I am having surgery in two days and i am wondering what would be the best anesthetic?

Question

i am afriad to be under general anesthetic cause this makes the patient lose consiciousness. What is your opinion?

Answer 1

it's just like sleeping...don't worry about it

Answer 2

I'm partial to the epidural, morphine right into the spine. But the general anesthesia isn't so bad. They can give you medication in your IV to make sure you don't feel sick after the morphine, too.

You know John Lovitz, that hilarious guy from Saturday Night Live? My last anesthesiologist looked EXACTLY like him. So I laughed and laughed thinking it was John Lovitz. Gotta love morphine and Versed.

Hope it goes well for you, take care.

Answer 3

I've had a few and I like general because you're out, you're awake and it's all done. Local anesthetic kinda creeps me out, just laying there while someone is cutting you open kinda gave me the willies.

Answer 4

If I'm having any kind of surgery I wanna be completely knocked out. That way if something goes wrong, I won't know it. You'll be fine. Don't worry. :o)

Answer 5

I feel the same way about being *put under*..when I had my surgery I had them give me some verced first. Made it much better

Answer 6

I wouldn't consent to a general for any extremity surgery, period. I'd only take one with hesitation for chest/abdominal surgery.

Answer 7

nah, nothin' to worry about. it's more relaxing to be out completely. You have a friend or family member to drive you right? You'll be fine. :-)

Answer 8

Generally you do not get to decide that,the Dr. who is doing the surgery in almost all cases decides that...

Answer 9

Trust me...you want to lose consciousness.

Answer 10

You're actually asking this group that type question? Wow!!!