Wow, that really shouldn't have hurt that bad. As a medical student I've seen many of them performed and while it is definitely uncomfortable, it's strange that it was the worst pain of your life
I can't say for /u/laebshade but while a spinal tap in itself is just somewhat uncomfortable, it is how I ended up with my own greatest pain which I described here.
Maybe the same thing happened to him and he took a shortcut in the description.
Wow, that really shouldn't have hurt that bad. As a medical student I've seen many of them performed and while it is definitely uncomfortable, it's strange that it was the worst pain of your life
I can't say for /u/laebshade but while a spinal tap in itself is just somewhat uncomfortable, it is how I ended up with my own greatest pain which I described here.
Maybe the same thing happened to him and he took a shortcut in the description.
They had to stick me five times to get a sample. It was so painful i vomited.
Small town incompetence.