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As I have said they used this on me for days - while they induced me
- one doctor came in and said that it was not proven to be doing anything
and I was taken off the drip and put back on the ward - 26+ weeks (I had
by this stage been induced with 5 lots of prostin which seemed to
react with me and swell my vagina and cervix - the ob said it had burnt my
cervix which was why the internal to manually dilate the cervix had been
so painful!).
Anyway, I only lasted 2 days before I ended up back on the
magnesium and then having an emergency c/s. I had magnesium
running at 8mg an hour with a loading dose that was much faster and burnt
through the artery - I had ice packs to relieve my arm and one midwife
used "Raki Healing" to relieve the pain as I kept waking in pain.
She was wonderful.
9 yrs latter I am rubbing my arm thinking about it - would not wish
it on my worst enemy. But, I am sure it did save Katelyn's life as
if she had been born even a day earlier she probably would have died....as
it was she developed severe HMD and was a very sick 27weeker.
I am constantly surprised by the lack of knowledge there is about Pre
Eclampsia and Eclamptic fitting when it is such a common
problem.
Regards
Rhonda.
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Date: Friday, September
20, 2002 16:52:16
Subject: [ozmidwifery]
BMJ Stories
The first story is about treatment by Magnesium sulphate for women
with severe P.E. The conclusion is about why
such a cheap effective treatment isn't being used. FASCINATING!
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/325/7365/609 |
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