My wife went in for the delivery of our son. She'd had two other non eventful epidurals. This one seems to have gone wrong from the start. She could not feel her legs or abdomen at all. The anesthesiologists said something about a level T3 block and adjusted her medicine. Our son was born healthy but my wife suffered from severe spinal head aches. The doctors then performed a blood patch. During the proc. my wife was shaking as the pain increased in both in her head and back. The next day they suspected she'd developed Meningitis. They performed a lumbar puncture(LP) and although nothing grew in her samples started her on antibiotics. They also performed an LP on my new born son. My wife spent 2 wks in the hospital and still has back pain. Should the hospital or Dr help pay?
