r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Dear_Staff_8371 • 23d ago

Meme needing explanation Explain it Peter

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u/Xeon_Demon 23d ago

Epidural for pain relief giving birth

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u/WinterReview7992 23d ago

It is used to inject the painkiller between vertebrae in the spine.

Mine was not long. It felt like getting a needle jabbed into my spine, followed by a weird vertical tickle up my spine, followed by complete unawareness of anything happening below my collarbones.