In a message dated 95-12-27 19:34:29 EST, Johnathan writes: >I am surprised you were given a shot of demerol. In the states, it gave way >to >spinal anesthesia some 30 years ago. Was there a medical reason why you >couldn't be given an epidural or spinal? I'm sorry to disappoint, but in the 8 years I've lived in this 100,000 Central CA community they have never used Epidurals, spinals are almost always reserved for C-Secs and the standard fare is Stadol/demerol/nubane (depending on which doc is around). ITNs are now being offered (dare I say pushed?) to mothers who have insurance....Medical patients have no such luck. Before we moved here, the hospital I worked at in CO was even worse.... Nancy