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c/s question

cmw&tdmcmw&tdm member
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Do they put you out when they stitch you up?

ETA:  What I mean is do they put you under general anesthesia even with an epi/spinal for the stitching up?   

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  • beebe929beebe929 member

    You can have a full spinal block or an epidural (higher strength than a normal one), depends on the anistezE-ologist (sp why bother?)

     

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  • Temp159135562506975Temp159135562506975 member

    there is no reason to use general anesthesia at all unless it's an emergency and they don't have a spinal/epidural in place already.  They are cutting you open and pulling a kid out with the spinal- they can certainly stitch you up with the spinal (or epidural on high... most prefer spinals b/c it's a total block)

     

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  • cmw&tdmcmw&tdm member
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    there is no reason to use general anesthesia at all unless it's an emergency and they don't have a spinal/epidural in place already.  They are cutting you open and pulling a kid out with the spinal- they can certainly stitch you up with the spinal (or epidural on high... most prefer spinals b/c it's a total block)

     

    Thanks for clearing this up.  That is what I thought but my mom was convinced that they put you out afterwards.   

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  • JillRock96JillRock96 member
    Do you mean like, put you OUT?  Nope (unless you're already under general anesthesia, like in an emergency C situation).  I had a spinal block for the surgery, and they didn't do anything special when they did my staples.
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  • browneyedgrl4282browneyedgrl4282 member

    I was put under general for my entire c/s because of a failed spinal but if I had just a spinal I would have been awake for the switching up.

     

    Only time I ever heard of them putting someone under the c/s afterwards is if some emergency happens that they need too!

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  • cmw&tdmcmw&tdm member
    Thanks everyone.  No idea where my mom got her info from.
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  • qtpa2tqtpa2t member
    I had a spinal.  No other anesthesia at all.
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  • dana316dana316 member

    Some anesthesiologist offer to let you take a 'nap' after the baby is gone to the nursery, while you are being sewn up.

    It isn't being 'put out', but just a light nap.

     

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