I have an allergy to the sticky stuff they use in medical tape. I had a rash from my neck to my butt from the epidural tape- and I requested a different tape the second time - requiring multiple rounds of steroids and I suffered so much that birth recover was nothing. Allergies get worse every reaction and after needing a round of steroids after a simple bikini wax (has the rosin too) my husband worries I will go into anaphylaxis if it happens again. The doctors dont seem to take me too seriously as this is a rare allergy and evidently they never saw it before. And they will not do an epidural without massive amounts of tape bc its a needle in your spine. We dont have gas and air in the US so its an epidural or nothing deceit narcotics. I was wondering if anyone has had a spinal block (a shot) for a vaginal birth? Will they allow it. Im really scared