Pills for Breakfast: Looking for God on the Operating Table
There I was, stomach down on the operating table, in only a hospital gown and my underwear, and I found myself doing the one thing…
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My Story: A New Mother’s Epidural Gone Wrong
In 2012, at the age of 32, I became pregnant with my first and only baby, a boy, due October 22nd of that year. At…
Epidural Steroid Injections ‘No Benefit’ for Spinal Stenosis
Another study is raising questions about the value of epidural steroid injections in treating chronic back pain. Researchers at the Agency for Healthcare Research and…
My Story: Disabled by an Epidural
Every morning is the same. I wake up to the searing pain of being in one position too long. I'm trapped this way, my body…
Anesthesiologists Say Complications from Epidurals ‘Very Rare’
Weeks after the Food and Drug Administration warned of serious complications from epidural steroid injections, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) called the risk of complications…
Medicare Coverage of Nurse Anesthetists Panned
A federal agency’s decision to allow Medicare funds to be used to pay nurse anesthetists when they treat chronic pain is getting a mixed reaction…
My Story: The Dark Side of Epidurals
With the recent outbreak of fungal meningitis – caused by a contaminated steroid and spread by epidural injections -- I find it necessary to inform…
Inhaled Pain Medications Work Well During Labor
The joy of giving birth is often overshadowed for some women by the pain of labor, but according to a new study, inhaled pain relief…
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