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Is It Safe To Go For Work Soon After Spinal Tap?

I had a lumbar puncture last night (ruled out meningitis). ER gave me IV antibiotics and steroids for a bacterial infection and I feel so much better. My daughter had previously schedule me, a teacher, a nice "back to school" massage in two more days. Is that safe this soon after having the spinal tap?
Mon, 16 Jun 2014
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Hi,

Thank you for posting your query.

I have noted that you had a spinal tap to rule out meningitis. So, I assume that the reports were normal.

In most cases, we do not expect any problems after a spinal tap. However, in some cases, there may be a headache, which becomes more in upright posture (sitting or standing).

If you do not have any headache, you can safely resume all daily activities.

I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.

Wishing you good health,

Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
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Is It Safe To Go For Work Soon After Spinal Tap?

Hi, Thank you for posting your query. I have noted that you had a spinal tap to rule out meningitis. So, I assume that the reports were normal. In most cases, we do not expect any problems after a spinal tap. However, in some cases, there may be a headache, which becomes more in upright posture (sitting or standing). If you do not have any headache, you can safely resume all daily activities. I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information. Wishing you good health, Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) Senior Consultant Neurologist Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in