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Spinal block or completely out

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vanessa88276
vanessa88276

Yes me again and still troubled lol x just want to throw it out there to all you who have had hip replacement . ..what's best spinal block or completely out let me know your feelings on this one please xx just don't know what to do that's if I even get a choice I suppose lol xx

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  • renee01952
    renee01952 vanessa88276

    Posted

    Hi Vanessa -

    It is a personal choice ... I did not want to hear or smell anything , or even feel pulling - No matter how they tried to convince me that I wouldn't - So GA for me both times -    I took a deep breath and opened my eyes in the recovery room - 

    all done - no side effects to mention - no catheter, normal feeling in leg -

    But like Keena commented: everybody seems to be happy with the choice they made ! 

    You are in good hands!

    warm hug

    renee

    • Kikeena
      Kikeena renee01952

      Posted

      I had a general too Renee, and for the same reasons. No sights and sounds surgery for me. No way Hosay. I was very stressed about it for weeks before the op though.
    • renee01952
      renee01952 Kikeena

      Posted

      me too !  I thought spinal was mandatory and I had no say it this - Silly of course , but hey, Holland might have different rules than California ...

      I would have flown back to L.A. for the surgery, just to get me GA -

      twisted   I am kidding !!!!!

       

    • Kikeena
      Kikeena renee01952

      Posted

      Sure you're kidding? I would have contemplated that, based on past experiences. Besides, having surgery in Dutch?

      I spoke to my GP at length about having the spinal and she said spinal is the greatest thing since sliced bread. Everyone, and I mean everyone, was trying hard to convince me to have a spinal. So I had to let everyone down to have a general, but even that wasn't enough to sway me. 

      And different countries are very different in attitiudes and rules. Hard to predict what they're going to do and makes everything that much more uncertain.

    • Kikeena
      Kikeena Gaby21

      Posted

      I've worked in theatres, and there's smells. And it's very cold to prevent infection. Uh uh. Not me, but I'm glad others like it. xx
    • Gaby21
      Gaby21 Kikeena

      Posted

      Well I didn't smell anything and before the op was freezing but during was very warm for some reason . When I went into recovery they put foul blanket and then a warming blanket and obv brought me back to temp. Lol
  • annone70291
    annone70291 vanessa88276

    Posted

    I had a GA. it was fine. Recovered really quickly. I think my surgeon prefers people to be knocked out. Most of her patients have a GA. Cannot imagine her singing along to anything or chatting at all!
  • tony30891
    tony30891 vanessa88276

    Posted

    I had spinal with sedation, I knew nothing about the op, just woke up on the ward afterwards. Tony
  • maggie93798
    maggie93798 vanessa88276

    Posted

    GA knocks you out, requires intubation, and blocks all pain for its duration.

    Spinal block kills the pain and wears off slowly afterwards so you get some post op pain relief from it. It can be combined with various degrees of sedation, from none to deep. With deep sedation you are asleep.

    i was very clear I wanted a GA, the anaesthetist agreed 'cos he could see I was very definite, but asked permission to give me, whilst I was under the GA, towards the end of the op, a nerve block in the groin. This was to help with post op pain

    All people are different, this was my best choice

  • colinTN17
    colinTN17 vanessa88276

    Posted

    Hi Vanessa 

    Had my op 4weeks4days ago and was determined to get put ouT for the count completely but after chatting to the knock out man (can't spell anaesthetist ) he persuaded me that spinal block with sedation was best. After the op recovery so much quicker with no sickness or other side effects that you get with complete ko. Graham and Gabi respect!! I wouldn't fancy staying awake even if Adelle singing in the background. 25 by her brilliant btw.

    • Gaby21
      Gaby21 colinTN17

      Posted

      Haha I actually found the whole experience hilarious ( kind of) lol
    • colinTN17
      colinTN17 Gaby21

      Posted

      Sounds like you've got a very peculiar sense of humour or should that be femourcheesygrin
    • Rocketman_SG6UK
      Rocketman_SG6UK colinTN17

      Posted

      My father was a butcher, I used to help him bone out the bones from the pig carcasses and saw them up for dogs (the pigs were not alive however).

      The operation fascinated me - I guess Gaby and I are made of hardy stuff.  Since coming back home I have even watched a full operation on YouTube, which helped me make sense of the various noises.

      Regards

      Graham

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