I was under general anaesthetic for 4 hrs, someone told me it puts strain on your heart and takes 7yrs off your life(!), is this true?
2007-10-07 18:02:00 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
No.
2007-10-07 18:08:03 · answer #1 · answered by Howard H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Goodness, NO! This may be true for an older person who's had a heart attack, but I hardly think a general anesthetic takes 7 years off a person's life. Whoever told you this is either ignorant of the facts or joking. Your vital signs are closely monitored the whole time by a team of doctors and nurses. If this had not been a safe procedure for you in the first place, they would have used other methods to block your pain.
2007-10-07 18:21:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hope not. I am 60 and have been under for hours at a whack each time for major surgeries of one kind or the other. If that is true I am only going to live to be 150. I was hoping for at least 165 years of age.
2007-10-07 18:18:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Now think about how many surgeries there are in a day do you think all those people would take seven years off there lives?
2007-10-07 18:11:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋