[Starznight]

Okay I was sent by the neuro to get a spinal tap after a long drawn out suspicion of ms that without insurance was too expensive to extensively track down. Regardless, finally got an MRI that appeared to show lesions and in the correct portion of the brain for ms so got a follow up MRI with contrast and sent for a spinal tap as well. Now since local anesthetics don't numb anything and just burn and sting for hours they just did it, no local, no pain killers, relaxants... Nothing but my usual morning dose of baclofen, prescribed for the past year (been on muscle relaxants for almost 10 years) for continuous muscle spasms. Well back to the question after a bit of history, to start with the blood draw was more painful than the lumbar puncture much to the shock and awe of the radiology department (got quite an audience once they found out it was being done w/o anything to calm or numb me) but really made me wonder why they even bothered to give a local to folks since 'pain' isn't a term I'd use to describe a lumber puncture. But I also didn't have any issues with the EMGs I've had, and needles don't bother me in the slightest, so didn't think too much about that. The question comes in to what happened after the test, prior to the draw I had a low grade headache, usual precursor to a migraine, my lower back was already awake and spasming, the legs were likewise stabbing, cramping, stinging and hurting, eh the usual.... But after the lumbar puncture... The headache went away, the back loosened right up, the legs didn't go numb but the pain in them went away completely, the muscles were still spasming but not to the extent they usually do, for about six hours I felt better than I have in ten years. Now 12 hours after the test there feels like a knot is forming near the injection sight, been gently stretching it out, but still no headache although slowly the pain is increasing in the legs and the spasms growing stronger, but has anyone else here ever felt such relief from the removal of CSF? And what might it be indicative of, if anything, it could just be my body is being the odd ball as usual.