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I never saw the puncture where they gave me the block in my groin either.

Also I only remember someone saying my name it seemed at a distance in the

recovery room. Next thing I knew I was being rolled into my room and I only

vaguley remember that.

On 9/18/2006, " Suzanne Snyder " <juneflower63@...> wrote:

>Hi Sherry,

> I went through the same thing you did when I had a Hip replacement six

years ago and it didn't turn out right I woke up during the operation and

that wasn't nice to hear well my Dr had to tell me to snap out of it and I

did Well you have a nice day :-)Ps I used the Happy bottom also ,

> Susie

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> " S.A.M. " <blueopal@...> wrote:

> It was weird with me. My doctor told me I'd get a block

> in the groin but they must have put me out first because

> I have no recollection of any needles anyplace. I remember

> the blood pressure cuff getting way to tight and then the

> lights went out. I don't remember seeing a puncture wound in my groin

though either so I don't know what I had actually. I just remember bits and

pieces of the 4 days

> I was in the hospital.

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> I know they do not take you from recovery until you can

> count backward from 10 or give them your birth date.

> I have no recollection of the recovery room. My husband

> stayed with me for 2 hours after they brought me back to

> my room and he could not get me to come to. He tickled

> me and leaned down and talked to me but there was no

> response. He said he was afraid I'd slipped into a coma.

> The nurse said I was fine. Finally he had to head for home

> which was an hour and a half drive. We have animals

> and they had to be fed so he left. I told him not to come and see me

because of the distance and the hassle. People

> called me and I talked to them but they said I didn't make

> much sense. I have no memory of phone calls either.

> Kind of scary. Whatever they gave me really messed up

> my brain. I did use the happy button I remember that

> though.

>

> Sherry

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> *** SPAM (05.1) ***: Re: Spinal VS.

General?

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> For both of my TKR's I had a combination of a general in my iv line and

a

>block in the groin of my leg. The groin injection slowed the blood flow so

>there wasn't much blood lostand blocked pain as well The anathesic in the

iv

>line put me to sleep. I prefered this over a spinal and it worked very

well.

>On 9/16/2006, " Critrkrazy@... " <Critrkrazy@...> wrote:

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>>In a message dated 09/16/2006 4:19:37 AM Pacific Daylight Time,

>>tamimh@... writes:

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>><< Yesterday I went for my pre op for my TKR. I have been given the choice

>>of a spinal or a general for this. Im not sure what I want to do. Can I

>get

>>some opinions from others in the group? The nurse said the spinal will

>help

>>longer for the pain after vs. the general???

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>> Tami

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>> Hi, Tami, I wanted to have a spinal for the reasons that you mentioned.

>>They wouldn't let me though because I had recently had back surgery. The

>>general wasn't all that bad though. I was really ready to get up so I

>didn't have

>>to use the bedpan.

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