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#3. I had a spinal tap, done in an ER setting, and it went much better than I would have thought. There was no pain involved at all, just a funny bone sensation shooting down one leg into the feet, and it only lasts for a second, at the very end of the procedure.
The size or bore of the needle can be a reason as well. This depends on how it is done and by the skill of the person doing it as well as whether there are significant degenerative changes present or a spinal deformity. Obesity can make it more difficult to do and the reason for the spinal tap may affect the result. The size or bore of the needle can be a reason as well. This depends on how it is done and by the skill of the person doing it as well as whether there are significant degenerative changes present or a spinal deformity.