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Re: nerve damage

From: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 21 Apr 2001 01:02:38 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 20 Apr 2001, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>On April 11th, 2001 i gave birth to alittle girl, she was 6lbs 11oz. I was
>given a epidural and everything went fine.
>After the delivery i regained feeling in my right leg with still a little
>spot of numbness up above the knee. On my left leg i have numbess in my
>inner thigh my entire knee cap, and some of my lower calf and alittle above
>my calf bone.
>I have seen 8 doctors and each one has a different answer. One says it was
>the epidural and i have nerve damage and it could take a year to grow back.
>Another one says it is a stretch injury and that it was because of how i was
>pushing and i put pressure on the femoral nerve. Another one says that it is
>the swelling around the nerve. I keep getting the run around, and its one
>messed up explanation after another.
>I just want someone to tell me they have seen this before, or know how long
>this can last. I dont like the idea of having to wait a year for a nerve to
>grow back. I am scheduled to have a nerve test done in one week, and i dont
>really know how much longer i can sit and handle this. I went into the
>hospital perfectly fine and left in poor condition.
>Please help

this is not a common complaint from an epidural, and probably is related to al hte trauma associated with pushing a baby out.

-- M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG South Lake Tahoe, CA

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