re: Has anyone here had a CT Myelogram?

I had one done at neuromedical back in 2014. I do not think much has changed in eight years. The headaches are caused by the dye they inject in your back and then tilt your body and head down. This allows the dye to travel down your spine towards your head using gravity. They try to hold your head up when you are in this position to try and minimize the amount of dye that makes it to your brain. My doctor told me that is what causes the headaches. I agree that it’s definitely the worst pain I have ever had but it gave my doctor a better view of what what he was going to see when he gets in there. I ended up having rods installed between C3 - C7. They also installed some cage looking thing in the front of my neck that they connected the rods to. It was done in two surgeries. The first surgery they installed the cage and then two weeks later they installed the rods on the back side of my neck. I didn’t have a choice on whether I would have the surgery or not. I couldn’t feel anything in my hands and I worked with my hands everyday for my job. I couldn’t even button up a shirt without help. What ever they tell you to do after the procedure, make sure you do it. The pain was only temporary while they were doing the Xray part of the scan. The headaches come later. You can minimize the headaches by following the directions they give you. I only had a mild headache after mine. Good luck