Re: Nasty epidurals!
KATNEM@aol.com
Fri, 29 Mar 1996 11:54:48 -0500
Hi all!
I was in full labor, contractions at 30 seconds apart. The anestheologist
first asked "what kind of insurance do you have?" Like I was really wanting
to have a casual conversation at that point. She could easily have looked at
my chart. She then put on that @$%^%$$# blood pressure monitor that squeezed
my arm so tight that my fingers turned purple and I couldn't decide which
hurt worse, the contractions or the blood pressure monitor. Then was the real
doozy. "Arch your back like a cat". I wanted to punch her.(and probaly would
have if the blood preesure monitor didn't hurt so bad) Anyway, after 3 failed
attempts to insert the IV or tubing, she pushed my shoulders forward and I
almost fell off the table.This was truly a nightmare. She finally succeeded,
and injected the epidural and followed it with a morphine drip. I'm sure most
of you know, the little black bag with the button you push anytime you are in
pain. I had mine taken out the next morning. I hated the feeling of a tube
hanging out of my back. To this day, when it is cold outside, I can still
feel pain in the missed injection sites. So I have to agree with yvonne,
epidurals are NASTY !
Susan (mommy to Katrina and Emily 5/11/94)