Spontaneous Spinal Headache Help

I am 42yo, very active mother of a five year old daughter.
After a week of these headaches and 2 ER visits later I was admitted for 2 days. They did a LP in the ER before I was admitted so the next day when the Nerologist came he Diagnosed me correctly:) and ordered a blood patch 20ml. which did not work:( I am on my 7th day of bed rest and have been sitting and standing with no headaches for up to 10 min. Today is Thursday and I hope to go back to my full time position on Mon. I am really trying to ease into things for fear the aweful headache may return. Does bedrest Work? I am trying to get an appointment w/ a non conventional Radiological Neoursurgeon by the name of Dr. Agola based out of Norfolk, Va. just in case. Any advice you have to offer would be great! Thank you Robin

[dr_simran]

Hello Dear,
Headache following a lumbar puncture is a common and often debilitating syndrome.
Continued leakage of cerebrospinal fluid from a puncture site decreases intracranial pressure, which leads to traction on pain-sensitive intracranial structures. The headache is characteristically postural, often associated with nausea and eye or ear symptoms. Although usually self-limited after a few days, severe postural pain can incapacitate the patient.
In particular, a constant headache appearing or worsening significantly upon assuming the upright position and resolving or improving significantly upon lying down.

A MRI is warranted to rule out any lesions in the brain. In the meanwhile relax and meditate. Consult your neurologist if the headache still persists or increases in severity or pattern.
Refer http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1026172 for more info.
Take care