Chef
new member
- Joined
- Feb 21, 2023
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- 13
- Age
- 47
- Country
- United States
- Gender
- Female
New here and super excited to be counting down to surgery March 15th and very much looking forward to a more functional level of pain on the daily. However, I'm looking for experiences with spinal blocks vs. general anesthesia. No great fan of being awake to hear the sawing and pounding, but I am terrified of waking up halfway through a long procedure. I have only had general anesthesia once before and that is exactly what happened. A skosh off-putting. My ortho surgeon's nurse was very kind when I brought this up and told me about my options, but she obviously can't *promise* an ideal outcome, so I would love any first hand experience stories you can share. TIA!