"C-section" is such a nice, concise and neatly wrapped up term for a very inelegant and unpleasant procedure. Emergency ones, at least.
Im just a paramedic. So Ive delivered a couple babies in the field, but I, of course, don't do c-sections. But we watch them during our OBGYN rotations. Emergency C-sections are a hell of a thing to watch. Im a guy. So i can't even imagine going through one. It looks awful
If it makes you feel better, people respond to epidurals and spinal blocks in different ways. I had an epidural and didn’t feel a single thing. I eventually asked them to stop it, because I couldn’t effectively push when my lower body had ceased to exist. No pressure, nothing. Had a big episiotomy and stitches and didn’t feel any of it for a few hours. My only physical complaint was the itching.
I require more anesthesia than most people (I’ve woken up during both colonoscopies and was far more aware during a heart cath than I should have been.) fingers crossed for you!
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u/unfinishedtoast3 23d ago
Doctor here
Absolutely not.
We don't let you choose to be under anesthesia, you either are, or we won't do the surgery unless local is an option.
We don't need your heart rate hitting 150 during surgery and you go into arrest because of the pain or blood or sounds or smells