Re: fear of epidural -- TAPE

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I was also a little freaked out about having something in my spine, and told the anes. that it gave me the willies, but I didn't feel a thing except the "pumping" sensation as it went into the spine. And you'll most likely get it during a contraction (they can't get it in fast enough to avoid that) and you'll forget all about what's going on in back as you cope with the contractions.

And you don't necessarily have to have an epidural... Lots of women give birth without one.

At Mon, 22 Mar 1999, Tracy wrote: >
>At Mon, 22 Mar 1999, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>>
>>i can't seem to focus on anything but how awful the epidural
>>is going to be??!! i am only 14 weeks along and this is what keeps me up
>>at night.
>>i have heard they leave in a catheter, i can't imagine laying there with
>>a needle in my back!!!
>>help!!!!
>>
>>--
>>willow
>>
>Actually, you will not be lying there with it in your back. Its just
>like an IV, they use the needle to insert the very small flexible
>plastic tube, then the needle is removed, the tubing left in place and
>taped in place. You will first be given a smaller shot to numb the area
>before the actual epidural is inserted.
>
>This is definitely not as bad as it sounds! I am a total chicken when it
>comes to any type of shot/needle, but while in labor I was yelling for
>it!! A few seconds is all it takes to have it put in, nothing compared
>to the hours of labor you could be in.
>
>Laugh if you will, but.....
>Sometimes I wish I knew which was worse, the epidural, or them peeling
>the tape off my back that held it there! When your already in pain, you
>dont really notice as much, cause you want something for it, but after
>its all over....that tape hurts!
>
>Dont worry, I am sure youll be fine!
>
>Good Luck,
>
>Tracy
>
>--
>Tracy L. Trull MA, NA, PCT
>Editorial Assistant, International Coordinator, OBGYN.net
>http://www.obgyn.net/women/bios/trull.htm
>tracy.trull@obgyn.net
>
>This information is provided for education purposes and is not a medical consultation.
>

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