Re: Brain cells and anesthesia

[Guest guest]

Hi Des,

You alluded to " brain cell damage " caused by total anesthesia (TA).

Do you or does anyone else know where to find more info on this?

I have had 8 TA's in the last 15 years (6 in the last 10 years)and my

short term memory has taken a hit for sure; also my language

capability: I used to be able to spell anything

correctly " automatically " ,now I often have to think or try writing

different variations to decide on the correct way and even then

sometimes have to resort to checking the dictionary.

Ed

LC+ Mont 11/03

PS my first surgery ever was a lower back fusion which apparently

precluded the use of epidurals/spinals from then on.

> One thing not noted in your comparison is the duration of the

surgery.

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> One of the big reasons I chose Mr. Treacy in Birmingham was a short

duration.

> My first was 35 min. and the second was 45 min. because he was

teaching other

> surgeons during that one.

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> I was under the general anesthetic for about an hour and a half

total. That

> is a very important issue from my perspective, especially since

most of us

> (dare I say) are middle-aged and need all the brain cells we can

keep.

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> Des Tuck

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