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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

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