Anesthesia wears off around 4-6 hours after cesarean delivery. Every woman’s physical condition is different, and her reaction to the medication is also different.
Most women will choose intrathecal anesthesia for cesarean section, and some women will have general anesthesia, usually using lidocaine hydrochloride injection, levobupivacaine injection, no matter which anesthesia, the length of time of anesthesia effect is related to the type of drug, concentration, way of using, injection site, and the patient’s physical condition, and the anesthesia may expire about 4-6 hours after the drug is used.
Some women on the analgesic pump during surgery, you can control the speed of anesthesia, anesthesia effect can be maintained for 24-48 hours after surgery, to reduce the role of pain after cesarean section.
After a cesarean section, the pain is stronger when the anesthesia wears off, and it will take some time to slowly repair and the pain will gradually decrease.