Things I learned in Montreal
Life Right Side Up
By Veronique
05 February, 2010


http://tgnotwhatyouthink.blogspot.com/2010/02/things-i-learned-in-montreal.html


I had expected to be under general anesthesia for the operation. As it turns out, unless you're having another procedure at the same time (e.g., trach shave or breast implants), they prefer to use a combination of an epidural and a sedative. There's always an inherent risk in using general anesthesia, and I avoided that. As well, without a general, you don't have to go through "anesthesia hangover," which often means nausea for a while. The epidural completely numbed me from waist to toes. I did wake up from the sedative with about 20 minutes still to go in the procedure, which was a bit annoying but not scary. It probably helps that I was feeling very positive about the operation. Waiting for them to finish wasn't terrible.

Quote from: Leslie on February 05, 2010, 03:02:59 PM
Things I learned in Montreal

http://tgnotwhatyouthink.blogspot.com/2010/02/things-i-learned-in-montreal.html


I had expected to be under general anesthesia for the operation. As it turns out, unless you're having another procedure at the same time (e.g., trach shave or breast implants), they prefer to use a combination of an epidural and a sedative. There's always an inherent risk in using general anesthesia, and I avoided that. As well, without a general, you don't have to go through "anesthesia hangover," which often means nausea for a while. The epidural completely numbed me from waist to toes. I did wake up from the sedative with about 20 minutes still to go in the procedure, which was a bit annoying but not scary. It probably helps that I was feeling very positive about the operation. Waiting for them to finish wasn't terrible.

Oh wow, and we just had a conversation about this on a thread here on Susan's....

https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,70452.0.html

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After reading Véronique's journal, I'm kind of glad I had a general administered (Dr Suporn doesn't offer epidural for SRS) ... I'd not want to wake up during that operation, lol..... and I luckily ended up with no ill effects from the general.   

Melan

In the package Dr. Brassard sent me he says he'll be using general anesthesia. I don't really want the epidural either...I'd hate to wake up in the middle, even if I can't feel anything.

~Sarah