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Excruciating Headaches Since Surgery To Fix Broken Tibia. What Will Fix Them?
Hello, Four days ago I had an operation to fix a fracture in my left tibial plateau caused during a skiing accident two weeks ago. Since then, I have been experiencing excruciating headaches . I was taking paracetamol and Tramadol but I have synced stopped the Tramadol (assuming it was the cause of the headaches). The headaches are worse when I stand up or even sit up. They are so painful I have been sick with them. Lying down is my only refuge from them but this won t help heal my leg or enable me to do my physio. I am keen to rehabilitate quickly and generally fit and healthy. Any advice is more than welcome. Kind regards Michelle
Fri, 20 Sep 2013
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I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through.
You have a headache after your surgery. Probably the operation was performed with spinal anesthesia. Now in spinal anesthesia there is a loss of CSF and that leads to this kind of headache which reduces on sitting or lying down. It is self limiting and will reduce in 2 weeks. Keep yourself hydrated and take some rest.
Hope I am able to answer your concerns.
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Wish you good health,
Kind regards
Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.
Neuro-Psychiatrist and Sexologist
Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query.
I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through.
You have a headache after your surgery. Probably the operation was performed with spinal anesthesia. Now in spinal anesthesia there is a loss of CSF and that leads to this kind of headache which reduces on sitting or lying down. It is self limiting and will reduce in 2 weeks. Keep yourself hydrated and take some rest.
Hope I am able to answer your concerns.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link:
bit.ly/dr-srikanth-reddy
Wish you good health,
Kind regards
Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.
Neuro-Psychiatrist and Sexologist
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