Where is epidural given to women?
115758
I don't know about epidural availablity outside the US, though I suspect it is available in most westernized countries.  I don't think it is as common outside the US, so you should talk to your doctor.  An epidural is given by placing a needle into the lower back (into the space around the spinal column known as the epidural space).  An IV line in then taped to your back up to your shoulder, then it runs to the IV which has the medication in it.  Most of the time, once you have an epidural you can't move (I've heard about a walking epidural, but I don't know anything about it).  You should do some research about epidurals and their dangers, as well as alternatives before your baby is due.  Good luck!
816217
You really ought to demand something is done, the epidural site leaking is probably nothing to worry about, but the nurses should put a dressing over it, it's not really good lying on wet sheets as this can causes bedsores then an infection will get in
911823
On the inside of the front of a woman's vagina - just behind the bladder (stick your fingers in and curve them forward, like your signaling somebody to "come here" when she tells you she feels like she has to pee, you know you've hit the spot)
1093224
I am a guy, too, but this is such a doctor thing... look at all these other women who have tried to help you with safer passage through what appears to be a very uncomfortable thing... when you have had a chance to try some of their suggestions, please do remember your doctor may have some really cool answers, as well. If not your doctor, then consult with a close friend you trust the most, either for answers, or for referral to someone who can nail this one for you. I am sending this to you more because I want you to know there is someone in South Portland, Maine, U.S.A. who really gives a damn about this issue you are experiencing, and who hopes that by this evening, you will have either come by or acquired an answer that will really work for you. You shouldn't have to endure another hour of this kind of chaffing and discomfort. God Bless You, don't give up, keep looking for the right answer, and Good Luck to you!  - Chris in South Portland, Maine, U.S.A.  (I am 63 years old.)
932594
My wife get's a achy back. Some women feel bloated or get a headache
171346
Your friend was likely being treated by Hospice or was in a hospital or skilled nursing unit or nursing home.  The medical establishment has become increasingly prodeath, advocating euthanasia.  They kill by overdosing on morphine, sedatives and by withholding food and even water, as well as other medical care.  You don't have to do this.  You can take no more pain medication than is needed for any pain.  You can drink and eat or be fed through a stomach tube or intravenously.  You can get epidural medication to relieve pain, without the sedation of taking pain shots, if needed, oftentimes.  You can say to hell with you amateurs, I'm going to a special cancer center, such as MD Anderson Hospital in Houston, Texas. (I would advise this early on.)  Or you can go to Mexico and seek alternative treatments.  Don't ever let a doctor get you down, giving you a death sentence.  Who the hell does he think he is?  God?  No man has the right to say your time is up.  That is God's prerogative only.
434477
Not sure but my guess is the cervix, it's the "pointed" end of the uterus that dialates when you give birth.
706161
probably anywhere but the US. The macho men & women of this country first need to get over their fear, bias & hangups against women in power.
134745
If she had the c-section under "spinal or epidural" anesthesia, that can injure the spinal cord, thus causing spinal cord injury. If she had to have a "general" anesthesia, she may not have had enough oxygen to the brain during the surgery, thus causing brain injury. Both are not common, but they have to tell you the risks before any kind of surgery &/or anesthesia.
160876
Do you mean the labour and delivery part?\nIt is the most emotionally intense moment in a woman's life.  It feels amazing.  If you don't use pain killers or if you don't get an epideral, you will be thankful you didn't.  My first pregnancy I had pain killers and an epideral, but the second one I wanted to do without(not to mention there wasn't time).  Imagine feeling every emotion possible all at the same time...happininess because you are having your baby, relief ot getting the baby out after 9 long months, sadness directly after, because you are no longer a member of the "secret society" of pregnant women, elation because finally you get to hold the baby, frustration because it is taking too long, which leads to anger because its taking too long.  I'm not going to say it isn't painful, but  a woman's body produces endorphins while giving birth.  It's kind of a "floating on cloud nine" feeling.  You are there, but you aren't.  It is a very special and unique experience that men cannot have,no matter how hard they try.
865760
Ive got a simillar problem to Yours! I have to bulged disc's #3 and #5 in my lower lumbar, and let me tell you there is no quike fix. I got hurt at work last Jannuary 2006 and after 7 epidurals I am now slated for a full blown back surgury! I feel for you! I have chronic back pain, and have run the gauntlet looking for relief, I've tried, Perscription drugs, Loratab 10's 5 a day!(Same as Vicoden but no acetemetphen/Tylenol) Alchohol (Makes it worse (The pain). I most recently am using pot! I dont smoke it, but rather leach out the THC into butter and use it as a spread for toast or abit in my morning oatmeal whatever, And I by God Works. But I am going in for surgury on the 27th of this month. And at this point, Though I have heard all types of horror stories about back surgury, I welcome the promise of relief. Good luck to you!And hang in there
773465
You must be a man asking this question, because you put this to  a woman when she's due on she'll ram one down you throught......pre.menstral
87863
Uhm.. an epidural is a shot give in your spine to numb you for birth or something similar.. it has nothing to do with the dentist.
423290
Contact the hospitals in that area
297905
In a doctor's office, or in a hospital. \n\nBest of luck in your search!
313771
Note that endometriosis is specifically the condition where endometrial tissue (the lining of the uterus) is found outside of the uterus.\n\nFibroids are defined as non-malignant tumors of smooth muscle tissue, therefore you could theoretically get them in any smooth muscle tissue in your body.  However, the most common place to get them is in the uterine wall, and getting them there does not imply that you could get them anywhere else.  It is the impact of having them in the uterine wall that causes the problems associated with fibroids.\n\nIf you have the uterus removed, there will be no uterine wall to get fibroids, so a hysterectomy would solve whatever problems they are causing.  However, I would recommend researching other treatments before resorting to that, unless you are close to menopause anyway.
337737
from implantation on the uterine wall until birth.