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[waterspyder]

So today at work, something was brought to my attention, and it's really intriguing to me.

It's the premise that women with lower back tattoos (tramp stamps) may not be able to get epidurals in Canada because the ink gets into the spinal cord/tissue, and due to the lack of medical research, anaethesiologists are reluctant to perform them. According to the report from the Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, they're not really sure either, although some cases of neuropathy and other conditions have been reported. 

They intend to research this more since more and more women have these lower lumbar tattoos, and in the meantime, it's up to the anaesthesiologist to whether they want to give the epidural, not give them, or cut a section of skin out before giving them. 

I'd totally count this as a major con when choosing a tattoo site.

Comments

[daruba.livejournal.com]

"I could sort of see the question from the doctor since a gonorhea infection in the throat has similar symptoms to strep... but holy god, use some tact. As much as we would love our doctors to be unbiased... they're not... they're human and hopfully doing the best they can without burning out."

yup, so i asked what the difference would be, and he said he'd proscribe the same thing. Penecillin. So actually, he just wanted to ask me...

"I was prescribed a medication for my stomach when I was 19 called Cytotec, and it does a great job protecting the stomach... but it's also called RU-486 in Britain and no one thought to mention this to a young woman."

JEEBUS!!!

and.. i look fine now, almost gentlemanly ;)

[waterspyder.livejournal.com]

Not that you'll be able to prove it since the next time I'll see you will on on-playa looking like a wild man.

[daruba.livejournal.com]

yah, true dat.

heh

;)