What has people's experience been with anasthesia?

[Guest guest]

I'm doing my first major surgery next week. Triple Ankle Fusion,

tendon lengthening, arch lowering ... pretty much the whole nine

yards. Not bad I guess that I've lasted this long (age 59) but I'm in

rough shape and at least a few years overdue.

I've rerad all the stuff here and at Crabtree's archive about

what I should tell the anesthesiologist, but figure nothing helps like

hearing personal experiences.

Anything to suggest other than minimize paralytics, keeping me warm

and expecting slow wake up? I've mentioned succhinole (sp) choline,

but everyone tells me it's no longer used.

I've read that ion some places that spinal or epidural is better for

CMT'ers, but in others that they can be more risky. I think my niece

had some after effects with epidural for a pregnancy.

[Guest guest]

As long as the anesthesiologist understands CMT you will be fine. Our

surgeon always puts me at ease by letting me know everything is taken care of on

his end. LOL

[Guest guest]

Hi. I've had two surgeries myself and there wasn't any problem at all with

anesthesia. I wouldn't recommend epidural. I am not trying to be funny but I

had it tough when the anesthesia was gone. It was very painful. The anesthesia

that is used now is awesome! I woke up fine and wasn't nauseous or anything. I

felt very relaxed. Don't worry about it. Years back it was bad. Not anymore.

I had it intravenous last time and epidural the first.

(PARDON MY WRITING. ENGLISH IS MY SECOND LANGUAGE).

@...: gdevinney@...: Tue, 3 Feb 2009 04:35:14

+0000Subject: What has people's experience been with anasthesia?

I'm doing my first major surgery next week. Triple Ankle Fusion,tendon

lengthening, arch lowering ... pretty much the whole nineyards. Not bad I guess

that I've lasted this long (age 59) but I'm inrough shape and at least a few

years overdue.I've rerad all the stuff here and at Crabtree's archive

aboutwhat I should tell the anesthesiologist, but figure nothing helps

likehearing personal experiences.Anything to suggest other than minimize

paralytics, keeping me warmand expecting slow wake up? I've mentioned succhinole

(sp) choline,but everyone tells me it's no longer used.I've read that ion some

places that spinal or epidural is better forCMT'ers, but in others that they can

be more risky. I think my niecehad some after effects with epidural for a

pregnancy.

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[Guest guest]

Betania:

Actually. you wrote it pretty well. You just forgot some commas and ands.

Practice makes perfect I say.

Marin

[Guest guest]

I met with him yesterday and gave him some of the CMT Anesthesia

articles and asked related questions. Basically he said the

precautions are the same as they would take with any patient with a

little extra care for neuro-muscular disease: Minimize paralytics and

muscle relaxers.