Re: Spinal with light sedation

[Guest guest]

A spinal with sedation you might sleep but are rousable. A spinal

with light anesthesia you are not rousable until the anes is turned

off. I would rather just the sedation. But that is a

decision that each person has to make for them self.

Larry

At 03:18 AM 6/6/2004 +0000, you wrote:

Thanks Larry.

I've talked to so many people who have had this or a spinal with

light anesthesia. Two different things? Same thing?

Either way it

seems like the way to go to me. I apprecate your input very

much.

Maida

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 6/5/2004 10:39:49 PM Central Standard Time, lhlauer@... writes:

A spinal with sedation you might sleep but are rousable. A spinal with light anesthesia you are not rousable until the anes is turned off. I would rather just the sedation. But that is a decision that each person has to make for them self.

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Once again, I prefer to do what the surgeon wants. He would go with what I wanted if I said so, but frankly, I have no particular reason for one over the other, so will go with his preference. He is so good looking, I'd like to see him work, but he is one of those who wears the "space suit" in the OR, so guess I wouldn't see much anyway.

y

[Guest guest]

True. I would, and did go with my surgeons

choice. He offers full sleep to people too frightened to be awake

in the OR. I had no problem with being awake, so on with the

show.

Larry

> I would rather just the sedation. But that is a decision

that each person has to make for them self.

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Once again, I prefer to do what the surgeon wants. He would go with

what I wanted if I said so, but frankly, I have no particular reason for

one over the other, so will go with his preference. He is so good

looking, I'd like to see him work, but he is one of those who wears the

" space suit " in the OR, so guess I wouldn't see much

anyway.

y

[Guest guest]

I was unlucky enough to have had surgery on my hip two times in less

than a month. The first time I had a Spinal with light sedation. I

was awake part of the time but didn't really care. I felt fine &

was not groggy at all when it was finished. The second surgery, they

could not do a spinal because I had been taking asprin. I received

a MH (malignant hyperthermia) friendly general. I was asleep the

whole time & a little groggy when I woke up. I was not sick either

time. I guess it is a toss up as to which one I preferred.

I would probably go with whatever was recommended.

Sharon

[Guest guest]

Sharon,

I'm sorry to hear you needed to have two surgeries in so short a

time. What happened after the first that caused the need for

the second. Also I am curious, tell me about your need of an

MH friendly anesthesia.

Larry

At 03:21 PM 6/6/2004 +0000, you wrote:

I was unlucky enough to have

had surgery on my hip two times in less

than a month. The first time I had a Spinal with light

sedation. I

was awake part of the time but didn't really care. I felt fine

&

was not groggy at all when it was finished. The second surgery, they

could not do a spinal because I had been taking asprin. I received

a MH (malignant hyperthermia) friendly general. I was asleep the

whole time & a little groggy when I woke up. I was not sick

either

time. I guess it is a toss up as to which one I preferred.

I would probably go with whatever was recommended.

Sharon

[Guest guest]

Larry:

I had a total right hip replacement on 4/20/04. On 5/14, I lost my

balance and fell. I did not dislocate my hip but I did break my

leg. When I fell the stem acted like a wedge & broke the bone. The

doctor did emergency surgery. Because of where the break was, he

removed the stem & put in a longer one. This surgery took twice as

long as the first.

My nephew has mh. He reacted to a general and almost died on the

operating table. This is a genitic disease & does not skip a

generation. That means one of his parents has mh. I (as well as

everyone else in my family) go with the asumption that I have mh.

Sharon

(for those that did not read my first post mh is malignant

hyperthermia)

> Sharon,

> I'm sorry to hear you needed to have two surgeries in so short a

> time. What happened after the first that caused the need for the

> second. Also I am curious, tell me about your need of an MH

friendly

> anesthesia.

> Larry

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hey Maida,

I went with the spinal for my right hip replacement two weeks ago and I have no regrets. They sedated me into slumberland but I can`t tell you what what was used. I can only tell you when I go back sometime in July for the left hip I will go with the spinal again because it worked so well for me!

Take Care,

Chrismaidak2003 <maidak2003@...> wrote:

Thanks Larry.I've talked to so many people who have had this or a spinal with light anesthesia. Two different things? Same thing? Either way it seems like the way to go to me. I apprecate your input very much.Maida

[Guest guest]

> Thanks Larry.

> I've talked to so many people who have had this or a spinal with

> light anesthesia. Two different things? Same thing? Either way

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> seems like the way to go to me. I apprecate your input very much.

> Maida

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