I remember the first week of the headache, thinking it was like the LP headache I suffered with for 3 weeks, before my @#$& doc figured out I needed a blood patch.
After the trip to the ER, I had forgotten that. I'm 95% sure that a spinal headache is what is going on. It is day 14, but whose counting.
Horizontal is more comfortable. Thanks for the tip. So far, no med brings relief. I'll keep you posted.
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Originally Posted by lady_express_44
I get what I have labeled as "spinal headaches". It starts in my upper spine, and it seems to radiate from that point to my shoulders, neck and upper back.
When I wake up in the morning, I am usually ok for a short while. As the day wears on, the "headache" extends from the spine (to those places mentioned), then eventually to up under my skull in the back. If I sit for any length of time, the headache will settle in my forehead.
They usually last about 3 weeks when I get them, and the only thing that works reasonably well is Naproxen (500 mg X 2 per day) and LAYING down a LOT!! The longer the opportunity to lay, the longer I can sit up without the pain getting progressively worse.
Cherie
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