question: I had a lumbar puncture two days ago to check my pressure because I am having a loud whooshing pulsating noise in my ears and headaches. My pressure was high. It was 28. Dr tried to remove fluid to relieve pressure but couldn t because it hurt too badly. It hurt in the butt area towards bottom of tailbone like someone was poking or shocking it and pain down my right leg. For the past two days I have had extreme pain down lower back and right leg making it difficult to sit, stand or bend. Just the smallest movement of bending my head to kiss my baby sends the extreme pain to my lower back. I am also experiencing extremely fatigue. It is very hard to even hold my eyes open. Is this a normal reaction to the lumbar puncture and the attempt to remove fluid ?