Patient received 5 mg methotrexate instead of spinal fluid
A patient describes weekly lumbar punctures injecting 5 mg of methotrexate into the spinal canal, causing severe headaches due to fluid imbalance in the thecal sac.
- Field
- medicine and diagnostics
- What they did
- The author describes his experience undergoing chemotherapy using a fluoroscope that injects methotrexate into the spinal cord, causing severe headaches due to fluid imbalance.
- Why it matters
- This helps other people understand how difficult chemotherapy can be and why many choose it only because there are no alternatives.
#chemotherapy#methotrexate#spinal fluid#clinical trial



