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Lumbar Puncture by High Speed Chaser on 04-16-2009 at 11:14 AM
Anyone ever had one of these?
![[Image: Spinal_needles.jpg]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Spinal_needles.jpg)
If so what was it for?
RE: Lumbar Puncture by vaccination on 04-16-2009 at 11:22 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumbar_puncture
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RE: Lumbar Puncture by ixesha on 04-16-2009 at 11:22 AM
GTMF. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumbar_puncture
RE: Lumbar Puncture by High Speed Chaser on 04-16-2009 at 11:37 AM
Guys I've had around 11 Lumbar Punctures. I was just wandering if anyone else had one and the reason for it.
And where do you think I got the picture of the spinal needle from?
RE: Lumbar Puncture by Discrate on 04-16-2009 at 11:41 AM
ouch. does it hurt? are you use to it?
RE: Lumbar Puncture by High Speed Chaser on 04-16-2009 at 11:49 AM
Kills even with anaesthetic. I never got used to it.
RE: Lumbar Puncture by prashker on 04-16-2009 at 11:51 AM
I've never had it but it's been used on House 
RE: Lumbar Puncture by ShawnZ on 04-16-2009 at 12:29 PM
quote:
Originally posted by SonicSam
I've never had it but it's been used on House
that's what i was gonna say
RE: RE: Lumbar Puncture by davidpolitis on 04-16-2009 at 02:43 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Discrate
ouch. does it hurt? are you use to it?
![[Image: 380px-Thisisspinaltap.jpg]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Thisisspinaltap.jpg/380px-Thisisspinaltap.jpg)
RE: RE: RE: Lumbar Puncture by Discrate on 04-16-2009 at 02:51 PM
quote:
Originally posted by davidpolitis
quote:
Originally posted by Discrate
ouch. does it hurt? are you use to it?
I saw that pic on wiki lol
RE: Lumbar Puncture by John Anderton on 04-16-2009 at 03:15 PM
quote:What do you mean? If you've had a ton of LPs before, wouldn't you know that?
Originally posted by High Speed Chaser
If so what was it for?
We know what its for because we've seen a tad bit of House
RE: Lumbar Puncture by Dempsey on 04-16-2009 at 03:53 PM
I've had about 20 of them, during my Chemo.
Had about half under local anaesthetic and half under general and got completely knocked out.
Was cos the Leukaemia cells can hide in the spinal fluid and all of the other chemo only treats the bloodstream.
RE: Lumbar Puncture by Rolando on 04-16-2009 at 04:33 PM
quote:
Originally posted by John Anderton
quote:What do you mean? If you've had a ton of LPs before, wouldn't you know that?
Originally posted by High Speed Chaser
If so what was it for?
We know what its for because we've seen a tad bit of House
I think he means "why did you have to have it?".. like the injection, not really asking what is does in general.
RE: Lumbar Puncture by gif83 on 04-16-2009 at 05:46 PM
Yeah had one of those before when I was younger (than my still very youthful self ) ... They thought I might have Meningitis....
Turns out I didn't, so whoopee for me.
RE: Lumbar Puncture by blessedguy on 04-16-2009 at 06:07 PM
quote:Unlucky you: unecessary hurt
Originally posted by gif83
Yeah had one of those before when I was younger (than my still very youthful self
Turns out I didn't, so whoopee for me.
Lucky you: not Meningitis
=P
RE: Lumbar Puncture by djdannyp on 04-16-2009 at 06:46 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Dempsey
I've had about 20 of them, during my Chemo.
Had about half under local anaesthetic and half under general and got completely knocked out.
Was cos the Leukaemia cells can hide in the spinal fluid and all of the other chemo only treats the bloodstream.
Kinda the same reason, mine was cancer not lukaemia....I only had a couple tho, one under general, one under local
I don't remember much from back then
RE: Lumbar Puncture by keep the faith on 04-16-2009 at 09:55 PM
Lumber Pumcture is mostly used as an aneasthetic during labor.. to numb the lady below the site of punture..
It is also used to draw some samples from the spinal fluids around the spinal cord .. to do some tests (first is to ovbserve the fluids taken out..as color .. blood stain..) .. tests as level of protein .. level of red blood cells and white blood cells.. mainly to check for meningitis (inflamation/infection of the brain membranes)
(finished medical school and year of internship)
RE: Lumbar Puncture by Lou on 04-17-2009 at 01:38 AM
quote:
Didn't finish reading the thread to notice we already figured what it was for though did you?
Originally posted by keep the faith
Lumber Pumcture is mostly used as an aneasthetic during labor.. to numb the lady below the site of punture..
It is also used to draw some samples from the spinal fluids around the spinal cord .. to do some tests (first is to ovbserve the fluids taken out..as color .. blood stain..) .. tests as level of protein .. level of red blood cells and white blood cells.. mainly to check for meningitis (inflamation/infection of the brain membranes)
(finished medical school and year of internship)
Needles are one thing I can't look at. That and knives going into skin. I can get needles, but I won't look, and I can't look at anyone else getting it. The whole cutting skin thing is just odd for me. I can't see it go in, it freaks me out . That is one crazy needle. I'd be quite nervous getting one of those.
RE: Lumbar Puncture by Blah.Kid on 04-17-2009 at 01:47 AM
it looks terribbly painfull
RE: Lumbar Puncture by Chrono on 04-17-2009 at 03:00 AM
i've had one and, tbh, it didn't hurt that much.
The picture does look horrible, but you don't see it so it's not that bad
quote:
Originally posted by Dempsey
Was cos the Leukaemia cells can hide in the spinal fluid a
RE: Lumbar Puncture by Voldemort on 04-17-2009 at 03:05 AM
why did you have one?
because of your temporary blindness?
RE: RE: Lumbar Puncture by keep the faith on 04-17-2009 at 03:45 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Lou
Didn't finish reading the thread to notice we already figured what it was for though did you?
Needles are one thing I can't look at. That and knives going into skin. I can get needles, but I won't look, and I can't look at anyone else getting it. The whole cutting skin thing is just odd for me. I can't see it go in, it freaks me out
thought to add in a bit of more info there....
RE: Lumbar Puncture by Chrono on 04-17-2009 at 04:06 AM
quote:yeah, sorta
Originally posted by Voldemort
because of your temporary blindness?
. i wont go into details anyway 
RE: Lumbar Puncture by Voldemort on 04-17-2009 at 04:29 AM
or was it because you had hemorrhoids?
RE: Lumbar Puncture by Chrono on 04-17-2009 at 05:07 AM
quote:ROFL, yeah it makes sense right?
Originally posted by Voldemort
or was it because you had hemorrhoids?
The hemorrhoids going up your spinal cord
RE: RE: Lumbar Puncture by High Speed Chaser on 04-17-2009 at 09:49 AM
quote:
Originally posted by John Anderton
quote:What do you mean? If you've had a ton of LPs before, wouldn't you know that?
Originally posted by High Speed Chaser
If so what was it for?
We know what its for because we've seen a tad bit of House
There are different reasons for performing a LP.
Some reasons include diagnosis of diseases and some are to relive pressure on the brain from a build up og spinal fluid.
quote:
Originally posted by Chrono
quote:yeah, sorta
Originally posted by Voldemort
because of your temporary blindness?
Sounds like something I had called Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH)/benign intracranial hypertension (BIH)/pseudotumor cerebri (PTC)
RE: Lumbar Puncture by ShawnZ on 04-17-2009 at 11:10 AM
quote:
Originally posted by High Speed Chaser
quote:
Originally posted by John Anderton
quote:What do you mean? If you've had a ton of LPs before, wouldn't you know that?
Originally posted by High Speed Chaser
If so what was it for?
We know what its for because we've seen a tad bit of House
There are different reasons for performing a LP.
Some reasons include diagnosis of diseases and some are to relive pressure on the brain from a build up og spinal fluid.
quote:
Originally posted by Chrono
quote:yeah, sorta
Originally posted by Voldemort
because of your temporary blindness?
Sounds like something I had called Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH)/benign intracranial hypertension (BIH)/pseudotumor cerebri (PTC)
gg on that link
quote:
Originally posted by davidpolitis
you know the orange stuff is disinfectant, right?
RE: Lumbar Puncture by High Speed Chaser on 04-17-2009 at 11:37 AM
Povidone-iodine to be exact.
It felt really really cold when they put it on.
RE: Lumbar Puncture by becca-boots-93 on 03-04-2011 at 08:17 PM
i had one a few weeks ago ... i was terrified because i wasnt told what a lumbar puncture was ... i was told they were going to insert a needle to remove some fluid to test for a bleed on my brain .... i actually thought they were going to stick a needle into my brain to draw the fluid :/
but they took the fluid to test for a brain hemorhage or meningitis... turned out i have meningitis and not the hemorhage thank goodness.
not a pleasant experience at all though
RE: Lumbar Puncture by Arcticwolfx on 03-04-2011 at 10:19 PM
Oh wow becca-boots-93,
that doesn't sound like a happy experience at all. Is your meningitis being treated and showing positive results?
It's treatable but still quite dangerous.. an experience you probably won't forget for the rest of your life.
Fortunately, it isn't your time to go yet. 
I'm glad you have been diagnosed in time.