Re: anesthetics and lipo

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Shari,

A lot of the anesthetics that don't put you out completely have a drug that

erases your memory of the procedure. It is given with many procedures when

a general is not needed.

As for lipo without anesthesia, I had it and it was terribly painful. I had

revision of my vertical c-section scar with anesthesia. I strained an

abdominal muscle and was given a steroid shot to calm it down. The

injection ate the surrounding tissue. The PS said he would simply pull a

bit of fat out from my leg and reinject it into my abdomen. It was only a

tiny amount of fat but it was very invasive and extremely painful. They do

numb the area but to numb it they have to use the canula.

Kenda

> hi there - correction to last post-anesthesia stuff.....

>

> as far as the girl w/ Lipo... she probably felt stuff but never knew it

> later...I am sorry if this came off the wrong way.... This was not meant to

> scare

> you as I am sure she did not remember a stich of it later....the point I was

> making is she was so far " out of it " she will never remember it later which

> I think is the point of this sedation.... you are so loopy you do not

> remember any details of the surgery or the pain... Kinda like when they gas

> you for

> dental stuff.... you know what they are doing but you just do not care as you

> are so weird feeling & doped up- like floating on a cloud and whatever they

> do feels so fast - I have had a ton of dental work like this and never

> remember the pain. I am sure I had some discomfort as well but if afterwards

> you

> can not remember then it is as if you were totally out as far as you are

> concerned... I had three operations with this " PS " this way and on only one

> do I

> remember anything.... all the girls talking of what they were ordering in for

> lunch.... I do not recall feeling any pain until I was in recovery being

> woken

> up....this would be the only drawback I could mention for myself as in the

> hospital, in recovery-post-op, they monitor you constantly and if you are in a

> lot of post op pain, they give you something to calm it as well as something

> for nausea if you are prone to vomit from the anesthesia like I am...this was

> a major plus for me as I always got sick after surgery (all three

> augmentations and numerous wisdom teeth extractions under local/sedation as

> well) until

> my explant as they controlled the vomiting... they also used " General " for

> both of my sinus surgeries after my explant and did the same thing - I never

> got sick after any of these. this was nice. This would be a major benefit

> to

> finding a doc in your plan that will use a surgery center/hospital... the

> can administer meds post op if you are sick,etc. the doc office can not.

>

> LEYNA:

> Sorry if I scared you unintentionally... I did not mean to - if you have to

> use a doc at his office I am sure they will sedate you to the point that you

> will not remember the surgery - I can not imagine that they would not.. if you

> are worried - please ask them..... it never hurts....

>

>

> SHARI

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Liposuction sounds terrible! And it's the number one surgical procedure, isn't it? I wonder if there are any liposuction support groups?????? Brigite, your post was the first I heard that nerve damage was possible. That's scary! PattyKenda Skaggs <skaggs@...> wrote: Shari,A lot of the anesthetics that don't put you out completely have a drug thaterases your memory of the procedure. It is given with many procedures whena general is not

needed.As for lipo without anesthesia, I had it and it was terribly painful. I hadrevision of my vertical c-section scar with anesthesia. I strained anabdominal muscle and was given a steroid shot to calm it down. Theinjection ate the surrounding tissue. The PS said he would simply pull abit of fat out from my leg and reinject it into my abdomen. It was only atiny amount of fat but it was very invasive and extremely painful. They donumb the area but to numb it they have to use the canula.Kenda> hi there - correction to last post-anesthesia stuff.....> > as far as the girl w/ Lipo... she probably felt stuff but never knew it> later...I am sorry if this came off the wrong way.... This was not meant to> scare > you as I am sure she did not remember a stich of it later....the point I was> making is she was so far "out of it" she will never remember it later which> I think is the

point of this sedation.... you are so loopy you do not> remember any details of the surgery or the pain... Kinda like when they gas> you for > dental stuff.... you know what they are doing but you just do not care as you> are so weird feeling & doped up- like floating on a cloud and whatever they> do feels so fast - I have had a ton of dental work like this and never> remember the pain. I am sure I had some discomfort as well but if afterwards> you > can not remember then it is as if you were totally out as far as you are> concerned... I had three operations with this "PS" this way and on only one> do I > remember anything.... all the girls talking of what they were ordering in for> lunch.... I do not recall feeling any pain until I was in recovery being> woken > up....this would be the only drawback I could mention for myself as in the> hospital, in

recovery-post-op, they monitor you constantly and if you are in a> lot of post op pain, they give you something to calm it as well as something> for nausea if you are prone to vomit from the anesthesia like I am...this was> a major plus for me as I always got sick after surgery (all three> augmentations and numerous wisdom teeth extractions under local/sedation as> well) until > my explant as they controlled the vomiting... they also used "General" for> both of my sinus surgeries after my explant and did the same thing - I never> got sick after any of these. this was nice. This would be a major benefit> to > finding a doc in your plan that will use a surgery center/hospital... the> can administer meds post op if you are sick,etc. the doc office can not.> > LEYNA:> Sorry if I scared you unintentionally... I did not mean to - if you have to> use a doc at

his office I am sure they will sedate you to the point that you> will not remember the surgery - I can not imagine that they would not.. if you> are worried - please ask them..... it never hurts....> > > SHARI

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