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Personally I'd as soon have a root canal without anesthesia as give birth without an epidural. Modern medicine is a net good.
by ksenzee 11y ago
Personally I'd as soon have a root canal without anesthesia as give birth without an epidural. Modern medicine is a net good.
- NotHereNotThere 11y agoThat's fine and definitely up to you to decide. Although I don't really agree with your example, as your body manages the pain in biologically different ways when giving birth. As an anecdote, my wife gave birth 3 times, never in a hospital or anesthesia. She doesn't remember the pain.
- ksenzee 11y agoI've given birth twice, and I can tell you that my body manages the pain in ways that do not feel the slightest bit different. Your wife is very lucky.
- ams6110 10y agoPeople don't remember pain after it's over. Well they do, but not the literal sensations. They do certainly experience it in the moment though.