So sorry me again!!!
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Hi everyone I'm sorry you will be getting fed up with my stupid panic attacks!!! This probably sounds really stupid to you all but I'm having spinal block and sedation for my hip replacement on the 17th I'm petrified if I'm too heavily sedated I will forget to breath !!!! I'm so sorry if you think I'm being stupid I've just never had anything like this before xx thank you for kindness and patience with me lol xxx
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shirley17649 vanessa88276
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Your panic attacks are totally understandable. At least they show you are thinking ahead about the implications of what lies ahead. That is good - far better than being like an ostrich and burying your head in the sand.
Well done, feel free to panic as much as you need to.
vanessa88276 shirley17649
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shirley17649 vanessa88276
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However, we have to take a risk sometimes to win the prize.
Your prize will be a new pain-free life with a hip that actually does what it says on the tin. Walks, runs, bends, climbs stairs, swims and does not answer back. Bliss!
vanessa88276 shirley17649
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shirley17649 vanessa88276
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Now I am 12 weeks post op and have moments when I can even forget \I have a new hip. I was in so much pain I could not wait to have the anaesthetic.
Hailea vanessa88276
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Please don't worry. When you go in you will be able to talk to your anethatist before your op. I know for sure he / she will put your mind at reast. If you are not happy having a spinal you can chose which method you would prefer. I promise your anethatist will be highly trained and you will be well looked after.
I know this because I have a really bad needle phobia and my anethatist went out of hbis way to put me at ease. Pleasae dont worry you will be able to talk all your worries through.
vanessa88276 Hailea
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marilyn_92910 vanessa88276
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vanessa88276 marilyn_92910
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Rocketman_SG6UK vanessa88276
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No problem, your brain still controls your breathing when you have a Spinal, it's only with a General Anaesthetic that you cannot breathe for yourself. The sedation will keep you unaware of what is going on, and has no effect on your breathing. That is why they like to use a Spinal now, it's safer.
The anethetist will keep an eye on you, and monitor your breathing, pulse, and make sure your sedation is topped up. I know this, because I had no sedation, and I kept chatting to my anethetist about it during the operation !
Read the 'Anaesthetic Choices" in the Related Information section on the right - it explains it in there.
Good luck
Graham
sue1957Geo vanessa88276
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Rocketman_SG6UK vanessa88276
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None of us are medical experts, and I had no idea about these processes before my THR, but I am technically inclined, and a fast learner.
I'm just happy to be able to reassure you that you WILL be fine.
Graham
vanessa88276 Rocketman_SG6UK
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Rocketman_SG6UK vanessa88276
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Any problems, big or small, stay with this forum, it's THE BEST.
Graham
Thursday_Next vanessa88276
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vanessa88276 Thursday_Next
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