Intubating for Surgery!

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Hi,

I am talking with a person on another Mailing

List that I am on, and she has ACM I, along

with Tethered Cord. She is not on this List,

and wanted me to ask you this question. She

is going to be having Surgery for her

Tethered Cord soon, and some of the professionals

that will be involved with the Surgery told her

that because of her ACM I she will have to be

Intubated before she goes to sleep, so care is

taken not to hurt anything. She was alittle

worried about this, and asked those people on

the other List that I am on if they have ever

heard of this.........well none of us have. So

she wants to know if this is routinely done for

people with Chiari, intubating before falling

asleep, that is? Correct me if I am wrong, but

I believe the thing you are not suposse to

do is Hyperextend the Neck, and use Caution,

but that doesn't mean you have to be awake

for it. I hope I worded this all right. I will

send the other List the responses, if need be.

Feel free to Post to me privately about this.

Brande

NotYou@...

Take Care,

Brande

NotYou@...

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