Re: [ozmidwifery] Analgesia post LUSCS

[Judy Chapman]

Also from a small hospital. After a spinal for the CS the woman is given a naprosin supp and panadol supp. Then she is written up for 4 hourly Pethidine, BD Brufen or Naprosin and 6 hrly Panadiend Forte, all PRN. I find that not many women utilise the Pethidine, or maybe only one or two doses. They seem to be comfortable with the Panadiene Forte weaning through Panadiene and supplemented with the NSAID.

Cheers

Judy

Cheryl LHK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Not exactly natural birth I know, but can you give me some ideas of what
your doctors/obst's order for analgesia days1-2 post LUSCS? Small hospital,
and each doctor tends to have his own ideas, and sometimes we end up with
all kinds of concoctions!! It doesn't make me very happy when I come onto
night-duty, find women teary, in pain with nothing more than Panadol some
days!

But I'm the first to admit that since I haven't a a LUSCS (three NVB's) I
tend to keep up the pain relief because I think it must be very, VERY
painful having major abdo surgery then up and learning about a baby as well.
Is the LUSCS recovery period any more or less painful than other abdo
surgery?

Thanks in advance.

Cheryl


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