Re: headphones during surgery...

[Guest guest]

I did the same thing Amy. A very good friend of mine plays the piano

on the praise and worship team at church and she recorded a whole

tape of just her playing and it created such a peaceful atmosphere

for me before surgery and to tell you the truth I don't know if they

allowed me to keep it on during surgery or not but it made a big

difference while I was listening. I used a auto-reverse personal

cassette player.

Tj

LAP DS 2/16/01

> i just wanted to share what helped a lot with anxiety on my way to

> the operating room. i believe it was deanna that told me about

> listening to headphones/cassettes right before and during her

> surgery. i talked with my surgeon and anesthesiologist before

> surgery and they both said that would be fine. i picked my

favorite

> cd (praise and worship music that the band i sing in performs), and

> when i was wheeled down the hall from the pre-op room into surgery

i

> was listening to what truly comforted me. i had to take it off to

be

> transferred onto the surgery table, but the or staff immediately

got

> me set up again. as i was drifting off, i was able to listen to my

> music, not all the preparations in the room. i had also asked to

> have it remain on during the surgery (didn't want to hear

any " OOPS "

> in my subconcious). i have never asked if that happened, but it

sure

> helped right before hand.

>

> ~amy~

> dr k/delano

> open ds 4/13/01

> -100 pounds so far