I might be having first c-section in 3 weeks’ time and am terrified. Consultant has worried the hell out of me by talking about bleeding and people dropping dead after surgery because of the immobility and the general risks of surgery.
Can anyone say about their experience of the spinal block as this really scares me – for how long did you have total loss of sensation in your legs and feet? How did you cope with this psychologically? And how long after the op did it take for even the tiniest bit of sensation to return and where was this, ie toes or higher up?
I am worried I will get really panicky when I start to lose sensation in my legs and know that I can’t do anything about it. Can they give you anything for anxiety alone to help with this? Was there gas and air available? Any strategies anyone has used to help calm themselves down?
Also when they put the cannula in your hand was this painful at all?
Any advice/tips on coping would really help.
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Sick with anxiety re c-section, please help
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whatwasIthinkingof · 04/10/2013 10:26
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