Re: Epidural--Too Numb to Push??

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At Wed, 21 Jun 2000, Mari wrote: >
>A friend of mind recently had a baby and opted to have Demerol in her IV
>rather than an epidural in her spine. Her labor lasted for a full day
>as she slept in between contractions. She said that she'd felt all the
>pain but was very sleepy. She also said that she didn't choose the
>Epidural because she feared that the numbness would prevent her from
>pushing.
>
>Is that true or common?
>
>I know that when I go to the dentist, after being given Novacaine, my
>mouth gets so numb that I start to drool.
>
>Is the feeling after an epidural similar to the novacaine mouth?
>
>I'd never thought until my friend had her baby that an epidural might
>work against pushing.
>
>If the expectant mother is too numb to push, can the epidural be removed
>and then replaced by some other pain reducer?
>
>Are there any other options besides the epidural shot in the spine and
>Demerol in the IV? Maybe something that takes away the pain but doesn't
>leave the mother too numb to push?
>
>Thanks.
>
>--
>Mari
>

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J Wang, M.D
Assitant Clinical Prof.
Tufts University School of Medicine

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