Re: Oct 29-Nov 2?general Question

[Guest guest]

I'll be there In Mexicali from Oct 27th thru November 4th. I didnt have the sleeve so I cant answer the question about a epidural. I didnt have one. Best of luck on your surgery!!

From: njfieker <njfieker@...> Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 6:02:47 AMSubject: Oct 29-Nov 2?general Question

These are my dates for sleeve with Dr. Aceves. Just wanting to get to know anyone who might be in Mexicali during that time. Wondering about the spinal versus the epidural-.

[Guest guest]

The is one significant advantage of an epidural during surgery - if you are able

to tolerate the morphine.

Surgeons used to use just the general anesthetic, reasoning that if a patient

was not consciously experiencing the pain of surgery that all was well.

Research found that the body and brain do register the pain/trauma of surgery,

even when we are unconscious. It turns out, when we experience pain, neural

pathways, or connections, are formed that predispose us to continue to

experience the pain following injury or surgery, whatever.

So, using a local anesthetic during procedures prevents the initial formation

(during surgery)of neural pathways for pain signals in the brain - reducing the

severity of post operative pain.

[Guest guest]

I have a friend who is scheduled to have the VSG with Dr. Aceves on October 1st. If anyone else will be there then, will you please let us know.

Thanks

Lavanda

From: njfieker <njfieker@...>Subject: Oct 29-Nov 2?general Question Date: Friday, September 11, 2009, 7:02 AM

These are my dates for sleeve with Dr. Aceves. Just wanting to get to know anyone who might be in Mexicali during that time. Wondering about the spinal versus the epidural-.

[Guest guest]

Hey Lavanda,

Did your friend that we wrote to make the choice to do the sleeve? You will LOVE being a guest this time and not a patient. Let us know how things are going with her.

Hugs,

Suzanne

In a message dated 9/11/2009 11:44:10 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, naronlj91957@... writes:

I have a friend who is scheduled to have the VSG with Dr. Aceves on October 1st. If anyone else will be there then, will you please let us know.

Thanks

Lavanda

From: njfieker <njfieker >Subject: Oct 29-Nov 2?general Question Date: Friday, September 11, 2009, 7:02 AM

These are my dates for sleeve with Dr. Aceves. Just wanting to get to know anyone who might be in Mexicali during that time. Wondering about the spinal versus the epidural-.

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[Guest guest]

This procedure was explained to my by the anesthesiologist much differently than

the below. He told me that when they give you such heavy narcotics, it makes the

patient too drowsy to get up and move after surgery; therefore, they do a

morphine spinal. All this other explanation I'm not so sure about.

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> The is one significant advantage of an epidural during surgery - if you are

able to tolerate the morphine.

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> Surgeons used to use just the general anesthetic, reasoning that if a patient

was not consciously experiencing the pain of surgery that all was well.

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> Research found that the body and brain do register the pain/trauma of surgery,

even when we are unconscious. It turns out, when we experience pain, neural

pathways, or connections, are formed that predispose us to continue to

experience the pain following injury or surgery, whatever.

>

> So, using a local anesthetic during procedures prevents the initial formation

(during surgery)of neural pathways for pain signals in the brain - reducing the

severity of post operative pain.

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[Guest guest]

Yes Suzanne she did decide to go and have the surgery. I am not able to go with her, but she is taking her Mother with her. I really wish I could go, but I have to work. I will keep you posted on how she does.

Thank you for all your help.

Lavanda

From: njfieker <njfieker (DOT) com>Subject: Oct 29-Nov 2?general Question @groups. comDate: Friday, September 11, 2009, 7:02 AM

These are my dates for sleeve with Dr. Aceves. Just wanting to get to know anyone who might be in Mexicali during that time. Wondering about the spinal versus the epidural-.

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> These are my dates for sleeve with Dr. Aceves. Just wanting to get to know

anyone who might be in Mexicali during that time. Wondering about the spinal

versus the epidural-.

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I can't answer your question, but I am SO excited to hear it is not general

anesthesia!! I have a fear of it. I had a spinal when I had ankle surgery a

few years ago, and it worked perfectly and I had no complications. If it were

me, I would trust the anesthesiologist's opinion on this one, and I'm not one to

do that generally, but I feel that their personal experience is valuable.

Edie in Wisconsin

getting SO excited about the potential

Now - if my house would just sell so I can do this!

[Guest guest]

Ky.hen, LizzyM and Gonnalosealot are all schedule for that Oct 1 time

frame--they are on Vertical Sleeve talk.

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> These are my dates for sleeve with Dr. Aceves. Just wanting to get to know

anyone who might be in Mexicali during that time. Wondering about the spinal

versus the epidural-.

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[Guest guest]

Yep - that's my understanding too - general (and thank goodness, as I don't

really CARE to be awake while my insides are prodded/stapled/removed) +

epidural.

Margo

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> It is general anesthesia and for sleeves a spinal block in addition. You

> couldn't stay awake for that, the pressure on your diaphragm would be

> exceedingly painful.

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