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Becky · 09-20-2007, 06:43 PM

I had the spine pain relief when I had a c section for my second child. They work GREAT. It doesn't hurt to get it put in for the surgery and all they leave in is a cannula (tube) that they keep injecting the medicine. Since it works so well, you unfortunately cannot get up and walk around so they have to leave in the tube for the bag that urine goes in (I forget the "technical term for this - one of our nurses on the site will know). This is the main reason you can't keep this kind of pain relief for longer than 24 hrs as the bag could promote infection. You might feel queezy thinking about this kind of pain reliever but trust me, its wonderful and you won't regret it. It will take that first day of the stress of pain completely away and you will get the rest you need. After that, you will do the c-sec shuffle but it will be alright.

09-20-2007, 06:43 PM	#4
Becky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton, NJ Posts: 4,179	I had the spine pain relief when I had a c section for my second child. They work GREAT. It doesn't hurt to get it put in for the surgery and all they leave in is a cannula (tube) that they keep injecting the medicine. Since it works so well, you unfortunately cannot get up and walk around so they have to leave in the tube for the bag that urine goes in (I forget the "technical term for this - one of our nurses on the site will know). This is the main reason you can't keep this kind of pain relief for longer than 24 hrs as the bag could promote infection. You might feel queezy thinking about this kind of pain reliever but trust me, its wonderful and you won't regret it. It will take that first day of the stress of pain completely away and you will get the rest you need. After that, you will do the c-sec shuffle but it will be alright. __________________ Kind regards Becky Found lump via BSE Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45 1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side) 2 micromets to sentinel node Stage 2A left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg lumpectomies 9/7/04 4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol Used Leukine instead of Neulasta 35 rads on right side only 4/05 started Tamoxifen Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations Oophorectomy 8/05 Started Arimidex 9/05 Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06 Arimidex Only Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia NED 18 years! Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"