Guest guest Posted December 29, 2001 Report Share Posted December 29, 2001 I had my UAE done 11/13, and can tell you that there is some pain involved, but no general anesthesia. Some complain of great pain, but actually my pain wasn't as bad as the nausea, which I think was caused by the painkillers. But by next morning that had abated to just occasional waves. Stayed home (mostly) and took it easy for 6 days, then went back to work full-time again. And happy to report " so far, so good " . We'll see what they say at my 3 month check-up. Christy > Is UAE painful and are you put under a general anesthesia. I guess I'm afraid of anesthesia. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2001 Report Share Posted December 29, 2001 I had my UAE done 11/13, and can tell you that there is some pain involved, but no general anesthesia. Some complain of great pain, but actually my pain wasn't as bad as the nausea, which I think was caused by the painkillers. But by next morning that had abated to just occasional waves. Stayed home (mostly) and took it easy for 6 days, then went back to work full-time again. And happy to report " so far, so good " . We'll see what they say at my 3 month check-up. Christy > Is UAE painful and are you put under a general anesthesia. I guess I'm afraid of anesthesia. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2001 Report Share Posted December 29, 2001 I had my UAE done 11/13, and can tell you that there is some pain involved, but no general anesthesia. Some complain of great pain, but actually my pain wasn't as bad as the nausea, which I think was caused by the painkillers. But by next morning that had abated to just occasional waves. Stayed home (mostly) and took it easy for 6 days, then went back to work full-time again. And happy to report " so far, so good " . We'll see what they say at my 3 month check-up. Christy > Is UAE painful and are you put under a general anesthesia. I guess I'm afraid of anesthesia. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2001 Report Share Posted December 29, 2001 Re: UAE Procedure > I had my UAE done 11/13, and can tell you that there is some pain > involved, but no general anesthesia. Some complain of great pain, but > actually my pain wasn't as bad as the nausea, which I think was > caused by the painkillers. But by next morning that had abated to > just occasional waves. Stayed home (mostly) and took it easy for 6 > days, then went back to work full-time again. And happy to report " so > far, so good " . We'll see what they say at my 3 month check-up. > Christy > > > Is UAE painful and are you put under a general anesthesia. I guess > I'm afraid of anesthesia. > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2001 Report Share Posted December 29, 2001 Re: UAE Procedure > I had my UAE done 11/13, and can tell you that there is some pain > involved, but no general anesthesia. Some complain of great pain, but > actually my pain wasn't as bad as the nausea, which I think was > caused by the painkillers. But by next morning that had abated to > just occasional waves. Stayed home (mostly) and took it easy for 6 > days, then went back to work full-time again. And happy to report " so > far, so good " . We'll see what they say at my 3 month check-up. > Christy > > > Is UAE painful and are you put under a general anesthesia. I guess > I'm afraid of anesthesia. > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2001 Report Share Posted December 29, 2001 Re: UAE Procedure > I had my UAE done 11/13, and can tell you that there is some pain > involved, but no general anesthesia. Some complain of great pain, but > actually my pain wasn't as bad as the nausea, which I think was > caused by the painkillers. But by next morning that had abated to > just occasional waves. Stayed home (mostly) and took it easy for 6 > days, then went back to work full-time again. And happy to report " so > far, so good " . We'll see what they say at my 3 month check-up. > Christy > > > Is UAE painful and are you put under a general anesthesia. I guess > I'm afraid of anesthesia. > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2001 Report Share Posted December 29, 2001 I had " conscious sedation " with my UAE. That is where pain medications are given intravenously, and you are awake some or all of the time. I was never in pain at any time during the procedure, and I actually did sleep through a lot of it. Afterwards, my pain was controlled with the use of a PCA (pain controlled analgesic) pump, Demerol shots, then oral medications. I took the pain medication whenever the pain started to get bad, and it worked so I was never too uncomfortable. I did get very nauseous from all the medications. I was off all pain medications after 4 days, except for the anti-inflammatory which I was told to take continuously for 7 days. Of course, everyone's different in how they react to various medications. In my case, the pain medication I was given kept me comfortable but did make me nauseous. The nurse practitioner told me that it wasn't necessarily the pain medication that caused this but a combination of all the drugs they give you during and after the procedure. B. From: Jaki To: uterinefibroids Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2001 7:21 PM Subject: UAE Procedure Is UAE painful and are you put under a general anesthesia. I guess I'm afraid of anesthesia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2001 Report Share Posted December 29, 2001 The procedure itself is not painful at all. There are no nerves in your arteries, so you can't feel what the doctor is doing. You can feel the warmth of the dye when it is going in, but it is not painful. My IR uses a local anesthetic where he inserts the catheter and conscious sedation. I was very alert throughout the entire embolization, but relaxed. Just as the tech was taking the last pictures the pain started. It was quite bad for a few hours. I had injections of NSAIDs and Morphine (PCA pump). I also had a lot of nausea (probably from the morphine), but was given meds for that too. There is no way to tell if you are going to have pain or not, and the amount of pain you have is no indication of how successful the procedure will be. So far I have had very good results from my UFE (UAE) and I would do it again. Carol __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2001 Report Share Posted December 29, 2001 The procedure itself is not painful at all. There are no nerves in your arteries, so you can't feel what the doctor is doing. You can feel the warmth of the dye when it is going in, but it is not painful. My IR uses a local anesthetic where he inserts the catheter and conscious sedation. I was very alert throughout the entire embolization, but relaxed. Just as the tech was taking the last pictures the pain started. It was quite bad for a few hours. I had injections of NSAIDs and Morphine (PCA pump). I also had a lot of nausea (probably from the morphine), but was given meds for that too. There is no way to tell if you are going to have pain or not, and the amount of pain you have is no indication of how successful the procedure will be. So far I have had very good results from my UFE (UAE) and I would do it again. Carol __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2001 Report Share Posted December 29, 2001 The procedure itself is not painful at all. There are no nerves in your arteries, so you can't feel what the doctor is doing. You can feel the warmth of the dye when it is going in, but it is not painful. My IR uses a local anesthetic where he inserts the catheter and conscious sedation. I was very alert throughout the entire embolization, but relaxed. Just as the tech was taking the last pictures the pain started. It was quite bad for a few hours. I had injections of NSAIDs and Morphine (PCA pump). I also had a lot of nausea (probably from the morphine), but was given meds for that too. There is no way to tell if you are going to have pain or not, and the amount of pain you have is no indication of how successful the procedure will be. So far I have had very good results from my UFE (UAE) and I would do it again. Carol __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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