Hiya all,

i have been suffering from headachs since september 06,anyway today i went to see the neuroglist and he is booking me in for an MRI which im scared stiff about,as im terrified they will find a tumor,but also i am going to have to have something called a lumbar puncture as i could have Idiopathic intracranial hypertension, i have read up on Idiopathic intracranial hypertension and you could go blind! so im panicking..does anybody have or know of Idiopathic intracranial hypertension? has anyone had a lumbar puncture done?? and are MRI scans scary?

Yes i have had a lumbar puncture done before and i would not wish it upon anyone, i had it done to check the pressure of the fluid in the spinal canal because of headaches, i was told that i might get a slight headache from the procedure but this did not worry me because i already suffered with bad headaches so a slight headache was nothing, about 1 hour after the procedure was done i had one of the worse headaches i have ever had
i ended up in hospital for several days because of the headache and could not sit up because it felt like my head was going to explode i was also given strong pain medication as well so to help with the pain. As for having an MRI scan it is a fairly easy procedure and not to scary most places will even play some music for you to make you more comfortable and as for the results of the scan i would rather know what is happening with my body and deal with it than sit around not knowing.

Yes i have had a lumbar puncture done before and i would not wish it upon anyone, i had it done to check the pressure of the fluid in the spinal canal because of headaches, i was told that i might get a slight headache from the procedure but this did not worry me because i already suffered with bad headaches so a slight headache was nothing, about 1 hour after the procedure was done i had one of the worse headaches i have ever had
i ended up in hospital for several days because of the headache and could not sit up because it felt like my head was going to explode i was also given strong pain medication as well so to help with the pain. As for having an MRI scan it is a fairly easy procedure and not to scary most places will even play some music for you to make you more comfortable and as for the results of the scan i would rather know what is happening with my body and deal with it than sit around not knowing.

wow...dosent sound nice, now im even more scared! but thanks for being honest... im not looking forward to any of it , esp cos im scared of hospitals.:confused: