Anesthesia - fears
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on 1/20/10 5:41 am - West Central FL☼RIDA , FL
on 1/20/10 5:41 am - West Central FL☼RIDA , FL
I know a lot of people (including myself) have various fears about Anesthesia....not waking up, waking up in the middle of the procedure, etc, etc.
I found this on the Dr. Oz website (I LOVE Dr. Oz!) and thought I'd share with you guys. Hope it helps calm any fears.....
My advice? Don't be overly concerned about not waking up from the anesthesia. It very rarely happens. The risk of waking up during the surgery from being too lightly sedated is also extremely small, though even the tiny possibility is obviously disconcerting to many patients. Talk to your anesthesiologist about this, and decide if you should use a medical device that monitors your wakefulness.
Although most patients don't suffer immediate, serious complications from anesthesia, there are some other concerns. For example, general anesthesia (the kind that puts you to sleep) can cause nausea and has even been linked to lingering cognitive problems detectable in some patients up to five years later. So opt for local anesthesia, and remaining awake whenever you have the choice. Twilight anesthesia, or conscious sedation, is also an option to general anesthesia.
By the way, for minimally invasive surgeries, you have about the same chance of dying from the anesthesia as you do from a haircut, which is about the same chance of dying from the embarrassment after a bad haircut.
I found this on the Dr. Oz website (I LOVE Dr. Oz!) and thought I'd share with you guys. Hope it helps calm any fears.....
How risky is anesthesia?
My advice? Don't be overly concerned about not waking up from the anesthesia. It very rarely happens. The risk of waking up during the surgery from being too lightly sedated is also extremely small, though even the tiny possibility is obviously disconcerting to many patients. Talk to your anesthesiologist about this, and decide if you should use a medical device that monitors your wakefulness.
Although most patients don't suffer immediate, serious complications from anesthesia, there are some other concerns. For example, general anesthesia (the kind that puts you to sleep) can cause nausea and has even been linked to lingering cognitive problems detectable in some patients up to five years later. So opt for local anesthesia, and remaining awake whenever you have the choice. Twilight anesthesia, or conscious sedation, is also an option to general anesthesia.
By the way, for minimally invasive surgeries, you have about the same chance of dying from the anesthesia as you do from a haircut, which is about the same chance of dying from the embarrassment after a bad haircut.
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