It depends what your doctor decides. Some get medical therapy with diamox and some get serial spinal tap. The number of procedures depends on your condition.

I got my spinal tap first and then an MRI to make sure the increased pressure I had didn't damage anything. Spinal taps are quick, only a few minutes.

They done my mri to rule out Tumors and now I have to go to a Neurologist to find out what has to be done weather it be a spinal tap or med

I’ve been dealing with this issue for 10 years a spinal tap is only a temporary fix…after 10 years of being on diamox and topax I decided to have the shunt inserted and it helped

i got a spinal tap first to check my pressure, it was crazy high. then they moved to the MRI. the tap itself wasn’t terribly painful but then i went to a festival the day after. thought i’d be fine but it was so hot and i got a headache that wasn’t quite a headache, it felt like my brain was like moving around when i turned my head. it hurt but it wasn’t like the worst pain ever. the iih migraines are way worse

to answer the other questions, they stuck me once but had to move the needle around a bit and it took maybe 15/20 mins

I had a mri then a spinal tap but I was put under anesthesia I diddnt get any headaches afterwards because i laid down as they told me