alone until 4:30 this evening. I have been drinking lots of water, had some coffee in between, used ice packs on my neck, and have taken some warm baths. Any advice on what I should do?