I'm pretty sure that local anesthesia wouldn't harm a fetus but would general anesthesia????
Im suppose to have surgery on my carpal tunnel and cubital tunnel within the next 2 months.
We have been ttc therefore I really need to know.
2007-08-10 21:35:04 · 3 answers · asked by ILoveBeingAMom 3 in Health ➔ Women's Health
If I am currently pregnant I would be about 5 weeks. (Im late with period with negative tests but we are still trying to conceive in the meantime)
2007-08-10 21:41:01 · update #1
This would be a REALLY BAD TIME to have surgery.
First of all, the symptoms you are having will likely get worse with pregnancy because everything swells. Unless you have nerve compression that is causing severe symptoms, I'd suggest you wait until you are no longer pregnant.
Why the "next 2 months" deadline? You'll still be in the first trimester, which is the riskiest time for any pregnancy. It's your call, but if it were me, I'd do everything possible to struggle through without ANY surgery whilst pregnant.
If you insist on going through with it, the anesthesia itself will not harm the baby, but the mere stress of having surgery will make it more likely that you will miscarry. That early in a pregnancy, there is little that can be done to prevent it. You just have to take your chances.
You can also have the procedures done under straight local - no sedation, no general, just numbing medicine. That won't get to the baby in appreciable amounts, and is perfectly safe. The "stress of surgery" thing still applies, though.
Think long and hard about this before going through with it. The chance of losing the pregnancy is small, but why take ANY chance at all?
2007-08-11 03:17:25 · answer #1 · answered by Pangolin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes general anesthesia can harm a fetus. That is why if you have to have a C-Section with general anesthesia it is typically faster than one if you have an epidural. Your surgeon that is doing the carpal tunnel should be able to do a local, meaning injecting xylocaine into your hand before he makes the incision. Local anesthesia is not as harmful on a fetus, it is like the anesthesia they use when you have your cavity filled in your tooth.
2007-08-10 21:50:19 · answer #2 · answered by onlyiuknow 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
not generally no (neither will) but there are always risks. If you are pregnant if it's not a necessary surgery they may put it off until after you have had the baby.
2007-08-10 21:40:43 · answer #3 · answered by Christine H 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It would depend on how far along in the pregnancy you are. I would recommend getting in touch with your OB/GYN as well to see what they think.
2007-08-10 21:39:24 · answer #4 · answered by sokokl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋