How to Use epidural in a Sentence

epidural

1 of 2 adjective
  • She was treated with epidural shots to ease the pain and kept on swimming.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2019
  • After a couple of hours of this, Landy felt like her epidural was no longer masking the pain.
    — Cassandra Willyard, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020
  • Ultimately, the decision to get an epidural or not should be up to you.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 23 Oct. 2017
  • Shah placed the leads of the electrodes into the epidural space of his spine using needles and taped the device to his back.
    — Will Langhorne, Arkansas Online, 7 Aug. 2022
  • The drug, given by an epidural, replaces a protein Koen was lacking.
    — Alicia Fabbre, Daily Southtown, 19 May 2017
  • When the midwife suggested an epidural, the answer was a grateful yes.
    — Anndee Hochman, Philly.com, 9 Mar. 2018
  • Mitchell, however, stood up for herself—and her decision to use an epidural.
    — Christina Oehler, Health.com, 5 Sep. 2019
  • In late 2013, her doctor suggested an epidural shot for the pain.
    — John Diedrich, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2019
  • For her, that meant in a hospital, vaginally, without an epidural for pain relief.
    — Lauren Sausser, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2022
  • Seager received a pain-killing epidural injection the day after he was injured.
    — Andy McCullough, latimes.com, 23 Oct. 2017
  • Some patients instead opt for regional anesthesia, such as an epidural or spinal block, which numbs the area while keeping you awake and alert.
    — Scott Sundick, Verywell Health, 25 June 2023
  • Cross is dealing with a nerve issue in his back that kept him on a couch for nearly a week recently and demanded a fifth epidural shot this year last week.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun-Sentinel.com, 21 June 2018
  • Over the next two-and-a-half hours, surgeons performed a craniotomy to remove the blood buildup (epidural hematoma) from Jaden's brain.
    — Maria Carter, Woman's Day, 28 Apr. 2016
  • At first the epidural numbed only half my body, then, once corrected, numbed and immobilized everything from my chest down.
    — Alyssa Schukar, Glamour, 29 Sep. 2022
  • Harper, who has two herniated disks and two bulging disks in her spine, had an appointment the next morning for an epidural, to relieve her pain.
    — Dan Kaufman, The New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2019
  • An epidural hematoma involves bleeding from a ruptured blood vessel in the space between the skull and the covering around the brain, called the dura mater.
    — Ashley Abramson, Health.com, 14 Feb. 2022
  • Before going forward with an epidural, her doctor offered her a VR headset.
    — Meeri Kim, courant.com, 12 June 2018
  • Acupuncture can also make other techniques, such as epidural nerve blocks, more effective when both methods are used together.
    — Joe Smith, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2025
  • After many more hours of labor, Mitchell opts for an epidural, something the couple had previously disagreed on.
    — Amy Haneline, USA TODAY, 22 Oct. 2019
  • American women preferred to be numbed below the waist with epidural anesthesia, or at least that became the gold standard for pain relief.
    — Marie McCullough, Philly.com, 16 May 2018
  • At one point, Lauren was overcome by a sudden, sharp pain in her back near her kidneys or liver, but the nurses bumped up her epidural and the stabbing stopped.
    — Nina Martin, Propublica; Renee Montagne, Fox News, 21 May 2017
  • Melvin had discomfort at least since spring training and had an epidural injection before the A's flew to Japan to open the season.
    — Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, 21 June 2019
  • Even having gotten an epidural, caring for my daughter during the first few weeks of her life felt like running a marathon directly after being hit by a train.
    — Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Although epidural stimulation is a promising line of research, it is being trialled in a select group of patients and is still far from a magic cure.
    — Andrew Jackson, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2016
  • Weggemann was just 18 when she was paralyzed from the abdomen down after receiving an epidural injection to treat back pain.
    — Rachel Blount, Star Tribune, 20 June 2021
  • Exhausted from labor and dry heaves, Kirsten begged for an epidural, and Liam finally emerged into Michael’s hands.
    — Anndee Hochman, Philly.com, 3 Oct. 2017
  • When Cheplak was about to get an epidural, Justiniani was whisked away to the operating room for her C-section.
    — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 17 May 2022
  • Judi said Dominic had an epidural planned for Wednesday, and should feel some relief within 24-48 hours.
    — Madeline Mitchell, Cincinnati.com, 6 Feb. 2020
  • If regional anesthesia is used, the anesthetic may be injected in the spine (spinal epidural block) or a shallow bundle of nerves behind the knee called the popliteal fossa.
    — Stuart Hershman, Verywell Health, 27 June 2023
  • The CAT scan read by an outside radiologist showed an epidural hematoma — a collection of blood pressing on the spinal cord.
    — Robert Brum, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2019

epidural

2 of 2 noun
  • Many women undergoing childbirth are given epidurals.
  • The idea that epidurals can prolong labor has been around for a while.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 23 Oct. 2017
  • There was no time for an epidural because Savion was ready to make his debut.
    — Gloria Casas, chicagotribune.com, 2 Jan. 2022
  • For the biopsy, she was placed in stirrups and given a spinal epidural to numb the area.
    — Rachel E. Gross, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Fentanyl has long been used in prescription pain patches and epidurals.
    — Catherine Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 June 2018
  • Fentanyl has long been used in legal drugs, such as in prescription pain patches and epidurals.
    — Catherine Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 May 2018
  • Sobel said that as of May, he hadn't gotten paid by Medicare for nine epidurals.
    — Darius Tahir, CBS News, 23 June 2026
  • Davis received an epidural, which was expected to help resolve the issue.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2022
  • Saldaya declined requests to put on a hospital gown and pee in a cup, as well as offers for an epidural.
    — Rebecca Grant, Marie Claire, 9 June 2021
  • The epidural didn’t seem to work, her pain level hovering between a seven and a 10.
    — Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Since labor can be unpredictable, having an alternative to an epidural in mind is a good idea.
    — Kristi Pahr, Parents, 8 Sep. 2023
  • An anesthesiologist botched my epidural and then didn’t believe it was botched.
    — Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 13 July 2022
  • Because her epidural wasn’t strong enough, Gould had to be put under anesthesia, and her son, Archer, was born healthy.
    — Maressa Brown, Parents, 18 Jan. 2026
  • That was also before two carpal tunnel surgeries and multiple epidurals in his shoulder.
    — Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Her medical team had just administered an epidural to numb her body for a cesarean section.
    — Marina Starleaf Riker, ExpressNews.com, 14 Jan. 2021
  • For now, Senga is waiting for the epidural to take effect and calm down the nerve irritation in his lower back.
    — Will Sammon, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • But as she was being prepared for an epidural, phones in the room blared an alert warning people to stay indoors and away from windows due to a missile threat.
    — Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
  • After 90 minutes of what felt like fruitless effort, my OB called a time out and cranked the epidural back up.
    — Frances F. Denny, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 July 2018
  • Like many Mexican clinics, surgery there is done using epidurals for anesthesia.
    — Allie Weintraub, ABC News, 29 June 2023
  • The right-hander will be on a no-throw for seven to 10 days after receiving an epidural on Tuesday.
    — James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Some women were reported after testing positive for the fentanyl in their epidurals.
    — Shoshana Walter, New York Times, 29 June 2023
  • Time to shift Mckenzie into different positions to help the baby turn and descend, even with the constraints of an epidural.
    — Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Use of nitrous oxide is sometimes preferred to an epidural, which relieves pain but can cause minimal feeling and limit mobility in the legs.
    — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2022
  • In most cases, epidurals successfully reduce pain during labor.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 15 May 2018
  • That includes after an epidural if there are complications and if the baby needs to be continuously monitored.
    — Tonya Russell, Parents, 15 Oct. 2023
  • Hospitals have pain management tools like epidurals, but moms may feel more comfortable laboring at home in familiar surroundings.
    — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 24 Apr. 2020
  • Even Rizzo was on the IL for the Yankees with migraines following an epidural to treat lower back tightness.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 17 Sep. 2022
  • Doctors stopped epidurals during the second stage of labor in 38 cases when delivery wasn’t progressing quickly enough.
    — Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2017
  • Further tweaks to the procedure have permitted women to receive an epidural without their legs being entirely paralyzed.
    — Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Occasionally, moms on government insurance, like Medicaid, would be forced to wait longer for an epidural than someone with private insurance.
    — Marina Starleaf Riker, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Nov. 2021

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