Every question about epidurals, answered.
ADVERTISEMENT So, does an epidural hurt? Which brings us to our next question. Does an epidural hurt? Sure looks like it does. Heaps. "The anaesthetist uses local anaesthetic before inserting the epidural so the only thing that should hurt is the local," Dr Stamatopoulos said. Oh! Weird. We didn't expect that. Like, at all. "If there is some pain, this is helpful to the anaesthetist because it is likely they are off midline. By telling the anaesthetist which side they feel pain, they can correct it." When does a doctor or nurse give you an epidural? According to Dr Stamatopoulos this giant ep...