Epidural Analgesia leaking!! My cousin is in the hospital for a leg operation and he was given epidural?
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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
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I have not had the surgery personally, but have taken care of many patients who have had the surgery.  Yes, if done by a trained surgeon it should relieve the symptoms that prompted the surgery.  The surgery is relatively simple, and you should be recovering overnight in a hospital.  You will be up out of bed the same day as the surgery and barring complications you should be home the next day.  Nurses will be checking on you frequently asking you to move your legs, psuh down agaisnt resistance, and checking for numbness because those are how they determine whether the surgery was successful.  You will be sent home with activity and wound care instructions... and all will be fine! :)\n\nGood luck!
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not more painful but close to it. very uncomfy. good luck. the pain killers were good though!
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No instant solution I'm afraid. I found relief by by putting a small electric blanket on it (hot pad). After three months I was due to have and orthopaedic surgeon operate on it but over just a few days it started to eventually get better. I was desperate, to the point of even looking forward to the operation. You have my sympathy. The worst consuming pain I have ever had, my triple heart by-pass operation was a doddle by comparison.
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Yes. It can cause many things. My sister-in-law had an epidural 15 years ago and she still has episodes where one leg will just go totally numb all the sudden and she will fall. That started the day of the epidural. It had never happened before. My sister had an epidural 16 months ago, and her back pain is still intense.
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I had a kidney transplant about 9 months ago. I looked up at the clock in the operating room at about 9 a.m., they said they were going to start... Then I became aware of a pain in my side and saw a clock in a different room that said about 1 o'clock.  I only knew they had done the surgery because of the pain and the clock. It was not like sleeping. I was not aware at all during the time I was "out". It was just a total blank. When I'm asleep, I still have some awareness of time passing, I think, but not so when I was under anesthesia.\nOne of the nurses in the recovery room asked my aunt who gave me the kidney, "Who did you give your kidney to?" My aunt was still pretty out of it, but she obviously didn't remember anything either -- she said, "I haven't given it to her yet."  :-)\n\nP.S. The pain upon "coming to" was not too bad. They have lots of good meds to help with the pain.
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yes my husband worked as a route salesman for yrs and he had 1 ruptured herniated disks he went thru with the surgery and was up and walking shortly after the operation i couldnt believe it only u need to take it ez for several wks after the operation so far so good dont suffer with that terrible pain no more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Ask him for more if you need more- if he won't =ask him about getting a referral to pain management clinic-it should be made manageable - or at least tolerable- D
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I'm actually more surprised that you're taking the time to ask an informal internet forum rather than checking him into the hospital. Unfortunately, your question contradicts itself in that you say he's basically in good health, yet he has advanced prostate cancer, has had 2 strokes and 2 TIAs, with only 30% kidney function. (I would tend to think that dialysis might be in order.) I wouldn't exactly call that good health, basic or otherwise. If his prostate cancer is advanced, and he doesn't receive treatment, eg., have his prostate gland removed (this may not save his life if the cancer has spread), then he most certainly will die. In which case, he should be made to feel as comfortable as possible. He can be treated with various meds, such as morphine, for the pain if recovery is deemed unattainable, but without treatment he most definitely with feel pain and tremendous discomfort. Unless he's been diagnosed as terminal, get him into surgery ASAP. Besides, at 87, or any age for that matter, why would you want to experience any pain at all, if you could help it???
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Talk to a lawyer,or\nEvery state has a Medical Board where you can file a complaint against any licensed physician in that state. Do a yahoo search for your particular state and when you find it there should be info on how to go about it. Keep following up until somene contacts you. \nI hope your aunt makes a full recovery.
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It would be in your best interest to make an appointment with a Neurologist to examine you.  If you mean your doctor as in your OB, well.......need I say more.  The anethesiologist is the one who administered the epidural and could have very well touch a nerve associated with your leg.
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Who gave her the Narcan? You skip that part completely, just going from calling 911 to talking to the doctor about her possibly withdrawing. Did the medics give her Narcan? The doctor upon his initial evaluation? You said yourself that your mother was on a couple of heavy narcotics, and respiratory distress/depression is a sign of possibly overdosing. In that case, Narcan was absolutely warranted. Perhaps at first glance, that's what they thought your mother had done. Sounds to me like they were trying what they could to save her life, given the information they had.\n\nNo, I don't think you should seek legal action.
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my daughter had all 4 removed under general anesthesia(sp?). some straight some not, but no room in her mouth if they started to descend. if you get anything above novacaine, and are in good physical shape, make sure they know that. she is an excellent athlete, and they put her too far under. no tragedy ~ just took her too long to wake up and scared us all half to death. her heart/lungs were in much better condition than average.. he miscalculated. \n\nother than that she had no problem, lol. \n\none aunt is a nurse ~ she is stridently against g.a. unless absolutely  necessary. accidents do happen. \n\nchoose the least sedating option you can tolerate, but realize having all four removed at once will take quite a bit of time. g.a. may be the best option if there is a lot of anxiety. \n\nrandom thoughts....\n\ngood luck to you.. ; )
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My fiance has it and has had a lamenectomy and in January had a fusion operation.He also had an accident so there were other problems but,basically the surgery didn't help much,however he is on some medications that are really helping the pain.He sees a pain management doctor so if ur not,you will need to so that you can receive proper meds.Hydrocodone is very mild and doesn't help pain like that very much.He is on Oxycontin and Roxicodone.He is on a very high does,however.80mgs of Oxycontin 3 times a day and 30mgs of Roxicodone 3 times a day.It's quite alot but smaller doses would probably be beneficial to you.Good luck,I understand as I've seen the pain he has been in.
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i had lap. for gallbladder in feb.  plan on a week . use an ice pack at bedtime, wow what a help. it is required to let you know they may need to go open with your surgery, they do not want to wake you up to get permission. i am a nurse, and a big baby with pain, the ice at ten min. an hour was really great help. was doing all but lifting in a week.
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I had this for a long time in my left heel and did not know what this "knife" in my foot was...until I found out that I had a ruptured disc (L4/L5 area)and the ruptured disc was pushing against the sciatic nerve that was going through the left leg...in your case the ruptured disc is pushing out on the right side and affects your right leg. You COULD stay in bed - flat - for 3 days and see if it gets better...the "red hot inflamed" nerve may calm down a bit and you might feel better...you could take Aleve to calm the inflamation of the nerve...you could get a shot of Cordisone in the spine...anywhichway...you need to see a neurologist who will take an MRI and tell you if you need surgery. In my case I am overweight and they did not want to touch me "with a ten foor pole". I healed mine by going the other way...I found a machine called VAX-D at a chiropractors and (look on google) was able to go 30 times and then I was completely out of pain and able to walk again. \nOther things you will feel with this is numbness in your right thigh...occasionally a nerve-line pain all the way down your right leg and also a "spray" of pain over the top of your right foot. You SHOULD have also a "pilot-lite" burning feeling in your lower back on the right side of the spine where the actual disc is pushing. This is the line of the nerves...from the lower back through the right side of the leg into the foot. Go look at a picture of the nerves that go through the body. \nBonati Institute in Florida will also do Laser surgery for this...but in my case it did not work.\nGood luck!\nThe Oracle
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hard to believe they are not draining water from her. I would suggest a new doctor.\nCan she live? Why would she want to?\nWould you want to, under these circumstances?\n\nIf she is on morphine....this is the last effort.\nI hate to tell you this. but. Once you start morphine, you can NOT stop it. The doctors already know her outcome. Thats why she is on it.\n\nI truely am sorry.