I’m going under general for the first time in two weeks for a brain biopsy.
Explain it and how it’s safe.
I’m not scared of the biopsy, just the general.
Is that normal?
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I have been under anesthesia a lot
Had stomach surgery and my tonsils got removed when I was 6 (two separate procedures)
Had open heart surgery when I was 20 which was the last of 6 separate procedures that year.
Had another heart surgery when I was 27
Had another stomach surgery when I was 28
Had numerous diagnostic procedures done over the years that needed general anesthesia (including last Thursday)
Generally i remember them injecting the medications, then I remember waking up as if no time passed.
The anesthesiologist should be actively monitoring your stats and they will probably put a tube down your throat to keep your airway from collapsing. You will probably be tired and likely have a sore throat, for a day or two after the surgery.
Nothing is ever completely safe, but I generally trust doctors to take risks into account when suggesting procedures that need general anesthesia.
Anaesthesia is not at all like being asleep, you are completely unconscious but again I have never had an issue, and I have been put under quite a few times.
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