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Q: extremely itchy after epidural

asked by: clueless04 on August 22nd, 2009

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did anyone else get extremely extremely itchy all over your body after receiving an epidural, to the point where all you can do is scratch yourself obsessively? is this a normal side effect?

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ServiceU

replied on September 7th, 2009

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yes it is a normal side effect of the epidural.

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