Re: Weeks to wear off anesthesia?

September 2, 2001

In a message dated 9/2/01 7:48:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

netmaker2@... writes:

<< Theresa mentions here it takes weeks to wear of a general anesthesia. Has

this been anyone else's esperience? As awful as the epidural sounds, I

would hate for that to be the case!!

>>

Not for me. I throw up once the day of or after surgery, and then I'm fine.

Hopefully that will continue!

Sheryl

September 2, 2001

I was given an epidural prior to surgery for pain control and had general for

the surgery. My surgery lasted around 4 hours. I didn't have problems with

nausea after surgery, but I did have other problems. I couldn't keep my eyes

open for more than 30 seconds at a time for about 3 days. I couldn't watch

TV or read for about a 5-6 days. I had really strange dreams for about 2

weeks. The longer you are under the general anesthesia, the longer the

affects can last. For me, I would rather deal with the side effects than be

awake for the surgery. I had spinals and was awake for 2 c-sections and they

were both pretty awful. There wasn't any problem with pain, it was just

being aware of what was going on and not liking it. I had bad nausea

problems with one of my c-sections, so the epidural/spinal doesn't always

avoid that. You can also get severe headaches from epidurals/spinals that

can last for months. That isn't very common, but it can happen.

Kathy M.

DS 7/19/01 - Dr. Hares

pre-op 213

9/1 175

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