I was under a general. Local wasn't even offered. A general keeps you perfectly still, and given that placement is rather exacting I think a general is the way to go.
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Counterpoint -- I was under a general for 10+ hours for emergency debulking surgery on my spine. When I woke up, I had an abnormally-prolonged ileus, which means that my intestines shut down for about 2 weeks and food just sat in my stomach. That resulted in a suction tube down my nose into my stomach, intravenous feeding, 40 lb weight loss, and temporary diabetes (triggered by post-surgical steroids and the high glucose in the I/V feeding fluid). My normal appetite didn't return until over 2 months after surgery; even after my digestive system started moving again, I struggled for weeks to eat 800 cal/day due to nausea.
I know this doesn't happen most of the time people go under general anesthesia, and my situation was especially complicated (they were separating a tumour from my spine, and I was on the table so long that the anesthesiologists changed shifts in the middle), but I'm very nervous about going under a general again, and will choose local whenever it's available as a safe option.
Yes. Mine was a very rare case, but it shook me enough that I (personally) won't go under general again if a local is a safe option.
We all respond differently to pain management and sedation. I don't get freezing at the dentist, for example, because I'd rather just deal with a few minutes of pain from the drilling and have it over with; other people prefer to be put right under to have a cavity filled.
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I was under a general. Local wasn't even offered. A general keeps you perfectly still, and given that placement is rather exacting I think a general is the way to go.
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1 ReactionI totally agree! And always!
Counterpoint -- I was under a general for 10+ hours for emergency debulking surgery on my spine. When I woke up, I had an abnormally-prolonged ileus, which means that my intestines shut down for about 2 weeks and food just sat in my stomach. That resulted in a suction tube down my nose into my stomach, intravenous feeding, 40 lb weight loss, and temporary diabetes (triggered by post-surgical steroids and the high glucose in the I/V feeding fluid). My normal appetite didn't return until over 2 months after surgery; even after my digestive system started moving again, I struggled for weeks to eat 800 cal/day due to nausea.
I know this doesn't happen most of the time people go under general anesthesia, and my situation was especially complicated (they were separating a tumour from my spine, and I was on the table so long that the anesthesiologists changed shifts in the middle), but I'm very nervous about going under a general again, and will choose local whenever it's available as a safe option.
Wow that’s horrible, I have been lucky with anesthesia but point well taken there is always a risk
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1 ReactionI was given a general to implant the markers and SpaceOar. My RO told me that urologists vary in whether they prefer a local or general anesthesia.
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4 ReactionsGuess I was lucky. Had a local and generally all went well.
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2 ReactionsI was put under general anesthesia for spaceoar and fiducials.
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1 ReactionWish I was lol
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1 ReactionIt was only a thirty minute procedure thankfully, the biopsy was no problem but this was rough lol
Yes. Mine was a very rare case, but it shook me enough that I (personally) won't go under general again if a local is a safe option.
We all respond differently to pain management and sedation. I don't get freezing at the dentist, for example, because I'd rather just deal with a few minutes of pain from the drilling and have it over with; other people prefer to be put right under to have a cavity filled.
Your mileage may vary. 🙂