David, I had my first blood patch done in hospital, the 2nd one a few years later at his practice. I had the choice of a local or local with twilight sedation, I chose twilight so don't really remember much of the experience other than the pinching when they injected the local. It went well, headaches dissipated. Sadly, they can return!
I opted for twilight because I have had a number of spinal injections and punctures done just under local, each time they hurt like hell and I vowed after the last I will never have anything done under a local again (not even the dentist). My GP explained my body is long used to a high level of pain relief to cover my pain, any extra pain, no matter how small can seem intolerable so a local anaesthetic often won't get the desired result.
Do ask your doctor if they offer sedation at his office, if not, lobby your insurance company or ask your doctor if he practices at another facility (they often do) and see if insurance will approve that one.
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Originally Posted by david01
Well... My headaches and light sensitivity have returned. I was scheduled to get my third blood patch Friday 4-1. Unfortunately my insurance company is playing games and won't approve it to be done at the same facility I had it done at in January. However they did approve it to be done at his office but not at the surgical center. I really don't want to be awake for it. At the same time I don't want to wait a week or two for them to find a place I can be put under.
If anyone reading this has had a blood patch while being awake, please reply or PM me.
If you have not, please don't reply! I want to keep this thread free of BS so anyone considering a pain pump can read what I've had to endure.
Thank you so much,
David
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