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[Guest guest]

Hey everyone!

I just met with my OS, and the date is set for July 20th. I am going to attend

a workshop that the hospital provides for " highly anxious " people....that's

me! I'm really excited about this...they give you techniques that actually

make the healing period faster and easier. I do have a few questions, though!

My surgery is at 12:30 in the afternoon, and it is expected to take 3.5

hours..when do you think I will come out of anasthesia? Will it be late in the

night...or maybe even the next morning? Also, I have a huge fear of needles,

and so what is the possibility of the surgeon using gas to knowck me out and

THEN inserting the IV? Is this unheard of? Anyway, good luck to all those

having surgery this week! I just want you all to know how informative this

board is. I went in with 4 pages of questions based on the posts you have

made, and my OS said I was so prepared that I could do the surgery if I wanted

(I think I'll pass ) But anyway, you are truly a God send to those worry

warts like me! Thanks!

[Guest guest]

They brought me out of the anesthesia pretty much right after the

procedure. Apparently they took the time to remove the tubes and

put ice packs on my face and stuff but judging from the clocks on

the wall they didn't let me sleep very long after.

I felt pretty good when I woke up too, not a bit of nausea, just

thirsty. I don't know who to thank for the lack of nausea, my

anesthesiologist, or my parents?

Jay

> Hey everyone!

> I just met with my OS, and the date is set for July 20th. I am

going to attend

> a workshop that the hospital provides for " highly anxious "

people....that's

> me! I'm really excited about this...they give you techniques that

actually

> make the healing period faster and easier. I do have a few

questions, though!

> My surgery is at 12:30 in the afternoon, and it is expected to

take 3.5

> hours..when do you think I will come out of anasthesia? Will it

be late in the

> night...or maybe even the next morning? Also, I have a huge fear

of needles,

> and so what is the possibility of the surgeon using gas to knowck

me out and

> THEN inserting the IV? Is this unheard of? Anyway, good luck to

all those

> having surgery this week! I just want you all to know how

informative this

> board is. I went in with 4 pages of questions based on the posts

you have

> made, and my OS said I was so prepared that I could do the surgery

if I wanted

> (I think I'll pass ) But anyway, you are truly a God send to

those worry

> warts like me! Thanks!

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