Myo - Epidural vs. General Anesthesia

[Guest guest]

Just wondering if anyone else out there is as afraid of getting

general anesthesia as I am.

I'm scheduled to go in for my myo on the 16th of October and asked my

doctor if there was an alternative to general anesthesia. He

recommended I have an epidural with a tranqualizer to keep me calm.

I'm really up for this idea since the 2 times in the past where I've

had general anesthesia I've woken up feeling like I was going to die

(well maybe not like I was actually going to die, but I did feel

REALLY, REALLY terrible!).

He said people ask to have an epidural all the time, so I was hoping

there was someone out there who's experienced a myo this way and

could tell me what it was like. It makes me feel a little less

nervous knowing I don't have to go under a general to have the

surgery.

Anne