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Re: Fear of Pain from Post-Birth Surgical ProceduresFrom: Ann-Marie (anonymous@obgyn.net)Tue, 8 Aug 2000 15:49:45 -0500 (CDT)
I meant any surgical procedure not just a c-section but I do sort of wonder if some hospitals are more insensitive if the surgical procedure is associated with childbirth as it was in my case [a D&C]. > >I guess my feeling is yes if they felt they needed to do an emergency >c-section to save lives they would do it even if you weren't fully >anesthesized. I would think this is very very rare and not something >that is willingly publicized. I'm sorry if this is frightening to >others to read and if I could have posted privately to docs for more >reassurance I would have. I guess it is good advice not to eat after >delivering, I do not plan to. > >-- >Ann-Marie >At Sun, 6 Aug 2000, Laura wrote: >> >>When I asked my ob why they didn't use more anesthesia she said I had >>>>eaten so general was out and I was already in danger from the >>>>hemorrhage, also no time for epidural since I didn't already have one >>>>in. >>... >>Aspiration during general anesthesia is one >>>of the very most common causes of maternal death, so their decision to >>>avoid GA is consistent with the standard of care. Depending on the >>>degree of your blood loss, they may have been out of options. >> >>Now this beats me. >> >>If this woman had needed an emergency hysterectomy would they have done >>it without anesthesia as well? Or any person who needs sudden emergency >>surgery, but is unfortunate enough to have eaten before, will have it >>done without anesthesia? I can't believe it. >> >>In the hospital where I have given birth three times, they don't allow >>women to eat anything during labor, but she is allowed to drink water. >>Isn't drinking water also contraindicted to general anesthesia? Still if >>a woman has short labor and just eaten something prior to labor onset >>and now needs surgery, wouldn't they take the risk and do general >>anesthesia, if epidural is not an opportunity? >> >>Next birth I think I won't eat anything until a few hours after >>delivery, just to be safe. >
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