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Archive => Archives => Topic started by: Robquinn9 on March 20, 2006, 08:08:55 am
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Just curious if anyone might recall what their doctors recited as the percentage liklihood that a CSF leak would present itself?
My wife had the retrosigmoid procedure 3/13/06 for a 2.8 x 2.5 AN, and then she developed a CSF leak 3/18/06. She's currently got a lumbar drain in as we speak.
Our doctor said that 3-4% of his practice's cases would present this condition.
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that is similar to the number I remember.
Although I have heard numbers as high a 6% to 10% through my reading.
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My dr. never even mentioned the possibility of a CSF leak.
Mine happen because my tumor was so large and it rubbed on (for lack of a better term) lining in my brain. I sneezed and rupture it causing me to have a second surgery to repair the lining and a drain was installed at that time. I spent 5 days in the hospital on my back, unable to get up.
I wish your wife the best.
Denise
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My situation was similar to Denise but I didn't go right in for the test.........long story. I spent only 3 days on my back with the drain and had a few spinal headaches but caffeine was recommended for it and did help. I don't drink coffee or hot tea so I drank lots of iced tea. Maybe that is something your wife can try if she develops the spinal headaches, caffeine in some way or another. I wish her the best.
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Hi there!
Changes for CSF leak are very small. When I had my first one doctor said it is very seldom and he closed everything. When I had my second one from my nose he said that he has done surgeries for 20 years and he has never never faced problem like I had. That was something strange for him. He was just shaking his head...But don't worry surgeries for CSF leak is much smaller and easier than the main operation. Good Luck!
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Procedure was a success yesterday. Home and recovering.