tygerlylli
new member
I have read about different people's experience with Anesthesia and pain control from BoneSmart. I am still not sure which one I want.
I do really well with general anesthesia and I don't have a groggy effect afterwards. I wake up very easy from past experiences.
I had an epidural back in 1993 for pain control but it hurt like the dickens being adminstered. That episode was my first and last epidural. My pain was not that well controlled.
I have never had a Spinal before but, I don't like to lay still. I prefer to be up and about a.s.a.p. My OS said that I would be up the day of my surgery. I like that I will be up and as long as they can give me pain meds to help mask the pain - I'll be good.
I am not sure about the Femoral Block. I know I will have pain but, having a numb leg to try to walk on does not sound good to me. My right leg goes numb by it self sometimes and I have trouble walking on it especially, after sitting for a while.
I will talk with the Anesthesiologist tomorrow with my concerns but, I am leaning toward the general anesthesia. If they can control my pain by other means other than numbing my leg or laying still for hours in the bed would be nice.
My mother already told me the first time I stand on my new knee I would see stars. I know I will have pain but, I am sure there are other ways of controlling my pain other than epidural, spinal or femoral block.
Any words of wisdom or comments are welcome.
I do really well with general anesthesia and I don't have a groggy effect afterwards. I wake up very easy from past experiences.
I had an epidural back in 1993 for pain control but it hurt like the dickens being adminstered. That episode was my first and last epidural. My pain was not that well controlled.
I have never had a Spinal before but, I don't like to lay still. I prefer to be up and about a.s.a.p. My OS said that I would be up the day of my surgery. I like that I will be up and as long as they can give me pain meds to help mask the pain - I'll be good.
I am not sure about the Femoral Block. I know I will have pain but, having a numb leg to try to walk on does not sound good to me. My right leg goes numb by it self sometimes and I have trouble walking on it especially, after sitting for a while.
I will talk with the Anesthesiologist tomorrow with my concerns but, I am leaning toward the general anesthesia. If they can control my pain by other means other than numbing my leg or laying still for hours in the bed would be nice.
My mother already told me the first time I stand on my new knee I would see stars. I know I will have pain but, I am sure there are other ways of controlling my pain other than epidural, spinal or femoral block.
Any words of wisdom or comments are welcome.