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Originally Posted by Susanne C.
17 weeks seem like a very long time, but all of your symptoms sound consistent with what little I know about epidurals. They can have serious and long lasting side affects, even if it happens rarely it can happen. Also, getting a doctor to even consider the possibility that your problems were caused by something they or another doctor did is next to impossible.
I would be hopeful that your symptoms will eventually improve with time, but there are many people on here much more knowledgeable than me. I am sure you will hear from them.
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thankyou for the message i thank all of you for the support from my heart.... i never had a epidural with my other two children just my new baby and all of what i can remember i had a bad pain shoot down my left leg and thought nothing of it i didnt even need the epidural as when it was inserted she came withint 2 mins anyway i didnt realise i was that close so im grieved to have had it to be like this i was fine when pregnant felt great just a day later headaches started and another few days the pressure i also has symptoms of a stroke arm went dead pins and needles jaw pain everything like a stroke i took myself to the hospital and luckily it wasnt im only 24 just seems every thing has only happend to me since the epidural and 5 gps cant explain anything to me except just one of the gos says the needle could of made a small puncture in my spine in whats caled a dura to hard to explain so ill say google it lol he said that could be causing the headaches but the other symptoms just dont add up i constantly went back to 4 gps at my local doctors complaining for the last 16 weeks of all my sympotoms to go back thursday for them to say oh we are sorry you havent been reffered to neurology before now we thought you had been so i change my surgery to a better one hoping to shed some light and shes the 5th gp and even she doesnt know all i got was theres several possibilitys but couldnt tell me anything incase she is wrong gotta suffer now till feb 2nd im so worried as i have 3 kids to look after im scared of going to bed cuz i feel so bad all the time i dont wanna go to sleep incase i dont wake up and when i do wake up im so relieved i got through to another day i just cant pin point why this has only happend since my baby and the only thing ive done is a epidural as im writing this i feel shaking inside and my heads rocking with bad burning in my head pressure behind my eye and crawling along temple and im trying to keep myself busy trying not to think of it lol
thanks for everyones reply its appreciated just cant count the days quick enough till 2nd feb for hopefully answers...im wondering what do neuros actually do as im new to all this im not sure what to expect