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| Topic: do epidurals hurt? just asking, because i do plan on getting | |
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Sounds like a wonderful drug...anyone know where I can get some?
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Sounds like a wonderful drug...anyone know where I can get some?
Im sure there r better ways to eradicate the pain of blue balls!! lol! |
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Edited by
Krimsa
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Thu 02/12/09 02:32 PM
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Like any other kind of medical procedure I think alot depends on the individual person and the anestheologist doing the procedure as to its outcome. I have had 5 children. With the 1st 4 I had a Demerol drip and an epidural with the last. If I had it to do over again give me the epidural every time.I felt a slight pinch at the beginning then nothing. I was up and goin to the restroom within 2 hours of delivery. I was up and walking on my own by that evening. I had him at 1pm. I would suggest you read as much good information as you can on the procedure. Question your Dr. Find out who the anestheologist are that do epidurals at the hospital where you plan to deliver. Find out how much experience they have. Then you can make an informed decision about whether you want the procedure or not. What ever you decide I wish you and the new baby good health and happiness! 
I hear this time and time again from women who have had the procedure. My mother is a retired RNC Labor and Delivery and she feels the epidural is the best thing yet for women to deliver more comfortably. Yes it has some risk but like you say, if the anesthesiologist is experienced then it is relatively safe. My mom feels that drugs are imperative and anything to help make the woman more comfortable is preferred. Pregnancy and birth itself is a dangerous procedure. |
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I had one and it wasn't bad. I had internal organ damage and they had to relax me. It's hard to treat someone stuck in the fetal position.
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Like any other kind of medical procedure I think alot depends on the individual person and the anestheologist doing the procedure as to its outcome. I have had 5 children. With the 1st 4 I had a Demerol drip and an epidural with the last. If I had it to do over again give me the epidural every time.I felt a slight pinch at the beginning then nothing. I was up and goin to the restroom within 2 hours of delivery. I was up and walking on my own by that evening. I had him at 1pm. I would suggest you read as much good information as you can on the procedure. Question your Dr. Find out who the anestheologist are that do epidurals at the hospital where you plan to deliver. Find out how much experience they have. Then you can make an informed decision about whether you want the procedure or not. What ever you decide I wish you and the new baby good health and happiness!
I hear this time and time again from women who have had the procedure. My mother is a retired RNC Labor and Delivery and she feels the epidural is the best thing yet for women to deliver more comfortably. Yes it has some risk but like you say, if the anesthesiologist is experienced then it is relatively safe. My mom feels that drugs are imperative and anything to help make the woman more comfortable is preferred. Pregnancy and birth itself is a dangerous procedure. And yet, throughout the ages, women all over the world have given birth without drugs or epidurals...try having a baby in a rice paddy...without making a sound... |
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Sounds like a wonderful drug...anyone know where I can get some?
Im sure there r better ways to eradicate the pain of blue balls!! lol! I'm just looking to expand my illicit substance collection.
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And yet, throughout the ages, women all over the world have given birth without drugs or epidurals...try having a baby in a rice paddy...without making a sound
Just because it is natural does not make it easy. I’m for the drugs in a big way. I am also basing this on my mother’s experience of 26 years in the field. Historically labor and delivery has been one of the most dangerous undertakings a woman (or a human) could endure. |
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And yet, throughout the ages, women all over the world have given birth without drugs or epidurals...try having a baby in a rice paddy...without making a sound
Just because it is natural does not make it easy. I’m for the drugs in a big way. I am also basing this on my mother’s experience of 26 years in the field. Historically labor and delivery has been one of the most dangerous undertakings a woman (or a human) could endure. *shrug* Change "historically" to "hysterically" & I might agree with ya'...but that's your story & you're stickin' to it...no need to try to change my mind... But this is a convo between two women who never gave birth...so why listen to us? 
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And yet, throughout the ages, women all over the world have given birth without drugs or epidurals...try having a baby in a rice paddy...without making a sound
Just because it is natural does not make it easy. I’m for the drugs in a big way. I am also basing this on my mother’s experience of 26 years in the field. Historically labor and delivery has been one of the most dangerous undertakings a woman (or a human) could endure. *shrug* Change "historically" to "hysterically" & I might agree with ya'...but that's your story & you're stickin' to it...no need to try to change my mind... But this is a convo between two women who never gave birth...so why listen to us?
I wasn’t trying to change your mind. Just explaining to you what I am basing this on and yes HISTORICALLY and MEDICALLY speaking. |
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Yep, anyone can have one. And then you are numb from the waist down, more or less. Sounds like my ex husband... 
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I didn't have one, and did fine with childbirth. My son had low muscle tone so he wasn't able to move down very well, but eventually I popped him out. I just couldn't get past them putting that thing into my spine. It hurts, but like everyone says, it's a pain that you forget.
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no u'll be flying high after you get it
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My back has never been the same since mine... 
Same here. I've heard lots of people having back problems after an epidural... and my back's been hurting ever since, too. That was almost 16 yrs ago. Besides that, it numbed everywhere that DIDN'T hurt and left the most painful area in my back still hurting. It also took away my ability to push as well as I would've without it. I'd think long and hard about it and do some research first. I wish I did. |
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I would never have one again
I went into respiratory distress with the last one I had not to mention the nerve damage... if you can do without, I would.... just my two cents.... |
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I am a parent. Being male, I have obviously never had a need for an epidural, however, I think this thread should be relegated to the women who HAVE had them and HAVE given birth, as no amount of booksmarts will ever take the place of actual lifesmarts.
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All I am going to say is I had a very difficult; extended labor/delivery by anyones standards and as I have said before the pain is bearable and you do forget it so I would try to rest, exercise, eat right, and listen to my doctors directions.
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depends.
with my first child my anestheiologist guy kept missing my spinal cord when he was trying to administer it. so he ended up stabbing me in the back with a HUGE needle a total of 12 times.. finaly the last time it went in.. then all was wonderful.. wierd side effects. your face may itch.. (its a nerve reaction) and you will think your legs work, but dont try to use them, cuz they wont work.. you can feel them, but cant move them.. its really wierd.. i had one again with each of my next 2 children without incident. i only mentioned the first because due to his mess up i now have severe back pains that i cannot fix, and cannot file suit for because of the release you sign when they do it. best of luck |
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My mother was a labor and delivery nurse of 26 years. I think anyone can speak on this thread provided they explain where the knowledge was gleaned. Isn’t it up to the OP and she asked for the assistance of others.
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All I am going to say is I had a very difficult; extended labor/delivery by anyones standards and as I have said before the pain is bearable and you do forget it so I would try to rest, exercise, eat right, and listen to my doctors directions. 
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I am a parent. Being male, I have obviously never had a need for an epidural, however, I think this thread should be relegated to the women who HAVE had them and HAVE given birth, as no amount of booksmarts will ever take the place of actual lifesmarts. Men can have them too Keith, i think 1 male poster said he had one....eitherway, its an anesthetic that numbs u from the waist down, men can be treated for back problems etc... |
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