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Fear of Pain from Post Childbirth Surgical Procedures-LongFrom: Ann-Marie (anonymous@obgyn.net)Tue, 1 Aug 2000 13:36:33 -0500 (CDT)
I am currently 34 weeks pregnant and beginning to get extremely upset about the upcoming birth. I have a lovely 3 year old son. It was a very long and difficult birth [back labor, 60 hours, I labored for two days at home, 3 hours pushing, vacuum extraction, 3rd degree epistiotomy] baby needed resussitation [sp]]. Believe it or not I was o.k. with this, I had planned on having a Bradley childbirth and did, barring the local that my ob gave me prior to using the vacuum extractor. The major fear that I have is, I had a postpartum hemorrhage about an hour and a half after the delivery, I had already eaten, they tried uterine massage and then started an IV of demoral and then did an emergency D&C. The pain was horrible. I did not scream during the delivery at all, I only grunted a little when my ob used the vacuum extractor. My ob had gone home by the time I hemorrhaged and the chief resident [at a level 3 hosptial in NJ] did the D&C. I couldn't stop screaming and he just yelled that I would die if he didn't do this. About a month postpartum I was pretty much able to block this part out but I am getting quite upset about it now. 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. Question---if I get an epidural this time would it provide effective relief for a D&C. I've heard that many times epi's don't completely work so what would happen then. Scared, Ann-Marie 34 weeks
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