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Re: epidurals
From: ebony (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 15 Apr 2001 19:40:32 -0500 (CDT)
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SO WAS THE ANSWER NO? I DON'T HAVE A TATTOO YET AND I'M NOT PREGNANT YET
EITHER. BUTS SINCE I AM GETTING A TATTOO SOON I WANTED TO KNOW IF THIS
IS POSSIBLE. I PLAN TO HAVE CHILDREN LATER IN LIFE. SO IF ITS BEEN
YEARS IS THERE A POSSIBILITY OF THE TATTO INTERFERING WITH AN EPIDURAL
INJECTION?
At Sat, 14 Apr 2001, William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG wrote:
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>At Sat, 14 Apr 2001, dez wrote:
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>>is it true that if a person has a tatto on the small of their back the
>>doctor won't give them an epidural during birth because it can spread
>>ink to the baby?
>Dez
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>First off, this can not happen. How can placing a needle into the
>epidural space around your spinal canal have any threat of spreading
>something to the baby?
>Second, there may be some fear of the ink getting into the epidural
>space. I suggest talking to the anesthesia department of your hospital
>for information.
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>--
>William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
>Editorial Advisor-Pregnancy and Birth
>Private Practice
>New Orleans, La.
>
>*Please understand I can not respond to private emails.
>
>*These comments are for educational purposes only. They are
>not meant to take the place of an examination by a qualified
>health care provider. They are not intended to be the start
>of a physician-patient relationship.
>
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