Re: Ok Lets hear the whole epidural story Elle

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Elle,

Heelo. Just so you know Dr does not place an epidural for

the lap surgery. I was a little nervous at first because Dr Welker

had talked about doing it.

When you come out of recovery the morphine PCA pump is in place and

ready to. I didn't feel a real " wsated " feeling with the PCA. I did

have good pain control.

The lap surgery has a lot less pain (IMHO). I was off pain meds

completely 4 days after surgery. I took them 2 weeks after my C-

section. I hope your experience will be the same.

-- In duodenalswitch@y..., elle wrote:

> I've been reading bits and pieces of posts about the epidural pre

op for

> operative pain.

> I would appreciate a succinct and eloquent dissertation on exactly

when

> the epidural is put in place, who does is (usually) and how long

does it stay?

> I know there is bound to be a variety of answers as doctors have

their

> own favorite ways but I would like to hear them all!

> Brush off that keyboard and give us the whole story. Graphically

in 27

> 8X10 color glossies with circles and arrows and a paragraph on the

back

> thanks

> elle in oregon (plantcrone)/// pre-op Lap/DS, Dr. Emma

> BMI 37, 255#, 5'9 " , 58 Y0, hypertension, insulin using type ll

diabetic,

> high cholesterol and

> chronic back pain - vegetarian