Spinal Anesthesia For Cerclage Posted: 09-07-07 20:15pm
I had a cervical cerclage performed
yesterday. They decided to give me a
spinal anesthetic to numb me. I had read
up on it beforehand, and it didn't sound
too bad to me. But when they actually
done it, I think I almost passed out.
They stuck me with the needle at least 5
or 6 times (because she didnt inject it in
the right spot) and I was in pain. I got
so nauseous and almost puked. Everytime
she stuck me, I felt it like they hadn't
even numbed me first with the lidocaine or
whatever. Then, I could feel the numbing
fluid (whatever it is) slowly being
injected into my spine. That also hurt
pretty bad. I sat there for about 10
minutes until she finally got it right.
It was ice cold in the room when I went
in, and after she was done, I was sweating
and my heart rate was flying.
I didn't even feel them do the cerclage,
though, so that was good. But after they
were done, they kept me in the recovery
room for about 45 minutes, and then they
were pushing me to walk...I barely could.
Then, after helping me get dressed, they
made me sit in a chair in the hallway
until I could urinate. It took about 3
hours after sitting there that all my
feeling came back and I could urinate.
After the feeling came back, I had the
worst muscle pain in my calves. I guess
this is from walking and giving myself
muscle cramps without knowing it (because
I was still numb). It just doesn't seem
like they should have hurried me like
that. My legs hurt even worse today...I
can barely walk.
Has anyone else had any of these
experiences? Or any comments or
suggestions?
Also, I've not had any bleeding or
cramping (which I consider good)....except
for a pretty big, nasty looking blood clot
that was followed by no blood. Could this
have been my mucous plug or could it have
just been a blood clot from the surgery?
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RE: That is not good. Posted: 09-20-08 15:55pm
I got a cerclage done a week ago and I am
doin great now. When they did the spinal
anesthetic to numb me it was a breeze. I
was nervous as he prepare but it went in
with no problems. The numbing slowly
started when he removed the needle. I did
not feel the cerclage either but as they
came to the end of the procedure I got
sick and vomitted. When I was completly
done they sent me to recovery. I did have
trouble in recovery; I kept feeling nausea
and the cramping, but they gave me
morphine and sure enough in time, it went
away. I dont understand why they made you
walk after. They asked me if I can wiggle
my toes, and I showed them when the
numbing went away. The doctor had also put
a bedside folie in me (the tube that goes
down into a bag so you can urinate without
leaving the bed) at the end of the
procedure. They did not want me walkin
right away. When I was being sent home the
nurses and doctor said bed rest and only
to get up for the bathroom. Since I have
been resting with very little walking I
have not seen any bleeding(only during
recovery and a little when the folie came
out) or had any cramping.
I hope you are doin ok because that
experience sounded terrible.
