Comments on: Lower back tattoos and epidurals http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/lower-back-tattoos-and-epidurals.html medical blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:50:49 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: DT35 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/lower-back-tattoos-and-epidurals.html/comment-page-1#comment-80250 DT35 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 02:02:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/09/lower-back-tattoos-and-epidurals.html#comment-80250 A neurosurgeon of my acquaintance reports that his patients voice more concern about whether his incision will distort the appearance of their tramp stamps than about nerve damage or even well-recognized complications of back surgery. A neurosurgeon of my acquaintance reports that his patients voice more concern about whether his incision will distort the appearance of their tramp stamps than about nerve damage or even well-recognized complications of back surgery.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/lower-back-tattoos-and-epidurals.html/comment-page-1#comment-80158 Anonymous Wed, 19 Sep 2007 02:28:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/09/lower-back-tattoos-and-epidurals.html#comment-80158 And more so with vaginal delivery. <br/><br/>Vaginal delivery alone can cause nerve damage, that will conveniently get blamed on the epidural.<br/><br/>Obstetrics attracts lawsuits like flies to shit. And more so with vaginal delivery.

Vaginal delivery alone can cause nerve damage, that will conveniently get blamed on the epidural.

Obstetrics attracts lawsuits like flies to shit.

]]> By: scalpel http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/lower-back-tattoos-and-epidurals.html/comment-page-1#comment-80145 scalpel Tue, 18 Sep 2007 20:35:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/09/lower-back-tattoos-and-epidurals.html#comment-80145 Burning, tenderness, and swelling are potential complications of needlesticks whether or not they go through tattoos and whether or not they are inserted in that particular area.<br/><br/>My understanding from talking with anesthesiologists and from my (admittedly) limited internet research is that tattoos have not been shown to increase complications from epidurals or lumbar punctures. Burning, tenderness, and swelling are potential complications of needlesticks whether or not they go through tattoos and whether or not they are inserted in that particular area.

My understanding from talking with anesthesiologists and from my (admittedly) limited internet research is that tattoos have not been shown to increase complications from epidurals or lumbar punctures.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/lower-back-tattoos-and-epidurals.html/comment-page-1#comment-80138 Anonymous Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:41:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/09/lower-back-tattoos-and-epidurals.html#comment-80138 Sue the tattoo parlor.<br/><br/>What the heck, they sue the dry cleaners. Sue the tattoo parlor.

What the heck, they sue the dry cleaners.

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