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Many doctors can do LP's. Neuro's, radiologists, pain mgt, just to name a few.

Only anesthesiologists can do blood patches. I would make sure you go to a

hospital that has an anesthesiologist on call. Most hospitals have OB wards so

there is always one there for epidurals, depening on how busy they are it can

take awhile. I've had a difficult time in the pas many many times getting them

to call an anesthesiologist to do one. Typically they try to do a caffeine

drip, give you pain drugs, and send you home. I've had them tell me before you

need to call the doctor who did it, this happened once over labor day weekend,

LP was on a thursday, went to ER saturdy they said no call your neuro, had to

stay flat til tuesday when i called them they said go to ER. I told her to call

ahead because they already sent me away once. My point of telling you this is

to be persistent. Ask them to at least call an anesthesiologist or a neuro down

for a consult that way you can discuss whether to do a blood patch or not, it

can get you further than just an ER doc who honestly doesnt see that mny spinal

leaks, i usually explain blood patches to the nurses, my last one there were 6

nurses in there that wanted to watch.

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