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RCS, do they give an epidural or spinal?

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Hello ladies! I am having a RCS in July and am already wondering if I will get an epidural or that spinal? I had an epidural with DD then an emergency C-section. Going in for a repeat, what do they do? I have heard bad things about spinals so I am kind of afraid  Confused
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Re: RCS, do they give an epidural or spinal?

  • magdalina.hmagdalina.h member

    Spinal.

    While all I've had is a spinal, it wasn't bad at all.

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  • capuletcapulet member
    I had spinals for both my c-sections and they were awesome.
    DD born 10/10/07 * DS born 11/25/11 * #3 due 3/9/2015
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  • babykkbabykk member
    Spinal. Everything went fine with my DD, the novacaine hurt worse then the actual spinal!
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  • sytomsytom member
    Spinal here too....  My recovery time after it was a lot quicker than with the epidural.
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  • transcriber87transcriber87 member

    imagetranscriber87:
    Hello ladies! I am having a RCS in July and am already wondering if I will get an epidural or that spinal? I ha
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  • capuletcapulet member
    imagetranscriber87:

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  • MrsJ723MrsJ723 member
    I didn't have a headache afterwards (thankfully) but I did have the shakes and really, really bad itching. The benedryl they gave me did nothing and I ended up scratching so hard I broke the skin. Thankfully it went away the next day.
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  • DonnaMartinGraduatesDonnaMartinGraduates member
    With DS1 I had an epi in place already for my labor. With DS2 I went right into the OR and they gave me a spinal and then an epidural for recovery. I'm assuming they'll do that again for this one? They both felt the same so I don't really have a preferenc
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  • gajumpergajumper member

    I asked my DR this today, as my repeat C has been scheduled for May 15th...he said I would get a spinal.

     Here is a question I didnt ask...once it wears off, do you get anything else for pain?  I know with my first I was still hooked up

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  • JamesMom10JamesMom10 member
    I had a combination spinal/epidural for both of my scheduled c-sections.  The spinal for the actual surgery and then the epidural in place for pain management afterwards.  I didn't have any side effects from the spinal, but it did make me feel a
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  • BaileyK82BaileyK82 member
    With DD #1 I had a epidural and a emergency c-section, with DD #2 I had a RCS and had a "walking epidural". I am getting ready to go for another RCS and will probably have another "walking epidural".
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  • DesireedillDesireedill
    The headaches are not that common.
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