Wanna know what a Lumbar Puncture feels like?

[zanana1]

Not much! I was involved in a test study for Parkinson's Disease this week. They asked me if I'd consent to a lumbar puncture. You'd have to know me better to understand how curious I am about things. I was curious about exactly how painful it would be, so I said yes. The Lidocaine injection hurt a bit but the actual long needle drawing spinal fluid didn't feel bad at all.
So now you know that, if you ever need to have a lumbar puncture, you don't have to fear it. There was a $100 stipend that went along with it, so now I get to say that I sold my body.

[ret5hd]

1. You know the soul resides in the spine...they weren't paying you for "fluid".

[zanana1]

3. Wow! That's even better!

I sold my soul for $200!

[NightWatcher]

2. I've found that if I'm having the test, I must be bad off

I almost slept through my kidney biopsy because I was so physically drained. I think they numbed the area a bit, but I was so out of it, I didn't care much what they did. I've found that if I'm worrying about it, I must feel better.

[graywarrior]

4. I just had a bladder biopsy

The tube going in wasn't as bad as the biopsy. That hurt like a mother!

[elleng]

5. THANKS! Interesting,

because I'm thinking I may want to/need to have one, some time during the next year.
But I recall my daughter having one. She was young at the time, don't even recall the reason, but she complained about the pain. Maybe not done well or properly?

[zanana1]

11. The way it was explained to me...

The type of needle that used to be used for this test was a rather wide one. The needles being used now are very thin. Also, I'm sure it also depends on who inserts the needle. The worst part is the Lidocaine injection to numb the pain!

[retread]

6. I would ask, "I was out for a wisdom tooth extraction. How come I have to be conscious for this??"

I prefer the same for colonoscopy and any procedure followed by the word biopsy.

[sakabatou]

7. I've had... 3 maybe when I went to the hospital back in Dec. '06

[Kali]

8. interesting

I have sold myself for scientific experiments a couple of times too. It can save a LOT of money (make you a little!) and address medical issues you may have if you get things matched up right. I was in an allergy med study and got an ekg and a skin test plus a couple hundred bucks.

The good one was being in a large sleep apnea study - made something like $500 had two full night studies, they gave me a cpap machine (at LEAST another 5 or 6 hundred) and a follow-up medical exam. The drag was getting put in a placebo group and having to wait 5 months to get on real pressure but after living my whole life basically not sleeping a few more months wasn't that bad. That one basically saved my life. no insurance and no way to cover those kinds of costs at the time...

[zanana1]

10. Now that was a good research study.

The kind that benefits both the study AND the patient are great. I've never had the opportunity to be in one of those.

[Meiko]

9. Had a liver

biopsy once, it made for quite the experience.

[zanana1]

12. OUCH! nt