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  • babygirl2
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    Goodnight I had a epidural durning labor, the epidural took 1 hour to work the dr gave extra meds in order for
    It to work , the epidural stopped working on one side , after that I have been having complications with my health. Numbness and tingling in my hands and feet dizziness fainitsh headaches bacavhes and neck pains excessive sweating.ear aches.got a mri was told I had a bulging disc at my l4/l5 and cervical spinal stenosis. Didn’t have theses symptoms until after my labor epidural can labor epidural be the case of my cervical spinal stenosis ?

    Donald Corenman, MD, DC
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    Labor epidurals can cause dural leaks with the accompanying symptoms of positional headache and neck ache worse with standing and improved with lying down. Spinal stenosis in the cervical spine will not be caused by labor epidurals as this is a structural disorder.

    Dr. Corenman

    PLEASE REMEMBER, THIS FORUM IS MEANT TO PROVIDE GENERAL INFORMATION ON SPINE ANATOMY, CONDITIONS AND TREATMENTS. TO GET AN ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS, YOU MUST VISIT A QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL IN PERSON.
     
    Donald Corenman, MD, DC is a highly-regarded spine surgeon, considered an expert in the area of neck and back pain. Trained as both a Medical Doctor and Doctor of Chiropractic, Dr. Corenman earned academic appointments as Clinical Assistant Professor and Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and his research on spine surgery and rehabilitation has resulted in the publication of multiple peer-reviewed articles and two books.
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